Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Seirious

Have new methods been established?

I would like to know.

In your case, the best way is to use calibre with DeDRM and KFX Input. Download the eBooks to your PW2. Then plug in your PW2 and drag/drop the .kfx file directly from the PW2 to your calibre library. That's all you need to do.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

In your case, the best way is to use calibre with DeDRM and KFX Input. Download the eBooks to your PW2. Then plug in your PW2 and drag/drop the .kfx file directly from the PW2 to your calibre library. That's all you need to do.

Yes, if you already have an eink Kindle, then it's faster and simpler to use that.

[Seirious]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Yes, if you already have an eink Kindle, then it's faster and simpler to use that.

The fastest and easiest way would be a method that can be completed using only a PC, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Seirious

The fastest and easiest way would be a method that can be completed using only a PC, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

It's not like the previous "set-once-and-forget" methods. If you want to know more, ask the mods to enable your PMs.

[ducc517]

Hey I'd also like a link to the newer method as well. Thanks!

[odamizu]

Originally Posted by mclemon

At least now we're heading back down the road that aligns with the quote below ...

Not really. The road that aligns with the quote entails people searching for information on their own instead of asking on a public forum to be given a link.

The information is out there. It's even here on MobileRead. That's how Sirtel found it. That's how I found it.

Instead, we have a parade of people posting requests for links, drawing attention to this "news," like sending up a series of flares. If someone is truly incapable of finding it on their own, then PM Sirtel (or whoever) directly instead of posting your request publicly.

Amazon has already blocked one method, and when the developer of another method posted about it, they said they figured Amazon would likely block it "soon" now that they've put it out there. This chain of "send me link" posts may contribute to a method's demise before you even figure out how to use it. Even the maintainer of the DeDRM plugin has gone underground, refraining from issuing an official new release out of concern that Amazon will simply slap it down.

Finally, to be fair, by starting this thread I have made it easier for Amazon to keep track of these methods. I now regret confirming the existence of new methods in the first post.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Seirious

The fastest and easiest way would be a method that can be completed using only a PC, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

The method that can be done on a PC is not all that fast. It's rather slow and you have to do it for each newly publish eBook you buy. Also, you need to have a portable version of calibre installed as well as the regular version.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Yes, if you already have an eink Kindle, then it's faster and simpler to use that.

When I replied, @Seirious had listed a PW2. Now he lists Kindles.

[technomom]

I tried plugging my ColorSoft into my Mac today to move some books over to Calibre. I can no longer see any of the books stored on the Kindle! There's a message on the screen when the Kindle is connected to the Mac that indicates that Mac users might not be able to see any files. It directs us to an Amazon URL. That page states that we have to install the Send to Kindle app to send files from the Mac to the Kindle.

I can still see files on my PaperWhite, at least, but I wonder when they will change that?

[kai1989]

I'm a beginner.
I want to download books purchased on Kindle to my Mac and convert them using Calibre, but with the latest Kindle application, the conversion doesn't work properly (the files aren't even downloaded to the directories described online).
While researching, I ended up here.
Could you please share the latest method for conversion?:点滅:

[senhal]

Hi, could you please send me the last method? Thank you

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by kai1989

I'm a beginner.
I want to download books purchased on Kindle to my Mac and convert them using Calibre, but with the latest Kindle application, the conversion doesn't work properly (the files aren't even downloaded to the directories described online).
While researching, I ended up here.
Could you please share the latest method for conversion?:点滅:

It's Windows only, unfortunately.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Also, you need to have a portable version of calibre installed as well as the regular version.

No, you don't. I have no portable installed.

[technomom]

Originally Posted by kai1989

I'm a beginner.
I want to download books purchased on Kindle to my Mac and convert them using Calibre, but with the latest Kindle application, the conversion doesn't work properly (the files aren't even downloaded to the directories described online).
While researching, I ended up here.
Could you please share the latest method for conversion?:点滅:

If you have a physical Kindle manufactured before 2024, you have no need for the Kindle application. I don't use it at all.

You do need Calibre and a few plugins installed, and you can transfer the files.

If your Kindle is 2024 or newer, you're largely out of luck.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

No, you don't. I have no portable installed.

But if you only have one version of calibre install,t hen you cannot have the current DeDRM installed.