I need a guide for dummies - from Kindle to Kobo

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The current Windows Store (Windows 11 only) is also working.

Yes, and I'll have to switch to it after June 30. But I had a few purchases in older formats that I couldn't disinfect with 2.7 version and AFAIK the new app doesn't work with those either. 2.9.1 does work with older formats.

[jake51]

I'm having big trouble doing this
I got this far: Download Books via USB: Go to your Amazon account on your browser, navigate to Manage Your Content and Devices, locate your book, click the three dots for "More Actions," and select Download and transfer via USB. (Note: You may be prompted to select a registered Kindle device).
I go to Content and Devices (there's no manage part), there's no three dots to click, there's no option to transfer and download via USB
I use amazon.co.uk

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jake51

I'm having big trouble doing this
I got this far: Download Books via USB: Go to your Amazon account on your browser, navigate to Manage Your Content and Devices, locate your book, click the three dots for "More Actions," and select Download and transfer via USB. (Note: You may be prompted to select a registered Kindle device).
I go to Content and Devices (there's no manage part), there's no three dots to click, there's no option to transfer and download via USB
I use amazon.co.uk

Download & Transfer via USB has been removed from Amazon. To remove the DRM, you need Windows 11, the latest version of the Windows Store Kindle app, and the 10.0.23 version of DeDRM as well as calibre with the KFX Input Plugin.

That's as much as I can say in the open.

[Sirtel]

Most instructions found online no longer work, as Amazon has disabled the older methods. Here are instructions for the currently working method:

https://techy-notes.com/msix-amazon-...ing-app-dedrm/

[jake51]

Hmmm
Ain't got no Win 11

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jake51

Hmmm
Ain't got no Win 11

Do you have a computer capable of running Windows 11?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by jake51

Hmmm
Ain't got no Win 11

Then you're out of luck, unfortunately. There aren't really any other reliable methods for removing the Kindle DRM. Some folks have jailbroken their eink Kindles and can still use them to get Kindle books out of Amazon, so you could google for this. Anything older than a couple of months is likely outdated and no longer working.

[jake51]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Do you have a computer capable of running Windows 11?

I plan to buy a new PC this fall, I'll try again then

[Josieb1]

Unfortunately at this stage in Amazon’s war against DRM you are better off getting or keeping a kindle for your existing Amazon books and going forward buying on Kobo or from DRM free source (not Amazon) for your Sage.

[jake51]

I'll buy a book on Kobo to see if the physical page turn buttons works well

[dandaman]

Originally Posted by jake51

I'll buy a book on Kobo to see if the physical page turn buttons works well

I'd get a free classic

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jake51

I plan to buy a new PC this fall, I'll try again then

If you want a gaming PC , get a Mini-PC with an OCulink port to be able use use an external video card. I have a Mini-PC and it's great. It's so small and works very well.

[Phssthpok]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Download & Transfer via USB has been removed from Amazon. To remove the DRM, you need Windows 11, the latest version of the Windows Store Kindle app, and the 10.0.23 version of DeDRM as well as calibre with the KFX Input Plugin.

I still have my old (non-jailbroken) Kindle, which now has a battery life which makes fruit flies seem long-lived. When I want to buy a book from Amazon, I plug in the Kindle, buy the book, download it into the Kindle and then copy it via USB into Calibre and convert it for use elsewhere. Works fine for me ATM, and no Windows needed.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Phssthpok

I still have my old (non-jailbroken) Kindle, which now has a battery life which makes fruit flies seem long-lived. When I want to buy a book from Amazon, I plug in the Kindle, buy the book, download it into the Kindle and then copy it via USB into Calibre and convert it for use elsewhere. Works fine for me ATM, and no Windows needed.

That's not Download & Transfer, though. And Amazon has disabled DRM removal with this method for most Kindles, even older models. There are only a couple of models with which it's still possible and yours is apparently one of them.

[Desertway]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

That's not Download & Transfer, though. And Amazon has disabled DRM removal with this method for most Kindles, even older models. There are only a couple of models with which it's still possible and yours is apparently one of them.

Very OT, but I wonder why Amazon hasn’t gotten around to those couple of models yet. I have one and it’s still working. Might it be because they are very expensive on eBay, and it’s unlikely that anyone will buy it just for this purpose? Possible, I guess, but improbable.