Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre - Page 94

Sirtel · 03-15-2026, 07:55 AM

I usually download everything as epub too, but I've tried the obok plugin just to know that it can be done. It's easy enough to remove the kepub bits with the Modify Epub plugin.

Dal Bhat · 03-15-2026, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

ACSM Input used to be called DeACSM.

Ah, that's why I wasn't understanding this exchange.

odamizu · 03-24-2026, 04:23 PM

My K4BNT started refusing to download books today, instead telling me: "Your download was not successful. Please try again."

By coincidence, I purchased a few books yesterday, which downloaded and DeDRMed just fine, but a new book purchased today won't download.

As a test, I removed the new books I downloaded yesterday and tried re-downloading them, but today they won't download. I tested a variety of books including very old ones, and ones I think were .mobi only, and those also won't download.

In the past when my K4BNT balked at downloading, I restarted it, and that did the trick. Today, restarting (3 times) did nothing.

Is it just me, or has Amazon finally pulled the plug on downloads to K4BNT (firmware 4.1.4) and possibly other older, pre-KFX Kindles?

Fwiw, my 8th gen Oasis running firmware 5.8.11 (I've blocked software updates) can still download books, and the KFX can be decrypted.

ETA: I did more experimenting and discovered that I am still able to "deliver" books to my K4BNT by going to Amazon's website and going through Content Library > Books > Deliver or remove from device. Then when I go to my K4BNT and sync, the book will be delivered, though I had to restart it one more time.

However, if I navigate to the book on my K4BNT itself (Archived library) and click on it, it will not download. Instead, I still get the "Your download was not successful. Please try again" error.

Sirtel · 03-24-2026, 04:54 PM

Both of my K4NTs (black and gray) still download books. So it's either a temporary glitch, or Amazon is disabling old Kindles gradually.

odamizu · 03-24-2026, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Both of my K4NTs (black and gray) still download books. So it's either a temporary glitch, or Amazon is disabling old Kindles gradually.

Thanks. I will continue to monitor then.

texasnightowl · 03-24-2026, 10:31 PM

I just downloaded 5 "freebies" to my black K5/K4NT? on 4.1.4. But I do worry about the gradual roll out thing...

odamizu · Yesterday, 12:34 AM

I did more experimenting and discovered that I am still able to "deliver" books to my K4BNT by going to Amazon's website and going through Content Library > Books > Deliver or remove from device. Then when I go to my K4BNT and sync, the book will be delivered, though I had to restart it one more time.

However, if I navigate to the book on my K4BNT itself (Archived library) and click on it, it will not download. Instead, I still get the "Your download was not successful. Please try again" error.

To be honest, this doesn't feel so much like Amazon deliberately pulling the plug on older Kindles as much as it feels like deprecated software being broken by new processes and not being fixed because the deprecated software is ... well ... deprecated.

Sirtel · Yesterday, 02:19 AM

Hmm. I was able to download from Archives on both of my K4NTs. So whatever the change is, it seems to be gradual, i.e. hasn't reached my devices yet.

odamizu · Yesterday, 02:31 AM

It's certainly possible this is a glitch for me that will work itself out. Who knows?!

03-24-2026, 04:23 PM	#1398
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,866 Karma: 8006346 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	My K4BNT started refusing to download books today, instead telling me: "Your download was not successful. Please try again." By coincidence, I purchased a few books yesterday, which downloaded and DeDRMed just fine, but a new book purchased today won't download. As a test, I removed the new books I downloaded yesterday and tried re-downloading them, but today they won't download. I tested a variety of books including very old ones, and ones I think were .mobi only, and those also won't download. In the past when my K4BNT balked at downloading, I restarted it, and that did the trick. Today, restarting (3 times) did nothing. Is it just me, or has Amazon finally pulled the plug on downloads to K4BNT (firmware 4.1.4) and possibly other older, pre-KFX Kindles? Fwiw, my 8th gen Oasis running firmware 5.8.11 (I've blocked software updates) can still download books, and the KFX can be decrypted. ETA: I did more experimenting and discovered that I am still able to "deliver" books to my K4BNT by going to Amazon's website and going through Content Library > Books > Deliver or remove from device. Then when I go to my K4BNT and sync, the book will be delivered, though I had to restart it one more time. However, if I navigate to the book on my K4BNT itself (Archived library) and click on it, it will not download. Instead, I still get the "Your download was not successful. Please try again" error. Last edited by odamizu; Yesterday at 12:35 AM.

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03-15-2026, 07:55 AM	#1396
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,878 Karma: 245111335 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I usually download everything as epub too, but I've tried the obok plugin just to know that it can be done. It's easy enough to remove the kepub bits with the Modify Epub plugin.

03-24-2026, 04:54 PM	#1399
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,878 Karma: 245111335 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Both of my K4NTs (black and gray) still download books. So it's either a temporary glitch, or Amazon is disabling old Kindles gradually.

03-24-2026, 10:31 PM	#1401
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 863 Karma: 2873645 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: PW5, Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	I just downloaded 5 "freebies" to my black K5/K4NT? on 4.1.4. But I do worry about the gradual roll out thing...

Yesterday, 12:34 AM	#1402
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,866 Karma: 8006346 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	I did more experimenting and discovered that I am still able to "deliver" books to my K4BNT by going to Amazon's website and going through Content Library > Books > Deliver or remove from device. Then when I go to my K4BNT and sync, the book will be delivered, though I had to restart it one more time. However, if I navigate to the book on my K4BNT itself (Archived library) and click on it, it will not download. Instead, I still get the "Your download was not successful. Please try again" error. To be honest, this doesn't feel so much like Amazon deliberately pulling the plug on older Kindles as much as it feels like deprecated software being broken by new processes and not being fixed because the deprecated software is ... well ... deprecated.

Yesterday, 02:19 AM	#1403
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,878 Karma: 245111335 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Hmm. I was able to download from Archives on both of my K4NTs. So whatever the change is, it seems to be gradual, i.e. hasn't reached my devices yet.

Yesterday, 02:31 AM	#1404
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,866 Karma: 8006346 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	It's certainly possible this is a glitch for me that will work itself out. Who knows?!