Amazon and DRM changes

[vermontcathy]

Any guesses on when Amazon will lock down the Voyage (the only kindle where deDRM in Calibre still works)?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by vermontcathy

Any guesses on when Amazon will lock down the Voyage (the only kindle where deDRM in Calibre still works)?

Maybe never. Most people probably use the Windows app for deDRMing by now.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by vermontcathy

Any guesses on when Amazon will lock down the Voyage (the only kindle where deDRM in Calibre still works)?

I still use my Oasis 2019, unless that has been stopped in the last two days, I’ll check later.

[lkmiller]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I still use my Oasis 2019, unless that has been stopped in the last two days, I’ll check later.

The Oasis 3 got an update to 5.18.2.1.1 which rolled out in August.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by lkmiller

The Oasis 3 got an update to 5.18.2.1.1 which rolled out in August.

It’s not stopping me using it for getting KFX files. But mine is jailbroken. I’m still on 5.18.2.

[texasnightowl]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

It’s not stopping me using it for getting KFX files. But mine is jailbroken. I’m still on 5.18.2.

assuming when you jailbroke you also ran the script/code to block OTA updates? (renameotabin)

if you did run renameotabin, then you should be fairly safe. ie. your Oasis should stay on 5.18.2 and not update to 5.18.2.1.1

for those who did not do this, their Oasis 3 will get the 5.18.2.1.1 update if they take it off airplane mode.

[DNSB]

One acquaintance of mine had a jailbroken PW4 (10th gen) on 5.18.1. They were looking at the epub reader addin and so updated to 5.18.1.1.1. Now they are able to read epubs on their Kindle though quite a few of the more advanced features do not work and a fixed layout ePub3 can best be described as a disaster.

As expected, they have lost the ability to import KFX files from the PW4. Since their main computer is still running Windows 10, they are now forced to download the KFX files into the Kindle for Windows app on their W11 laptop, remove the DRM and then copy the files to their Windows 10 machine to import into calibre.

[lkmiller]

There is DRM removal for jailbroken Kindles.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by texasnightowl

assuming when you jailbroke you also ran the script/code to block OTA updates? (renameotabin)

if you did run renameotabin, then you should be fairly safe. ie. your Oasis should stay on 5.18.2 and not update to 5.18.2.1.1

for those who did not do this, their Oasis 3 will get the 5.18.2.1.1 update if they take it off airplane mode.

Yes I did block OTA updates. I also have a Voyage, which is jailbroken as well.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by DNSB

One acquaintance of mine had a jailbroken PW4 (10th gen) on 5.18.1. They were looking at the epub reader addin and so updated to 5.18.1.1.1. Now they are able to read epubs on their Kindle though quite a few of the more advanced features do not work and a fixed layout ePub3 can best be described as a disaster.

As expected, they have lost the ability to import KFX files from the PW4. Since their main computer is still running Windows 10, they are now forced to download the KFX files into the Kindle for Windows app on their W11 laptop, remove the DRM and then copy the files to their Windows 10 machine to import into calibre.

Kindle for PC 2.9.1 is still working.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Kindle for PC 2.9.1 is still working.

Sadly, they did not want to install K4PC 2.9.1 unless they could get it as a download from Amazon. There are times when people actions are so contradictory you can do nothing but laugh.

We were chatting about their issue and I have made my copy of the K4PC 2.9.1 installer that I had downloaded a while back available to them.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Sadly, they did not want to install K4PC 2.9.1 unless they could get it as a download from Amazon. There are times when people actions are so contradictory you can do nothing but laugh.

We were chatting about their issue and I have made my copy of the K4PC 2.9.1 installer that I had downloaded a while back available to them.

Well, it's their choice. If they want to double their workload, more power to them...

[Frogm4n]

Originally Posted by DNSB

They were looking at the epub reader addin and so updated to 5.18.1.1.1. Now they are able to read epubs on their Kindle though quite a few of the more advanced features do not work

I installed the .bin to add EPUB support to the native reader on my KOA2 and it works like you say, but it's not just advanced features that may be broken. I got the new Jasper Fforde novel in EPUB and it uses many fonts. Those didn't all show in the Amazon reader, but did show in KOReader with the same file.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Well, it's their choice. If they want to double their workload, more power to them...

Professionally, I have to admire paranoia since in my career in IT, paranoia was a way of life—they are out to get you. Personally, I find some people who will install weird bits of code they ran across on the Internet but refuse to install a program from a site such as UpToDown to be a source of humour.

One recent example was a person complaining about how slow their browser was. Took a quick look and that look showed they had ~15 toolbars installed. Cleaned those up and the browser was suddenly fast again. A week later, complains again. Looked at it again and crap, the toolbars are back. Evidently, there is a browser based game that he NEEDS and it installs a shipping container full of crap with it.

My response was to send him a video link: