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Old 01-02-2026, 02:19 PM   #76
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This thread has veered from the topic of the coming ability to download DRM free EPUB or PDF from amazon for certain publisher designated books beginning 2026 January 20, which is still almost 3 weeks away. By the time people have had a chance to kick the tires and report it will be hard to wade through all the off topic clutter. There are already plenty of threads where the above posts would be on topic.
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Would registering my 10th gen Kindle facilitate getting books into Calibre as KFX rather than KFX.ZIP?
At the moment, yes.
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This thread has veered from the topic of the coming ability to download DRM free EPUB or PDF from amazon for certain publisher designated books beginning 2026 January 20, which is still almost 3 weeks away. By the time people have had a chance to kick the tires and report it will be hard to wade through all the off topic clutter. There are already plenty of threads where the above posts would be on topic.
When it happens, a new thread could be started in the News forum.
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Also can people provide experiences with quality of epubs when it starts
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I also have a 13th generation Fire tablet. The Fire doesn't show the files for downloaded Kindle books... at least not that I can find.
Fire tablets have never been able to be used with DeDRM.
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Old 01-09-2026, 01:34 PM   #81
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This thread has veered from the topic of the coming ability to download DRM free EPUB or PDF from amazon for certain publisher designated books beginning 2026 January 20, which is still almost 3 weeks away. By the time people have had a chance to kick the tires and report it will be hard to wade through all the off topic clutter. There are already plenty of threads where the above posts would be on topic.
I just Googled "Amazon to allow downloads of DRM free books" and got this answer from the AI:

Yes, starting January 20, 2026, Amazon will allow verified purchasers to download DRM-free Kindle books as EPUB and PDF files directly from their account, a significant update for readers seeking cross-platform compatibility and digital ownership, though authors must enable this feature for new titles published after December 9, 2025, or manually update older books.
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I just Googled "Amazon to allow downloads of DRM free books" and got this answer from the AI:

Yes, starting January 20, 2026, Amazon will allow verified purchasers to download DRM-free Kindle books as EPUB and PDF files directly from their account, a significant update for readers seeking cross-platform compatibility and digital ownership, though authors must enable this feature for new titles published after December 9, 2025, or manually update older books.
The ai has that last bit a little scrambled. The feature needs to be enabled for any DRM-free titles published before 9 Dec 2025.
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Old 01-10-2026, 06:50 AM   #83
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Does anyone know what we well see to know if older eBooks are available to download when we go look aty our purchased eBooks?
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Old 01-10-2026, 10:02 AM   #84
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Does anyone know what we well see to know if older eBooks are available to download when we go look aty our purchased eBooks?
There are still a lot of unknowns. The information provided by Amazon on this has been for publishers, not consumers.

We don't even know yet whether purchases made before Jan 20 will be eligible for downloading.
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No DRM If You Publish Using KDP
I have a book on Amazon so I got the following information about no DRM books:

Starting January 20, 2026, Amazon will make it easier for readers to enjoy content they have purchased from the Kindle store across a wider range of devices and applications by allowing new titles published without Digital Rights Management (DRM) to be downloaded in EPUB and PDF format. If you take no action, the DRM-status of your previously published titles will not change but the EPUB and PDF downloads will not be enabled for existing DRM-free titles. If you want to allow reader downloads for these titles, follow the directions below on or after December 9, and select the option not to apply DRM.

To check or change the DRM status of an eBook at any time:

Log in to the KDP author portal and navigate to the "Kindle eBook Content" page
In the "Manuscript" section, review the "Digital Rights Management (DRM)" selection to see your book's current DRM status.
If you want to make your book available DRM-free and allow readers to download it as an EPUB or PDF:
Select "No, do not apply Digital Rights Management"
Then check the box that confirms: "I understand that by not applying DRM, customers who buy and have already bought this book will be able to download it as a PDF or EPUB file. My DRM selection applies to all previous and future purchases of this book."
If you do not want your book to be available DRM-free and you want to prevent readers from downloading it as an EPUB or PDF:
Select "Yes, apply Digital Rights Management"
Select "Save and Continue". This takes you to the Pricing Page
Select "Publish Your Kindle eBook" at the bottom of the Pricing page. Changes may take up to 72 hours to be live on Amazon.
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I have a book on Amazon so I got the following information about no DRM books:

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It looks like from what you quoted, it is up to the authors to decide whether they want to allow DRM free downloads, which is the opposite of what your post title suggests?
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It looks like from what you quoted, it is up to the authors to decide whether they want to allow DRM free downloads, which is the opposite of what your thread title suggests?
A couple of minor nits.
  1. The OP who created the thread title would be @jhowell not @madelonw.
  2. If Amazon was not allowing downloads of DRM free books in either ePub or PDF format, the authors would not be able to opt in to the program.
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A couple of minor nits.
  1. The OP who created the thread title would be @jhowell not @madelonw.
  2. If Amazon was not allowing downloads of DRM free books in either ePub or PDF format, the authors would not be able to opt in to the program.
My apologies, I meant "post title". My post has been edited.
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In context, I would take the post title to mean that KDP now actually has the option of no DRM.
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Anyone been able to download epubs yet. it is the 20th
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