Downloading ebooks for Kindle 4

[jackm8]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I don't convert to Amazon formats but you can download, remove the Adobe ADEPT DRM (if present) and convert to KF8/azw3 to send to your Kindle. You could also use the various Send to Kindle options to send the ePub after DRM removal. This same process can be used on most sites selling ePub format ebooks.

I think your Kindle 4th generation (I think it is likely a Kindle Touch) can still download books from Amazon and you could use calibre and plugins to copy the books from it to your computer for editing/whatever which might be simpler for you.

Kindle 4 is mobi. KF8/azw3 won't work at all.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by jackm8

Kindle 4 is mobi. KF8/azw3 won't work at all.

Yes, it works just fine. Only Kindle 1 and 2 were mobi.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackm8

Kindle 4 is mobi. KF8/azw3 won't work at all.

The Kindle 4 does support KF8.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Yes, it works just fine. Only Kindle 1 and 2 were mobi.

The DX/DXG were also only Mobi.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The DX/DXG were also only Mobi.

The DX & DXG family are Gen2. Hence no backport of azw3. Essentially K2 with a bigger screen.

Though the International B009 DXG came out after the K3, it was mainly a screen upgrade of the DX. Stupid spec with not enough RAM. So the DX & DXG while hyped for PDFs are bad at it due to lack of RAM and only 150 dpi vs the the 167 dpi of 6″ models for ages. The K3 was the oldest with enough RAM to backport azw3. The original FW has no azw3. The K4 also probably had no azw3 till a later FW upgrade.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Quoth

The DX & DXG family are Gen2. Hence no backport of azw3. Essentially K2 with a bigger screen.

Though the International B009 DXG came out after the K3, it was mainly a screen upgrade of the DX. Stupid spec with not enough RAM. So the DX & DXG while hyped for PDFs are bad at it due to lack of RAM and only 150 dpi vs the the 167 dpi of 6″ models for ages. The K3 was the oldest with enough RAM to backport azw3. The original FW has no azw3. The K4 also probably had no azw3 till a later FW upgrade.

The DXG should have had the internals of the K3 with the larger screen. That would have made it a lot more useful.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The DXG should have had the internals of the K3 with the larger screen. That would have made it a lot more useful.

Yes, instead it was like the DX, simply a K2 with bigger screen, but updated to Pearl.

I bought one in the last "Fire Sale" Amazon had for them and I feel I wasted my money. Worst gadget I ever bought. I feel sorry for those that paid full price for an of the DX/DXG family.

[december-99]

I appreciate all the responses. I feel I did not type my question precisely enough.

What I meant to say was: since we can no longer download the kindle books to our computer and transfer them to the kindle via USB, can I buy an ebook at booksamillion (or another e-book store) and then put it onto my kindle?

From the responses, it seems that I would need to take extra steps. As I would like a copy for my computer since I may get a different e-reader in the future, should I instead buy it from amazon directly to the kindle and then get a copy through calibre?

Thanks

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by december-99

I appreciate all the responses. I feel I did not type my question precisely enough.

What I meant to say was: since we can no longer download the kindle books to our computer and transfer them to the kindle via USB, can I buy an ebook at booksamillion (or another e-book store) and then put it onto my kindle?

From the responses, it seems that I would need to take extra steps. As I would like a copy for my computer since I may get a different e-reader in the future, should I instead buy it from amazon directly to the kindle and then get a copy through calibre?

Thanks

You can buy eBooks from Amazon and download them directly to your Kindle. You can also then plug your Kindle into your calibre library and add them to your library directly from the Kindle.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by december-99

I appreciate all the responses. I feel I did not type my question precisely enough.

What I meant to say was: since we can no longer download the kindle books to our computer and transfer them to the kindle via USB, can I buy an ebook at booksamillion (or another e-book store) and then put it onto my kindle?

From the responses, it seems that I would need to take extra steps. As I would like a copy for my computer since I may get a different e-reader in the future, should I instead buy it from amazon directly to the kindle and then get a copy through calibre?

Thanks

You cannot put an epub on your Kindle without extra steps, no matter where you buy it.

If you want to download directly to your Kindle without any extra steps, then Amazon is basically your only option. You can also buy a DRM-free book in .mobi format from places like Baen, Smashwords or Angry Robot, download it to your computer and transfer to your Kindle via USB.

Not books from major publishers, though, as those usually have DRM. If you don't want extra steps (like DRM removal and conversion), you'll have to buy those from Amazon.

[Frogm4n]

Originally Posted by december-99

since we can no longer download the kindle books to our computer and transfer them to the kindle via USB, can I buy an ebook at booksamillion (or another e-book store) and then put it onto my kindle?

The change Amazon did only effects books downloaded from Amazon themselves. It did nothing to change anything about getting books from other sources and copying those over USB. The way you deal with those is exactly the same as it was before. If the seller provides them in a DRM-free Kindle compatible format (AZW3/MOBI/PDF) then there's no conversion needed and you can copy them directly over USB. Otherwise, you'll have to deal with conversion and possibly DRM.