Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibre - Page 27

PoP · 04-01-2018, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Oh, splendid!

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Originally Posted by jhowell

...See the second comment from voltagex...

Sweet. Works great.

spydurpoet · 04-03-2018, 02:04 PM

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I uninstalled the current version of Kindle for PC, downloaded the recommended one, and still when I "Add Books" to Calibre, it comes across as AZW. What am I doing wrong?

I also changed renderer-test to .xxx. It still comes across as AZW.

ilovejedd · 04-03-2018, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by spydurpoet

I uninstalled the current version of Kindle for PC, downloaded the recommended one, and still when I "Add Books" to Calibre, it comes across as AZW. What am I doing wrong?

I also changed renderer-test to .xxx. It still comes across as AZW.

It's supposed to be AZW. Methods 1-3 prevent downloading KFX since until very recently, it wasn't supported by the *ahem* tools.

pdurrant · 04-03-2018, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by spydurpoet

[snip of unnecessary quote]

I uninstalled the current version of Kindle for PC, downloaded the recommended one, and still when I "Add Books" to Calibre, it comes across as AZW. What am I doing wrong?

I also changed renderer-test to .xxx. It still comes across as AZW.

You need to re-download the books after getting the pre-KFX version of Kindle for PC installed.

spydurpoet · 04-03-2018, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovejedd

It's supposed to be AZW. Methods 1-3 prevent downloading KFX since until very recently, it wasn't supported by the *ahem* tools.

Oh...lol. Silly me. Sorry. New to this. As in: I just got Calibre yesterday. So then why won't it let me convert the AZW to EPUB and transfer to my tablet?

pdurrant · 04-03-2018, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by spydurpoet

Oh...lol. Silly me. Sorry. New to this. As in: I just got Calibre yesterday. So then why won't it let me convert the AZW to EPUB and transfer to my tablet?

Could be all sorts of reasons. But detailed help on using DRM removal tools (as opposed to detailed help on how to download certain ebook formats from Amazon) are not allowed on MobileRead. Ask at Apprentice Alf's blog or Apprentice Harper's github repository.

spydurpoet · 04-03-2018, 03:26 PM

♥ Thank you!

DoctorOhh · 04-03-2018, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by spydurpoet

Oh...lol. Silly me. Sorry. New to this. As in: I just got Calibre yesterday. So then why won't it let me convert the AZW to EPUB and transfer to my tablet?

Welcome to Mobileread.

FYI at the top of each calibre forum are sticky posts with answers to frequent questions or guidelines for the forum. At the top of the calibre Conversion forum is this sticky post.

How to ask a question about conversion problems

This post should help you formulate your question about conversions. Once you have the needed info feel free to post your question in the Conversion forum.

rbruce1314 · 04-19-2018, 04:17 AM

Just a warning to the unwary (that was me then!!) There is a new update out for 'Kindle for PC'. If you install the update without thinking (that'll be me . . . !!) you get all the problems mentioned above.

I think the latest version is 1.23. Fortunately I was able to use a restore function to get back to where I needed to be (v1.17).

jhowell · 04-19-2018, 09:05 AM

I tested method 2 on Kindle for PC 1.23.1 and it still works. Perhaps someone with a Mac could report on whether method 2 still works with the latest version on that platform.

rbruce1314 · 04-19-2018, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jhowell

I tested method 2 on Kindle for PC 1.23.1 and it still works. Perhaps someone with a Mac could report on whether method 2 still works with the latest version on that platform.

Maybe, but method 2 involves fiddling about inserting code - after 3 decades using (rather than programming - I did lots of that 4 decades ago!!!!!!) programs as downloaded I've (up to now) avoided getting myself into that situation.

Not arguing with you at all, but for those like me who just don't want to bother (risk?!?!?!) those insertions I thought I'd let the more untutored folks know that they could have a new problem if not careful!!

ilovejedd · 04-19-2018, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rbruce1314

Maybe, but method 2 involves fiddling about inserting code - after 3 decades using (rather than programming - I did lots of that 4 decades ago!!!!!!) programs as downloaded I've (up to now) avoided getting myself into that situation.

Not arguing with you at all, but for those like me who just don't want to bother (risk?!?!?!) those insertions I thought I'd let the more untutored folks know that they could have a new problem if not careful!!

Technically, you don't insert code.

On Windows, all it does is rename renderer-test.exe to renderer-test.xxx, something you can do in Windows Explorer.

On Mac, as mentioned in the OP, it just disables renderer-test from executing.

There's really no risk. Worst case, program fails to open and you can just rename renderer-test.xxx back to renderer-test.exe on Windows or add execution ability on Mac.

DNSB · 04-19-2018, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jhowell

I tested method 2 on Kindle for PC 1.23.1 and it still works. Perhaps someone with a Mac could report on whether method 2 still works with the latest version on that platform.

Works on a VM running OS X 10.13.4.

jhowell · 04-19-2018, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Works on a VM running OS X 10.13.4.

Thanks.

Apparition B5 · 04-22-2018, 06:59 PM

For some reason, Kindle for PC 1.21 installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon, while the 1.23 update installed in C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Amazon instead *while keeping the original C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon folder and files*, and brought renderer-test.exe back with a vengeance.

Unbeknownst to me because I went to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon directory and saw that renderer-test.exe was still renamed to renderer-test.xxx, the latest eBook I purchased and downloaded was downloaded as a KFX eBook. Upon discovering this, I went searching and that's when I discovered that the 1.23 update was installed in my user directory. Weird.

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spydurpoet Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2018 Device: Lenovo	What am I doing wrong?! [snip of unnecessary quote] I uninstalled the current version of Kindle for PC, downloaded the recommended one, and still when I "Add Books" to Calibre, it comes across as AZW. What am I doing wrong? I also changed renderer-test to .xxx. It still comes across as AZW. Last edited by pdurrant; 04-03-2018 at 03:13 PM.

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rbruce1314 Groupie Posts: 179 Karma: 1021404 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Stroud, UK Device: Xgody tablet, LG G3 (Android), moon+reader	Just a warning to the unwary (that was me then!!) There is a new update out for 'Kindle for PC'. If you install the update without thinking (that'll be me . . . !!) you get all the problems mentioned above. I think the latest version is 1.23. Fortunately I was able to use a restore function to get back to where I needed to be (v1.17).

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Apparition B5 Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 2245322 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Device: Kindle Oasis 3 and iPad Air 5	For some reason, Kindle for PC 1.21 installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon, while the 1.23 update installed in C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Amazon instead while keeping the original C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon folder and files, and brought renderer-test.exe back with a vengeance. Unbeknownst to me because I went to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon directory and saw that renderer-test.exe was still renamed to renderer-test.xxx, the latest eBook I purchased and downloaded was downloaded as a KFX eBook. Upon discovering this, I went searching and that's when I discovered that the 1.23 update was installed in my user directory. Weird.