Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[Seirious]

Method 2a has also been blocked. Kindle for PC 2.4.0 no longer allows book downloads, and although downloads still work with Kindle for PC 1.17, DRM removal is no longer possible.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Seirious

Method 2a has also been blocked. Kindle for PC 2.4.0 no longer allows book downloads, and although downloads still work with Kindle for PC 1.17, DRM removal is no longer possible.

Eh? 2.4.0 downloads books perfectly well here (unless they were published after April 22, of course). And DRM can also be removed.

[ku11aa]

Hi
I get the covers just like before on my fire.
Am using the recommendation to close down the wifi before connecting to computer.
Q
There was a thread about kindle models for method 3 and i am now in the market to get one. Someone here posted it i think.
As people are having issues it seems, does disconnecting wifi work?
And on which models of kindle, as i cannot test that before bying…
Greeting

[Seirious]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Eh? 2.4.0 downloads books perfectly well here (unless they were published after April 22, of course). And DRM can also be removed.

At the very least, it's no longer working in my country.
I'm a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, but when I try to download books, an exclamation mark appears in the bottom-right corner, and the download doesn't complete.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Seirious

At the very least, it's no longer working in my country.
I'm a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, but when I try to download books, an exclamation mark appears in the bottom-right corner, and the download doesn't complete.

Amazon has blocked older versions of K4PC from downloading eBooks published after April 21, 2025 and KU eBooks. But for eBooks older K4PC can download, you can remove the DRM.

[lkmiller]

If you can download it with Kindle for PC 1.17, then it can be DeDRMed.

[Seirious]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Amazon has blocked older versions of K4PC from downloading eBooks published after April 21, 2025 and KU eBooks. But for eBooks older K4PC can download, you can remove the DRM.

After completely uninstalling and reinstalling, it worked.
Sorry for the trouble.

thanks

[darthyoda6]

Originally Posted by odamizu

By "couldn't copy" do you mean you tried to import it into Calibre and it resulted in a KFX-ZIP file with DRM not removed?

If so, try deleting the book from your Kindle then re-downloading it, then importing the new file into Calibre. Sometimes books downloaded to your Kindle are missing a piece, especially if you're downloading multiple books at the same time. See Post #988

Yes, I went to the add books, browsed to the documents directory on the Kindle and selected the file and ended up with a kfx-zip. I gave up doing batch Kindle files and just select one at a time. I also removed the book then re-added it. Still didn't work, but read fine on the Kindle. Adding the book from an older Kindle gave me a proper kfx.

[gbm]

From the KFX input plugin page:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...76&postcount=1

Importing from E-ink Kindle devices

KFX can be imported from Kindle devices running firmware versions 5.6.5 or later. Older versions do not support KFX. Note that obtaining KFX books from an e-ink Kindle usually results in poor quality images without color (except from a ColorSoft device).

KFX books can be added directly from e-ink Kindles connected via USB using the calibre "Device" view. Calibre version 7.25 or later must be used for newer Kindles that connect using MTP (Scribe and 2024 models).

Connect the Kindle to your computer via USB, wait for the automatically started jobs to complete, click "Device" on toolbar to show available books, and select one or more books. Then either click "Add books to library" in the toolbar, drag them to the library icon, or right click and select "Add books to library".

bernie

Originally Posted by darthyoda6

Yes, I went to the add books, browsed to the documents directory on the Kindle and selected the file and ended up with a kfx-zip. I gave up doing batch Kindle files and just select one at a time. I also removed the book then re-added it. Still didn't work, but read fine on the Kindle. Adding the book from an older Kindle gave me a proper kfx.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by darthyoda6

Yes, I went to the add books, browsed to the documents directory on the Kindle and selected the file and ended up with a kfx-zip. I gave up doing batch Kindle files and just select one at a time. I also removed the book then re-added it. Still didn't work, but read fine on the Kindle. Adding the book from an older Kindle gave me a proper kfx.

You do have the serial number in the deDRM settings?

[odamizu]

Originally Posted by darthyoda6

Yes, I went to the add books, browsed to the documents directory on the Kindle and selected the file and ended up with a kfx-zip. I gave up doing batch Kindle files and just select one at a time. I also removed the book then re-added it. Still didn't work, but read fine on the Kindle. Adding the book from an older Kindle gave me a proper kfx.

You removed the book from your Kindle (not Calibre) and re-downloaded it to your Kindle (not Calibre), then imported the new Kindle file to Calibre?

(If you just removed the book from Calibre, then re-added it to Calibre, try removing it from your Kindle and downloading a fresh copy to your Kindle. Wait for each book to complete downloading before moving on to the next one. If that doesn't work, post in the KFX Input plugin thread as jhowell will likely be interested in this.)

ETA: The above applies to "regular" ebooks, not textbooks or other special cases where DeDRM doesn't work.

[technomom]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Tbh, I don't remember in which thread, but someone recently complained that they could no longer access their books on their 2024 Kindle. I assumed there had been an update, but maybe I was wrong and there was some other reason.

Still, it seems more than likely that Amazon will do something about those Kindles still receiving updates. And maybe older models too, although that's somewhat less likely.

That might have been me. I was asked what version of Calibre I'm using, and that's version 8.4.

Sorry for the delay - I had to go out of town, so I can't try to re-do anything until I get back.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Seirious

Method 2a has also been blocked. Kindle for PC 2.4.0 no longer allows book downloads, and although downloads still work with Kindle for PC 1.17, DRM removal is no longer possible.

I just brought up a copy of K4PC 2.40 (70904) in a new VM and it is still able to download books published before 2025-April-22 and calibre is able to import and remove DRM from them (the KFXInput plugin and correct DeDRM plugin are installed).

[lkmiller]

Etextbooks and other books with the tougher DRM have been blocked from downloading to Kindle for PC. This is likely because it turns out they did work with the new method. So now those books can only download to apps and devices where DRM cannot be removed -- mobile apps, Kindle for Mac, and Fires.

[odamizu]

I suppose this was just a matter of time (and it may not even be the first): A Chrome extension that captures content directly from Amazon's web reader and converts it to EPUB format — GitHub and Reddit

(I have not tried it, nor do I intend to, but thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone is interested.)