Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[Martinoptic]

I found powershell a pain to run until I discovered I could run it from a bat file. One can do almost anything with both.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

If you want to convert it to PowerShell, yes.

And try to remember that I am a bit of a command line fan.

Would you please create the powershell script to open another tab? Thanks.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Would you please create the powershell script to open another tab? Thanks.

I am leaving that as a exercise for the student. Unless I feel a need for this in my personal use, I'm not willing to spent time on the task.

[bellereads]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's actually easier to create a shortcut to the Kindle content directory in Explorer. Then you can be sure to open another tab instead of another instance of Explorer.

True, I love my quick access list and use it a lot. In this case I prefer a shortcut because I can rename it to include the word kindle and position it next to the kindle app. A link on the quick access would just show "content" and can't be renamed (without changing the folder name as well) and I would likely forget what is at that link because I wouldn't be using it frequently.

[shebagirl]

Hello ~ Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'm on Windows 11, using Calibre 9.9 with plugin DeDRM 10.0.3 and the MS Kindle app ver 1.0.16188. I take my .azw book from the file @ C:Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\AMZNKindle.Amazo nKindleReadingApp_m1sc522ngdk36\LocalState\Classic \Conten and it's still locked.* I take an older book from the older kindle pc folder and it works.

Any suggestions?


Sherri

[Martinoptic]

Take a look at the first post in this thread.....

[bustacap]

Originally Posted by shebagirl

Hello ~ Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'm on Windows 11, using Calibre 9.9 with plugin DeDRM 10.0.3 and the MS Kindle app ver 1.0.16188. I take my .azw book from the file @ C:Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\AMZNKindle.Amazo nKindleReadingApp_m1sc522ngdk36\LocalState\Classic \Conten and it's still locked.* I take an older book from the older kindle pc folder and it works.

Any suggestions?


Sherri

use the newest version of the plugin (currently v10.0.24). to get the ebook, use the MSIXKFXArchiverMobi1_16118.exe from the dedrm archive, then import the .kfx-zip file you get into calibre

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by shebagirl

Hello ~ Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'm on Windows 11, using Calibre 9.9 with plugin DeDRM 10.0.3 and the MS Kindle app ver 1.0.16188. I take my .azw book from the file @ C:Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\AMZNKindle.Amazo nKindleReadingApp_m1sc522ngdk36\LocalState\Classic \Conten and it's still locked.* I take an older book from the older kindle pc folder and it works.

Any suggestions?


Sherri

There are several things here you're doing wrong. First, your deDRM plugin is far too old. The newest is 10.0.24 in Satsuoni's github. Second, you don't take files manually from where the Windows app keeps them. You run the archiver (in the dedrm plugin folder) via command line and it will transfer the files to the archived_kfx folder. You add them to calibre from there.