Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by DahliaRose

Yes hi, new here. So I sadly cannot stop using Kindle, most books I get are with kindle unlimited and I just searched for the latest handful I tried borrowing and none were on Kobo. So sadly I'm stuck with Amazon...

So I used to have an old kindle device, but for the life of me I have no idea what happened to it. Been searching for days with no luck. So I figure I'll just buy another one, what generation of paperwhite would most of you recommend I get to use for all this? I don't want to buy one that's too old or too new and not be able to break the drm from it...

Paperwhite 3 (from 2015) seems to be the safest option at the moment. Of course, this could change any day.

[DNSB]

For what it may be worth, very few Kindle Unlimited books are not exclusive to Amazon. And since they are loans not purchases (without opening the license vs. purchase can of worms), removing DRM and keeping them is an immoral act much the same as borrowing a library book and keeping a copy. Unlike books you purchase and, at least in theory have the right to keep in perpetuity, making copies of borrowed books simply makes you an ebook pirate.

You might also want to consider that if you do not read the original copy on the original device or app it was downloaded on, the author will not receive any reimbursement.

As for which Kindle to buy? At this time, it seems the rumour that many of the early Kindles will no longer be able to download Amazon purchases in the not too distant future has some truth to it so purchasing a 4th gen or earlier Kindle would likely not be a good idea. 5th generation devices are iffy at this point.

[DahliaRose]

Originally Posted by DNSB

As for which Kindle to buy? At this time, it seems the rumour that many of the early Kindles will no longer be able to download Amazon purchases in the not too distant future has some truth to it so purchasing a 4th gen or earlier Kindle would likely not be a good idea. 5th generation devices are iffy at this point.

Would a 6th or 7th gen work? I found several of them for sale.

[DahliaRose]

Originally Posted by DNSB

As for which Kindle to buy? At this time, it seems the rumour that many of the early Kindles will no longer be able to download Amazon purchases in the not too distant future has some truth to it so purchasing a 4th gen or earlier Kindle would likely not be a good idea. 5th generation devices are iffy at this point.

Would a 7th gen work? I've found several of those on sale for pretty cheap.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For what it may be worth, very few Kindle Unlimited books are not exclusive to Amazon. And since they are loans not purchases (without opening the license vs. purchase can of worms), removing DRM and keeping them is an immoral act much the same as borrowing a library book and keeping a copy. Unlike books you purchase and, at least in theory have the right to keep in perpetuity, making copies of borrowed books simply makes you an ebook pirate.

One can, of course, buy a Kindle Unlimited book.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by DahliaRose

Would a 7th gen work? I've found several of those on sale for pretty cheap.

Yes. A 7th gen PW (aka PW3) seems to be a good choice at the moment.

[DahliaRose]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Yes. A 7th gen PW (aka PW 3) seems to be a good choice at the moment.

Thank you.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by yoshi

This is not directly a topic about Calibre, though.

"BookFab Kindle Converter" is set to be released soon.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/kindle-converter.htm
I'm curious about the method they will use.

There already is a thread where BookFab is being discussed. Please go to the link below to talk about it.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=351285

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jpetts99

My feeling is publishers are pushing AZ, thought they are not really pushing back.

An ex-colleague of mine says the device division is doing REALLY poorly*. Breaking old devices and pushing new hardware is a high priority, but both current Alexa and Kindles really do everything everyone wants.

Next big breakthrough for ereaders? Native (not overlay) colour support, plus bring back physical page turn buttons, please. Basically a Gen 1 Oasis with colour, or a colour Voyage. That's the sweet spot, IMHO.

Alexa - can't think of anything. Everyone I know uses alarms, timers, reminders, lights on/off, audiobooks. Virtually NOBODY uses it for buying.

The color overlay makes the contrast very poor. Until we can get proper color without the contrast issues, forget color. It's garbage.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Paperwhite 3 (from 2015) seems to be the safest option at the moment. Of course, this could change any day.

I much prefer the PW5. It's faster and has a 6.8" screen. However, finding either can be difficult.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DahliaRose

Would a 7th gen work? I've found several of those on sale for pretty cheap.

You have to be very careful. A lot of Kindles sold used are blacklisted. That means that are lost or stolen and cannot be registered.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I much prefer the PW5. It's faster and has a 6.8" screen. However, finding either can be difficult.

As a reading device, yes. But the PW5 could get an update with the hardened DRM. The PW3 is less likely to get such an update.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I don't read library books. Ebooks from local libraries can only be read in a proprietary app or in a browser, not on a Kobo or a Kindle. So I don't read them.

Let me guess, LCP DRM?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Let me guess, LCP DRM?

I don't really know what DRM they use. Not Adobe, that's for sure.

[jpetts99]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I don't read library books. Ebooks from local libraries can only be read in a proprietary app or in a browser, not on a Kobo or a Kindle. So I don't read them.

Not true, at least for me. If you install Adobe Digital Editions, you can select the epub download, and open the .acsm file into Calibre.