Converted eBooks

[hobnail]

Originally Posted by Karellen

Ok, I wasn't aware of this. Thanks!!

Oh, right. I had no idea of this difference with the older kindle. Thanks!!

Yep, I will install the pc version of Kindle and use that instead. I assume the books are fairly easy to locate once downloaded? probably in %appdata% at a guess.

I've never tried using the Kindle for PC app, but I know that I've seen multiple threads here, which I haven't read entirely, but my memory is that it can be difficult going that route and using the DeDRM plugin.

What I do is buy the book on Amazon, then go to their web page and click on "Hello Hobnail, Account & Lists" (top right) then click on Content & Devices, and then for each book click More Actions and select Download and transfer via USB. Depending on what the author uploaded it downloads either an AZW3 or a MOBI (container). Which I then drag into calibre and the plugin removes the DRM.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by hobnail

I've never tried using the Kindle for PC app, but I know that I've seen multiple threads here, which I haven't read entirely, but my memory is that it can be difficult going that route and using the DeDRM plugin.

What I do is buy the book on Amazon, then go to their web page and click on "Hello Hobnail, Account & Lists" (top right) then click on Content & Devices, and then for each book click More Actions and select Download and transfer via USB. Depending on what the author uploaded it downloads either an AZW3 or a MOBI (container). Which I then drag into calibre and the plugin removes the DRM.

I suspect that if you select an ancient Kindle as the target, like the OP's Kindle 2, you'll always get MOBI. The OP wants to avoid that.

[hobnail]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I suspect that if you select an ancient Kindle as the target, like the OP's Kindle 2, you'll always get MOBI. The OP wants to avoid that.

Ah, ok; thanks. Hopefully the Kindle PC route will work for him.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by hobnail

I've never tried using the Kindle for PC app, but I know that I've seen multiple threads here, which I haven't read entirely, but my memory is that it can be difficult going that route and using the DeDRM plugin.

Basically, you can either use an earlier version of K4PC or you use a batch file to launch K4PC which disables downloading KFX files. If you check in the stickied Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibre and look around message #1265, you'll find a copy of that batch file.

On my system, that batch file has been tested to work with K4PC up to v1.33.0.

[Karellen]

@DNSB @hobnail

Well, I rushed off and downloaded and installed Kindle for PC v1.33.0, registered, downloaded my first book and bam, it wouldn't convert.

Then a bit of searching led me here... https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/issues
Which pointed me back to here... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=283371

And I was just slowly making my way through that thread, but @DNSB pointed me to the batch file and it now works perfectly.

[Karellen]

Originally Posted by hobnail

You're in for a treat when you get a book that uses div tags instead of p tags. Luckily there's a plugin that can fix that in one go (editing toolbag I think it's called).

Yep, seen those. Even saw a book that used <tt></tt> instead of <p></p>

[DyckBook]

Originally Posted by Karellen

Ok, great. I was hoping epub was one of the better formats for this. Its what I have been using so far.

Epub is the one I use as my main copy, since it's editable.