Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

No, not if it has 5.18.5 or above.

On Windows, there's a way to do it with the Kindle for PC, but it's more complicated and time-consuming than using an eink Kindle.

It's not that time-consuming and is currently my preferred method.

I am planning to automate the command line parts, which are not that complicated once it's set up. You do not even need a physical Windows machine; I'm running it in UTM on my Mac, Windows Pro 11 licenses are less than $15.

Also there are a few formats and books not available for Kindles, but Windows app can get them all.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by tomsem

It's not that time-consuming and is currently my preferred method.

I am planning to automate the command line parts, which are not that complicated once it's set up. You do not even need a physical Windows machine; I'm running it in UTM on my Mac, Windows Pro 11 licenses are less than $15.

Also there are a few formats and books not available for Kindles, but Windows app can get them all.

It's my preferred method too, but going by various questions and answers at Github, people have been having issues with it. Not everyone is skilled with computers. I'm not really either and it took some time for me to set it up correctly.

[bellereads]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

No, not if it has 5.18.5 or above.

On Windows, there's a way to do it with the Kindle for PC, but it's more complicated and time-consuming than using an eink Kindle.

I would say it's a little time consuming the first time to get everything figured out as anything would be. To make it easier in the future I've put a shortcut on my desktop to a text file that has the command line prompt. Also right next to it is a shortcut to the command prompt screen.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by bellereads

I would say it's a little time consuming the first time to get everything figured out as anything would be. To make it easier in the future I've put a shortcut on my desktop to a text file that has the command line prompt. Also right next to it is a shortcut to the command prompt screen.

Yes, I do it much the same way.

[lkmiller]

Also there are a few formats and books not available for Kindles, but Windows app can get them all

There are a few books also not available for Kindle for PC anymore precisely because they would be DeDRMable with this method (expensive textbooks and a few others).

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by lkmiller

There are a few books also not available for Kindle for PC anymore precisely because they would be DeDRMable with this method (expensive textbooks and a few others).

I can use older version of PC app for print replica unless it is recently published. I haven't tried it with latest version, and will confirm your assertion which will inform my future purchases.

I had issue with fixed layout AZW3 (maybe all AZW3) and new version. Need to create GitHub issue for that.

It annoys me that Scribe is not supported for print replica textbooks. Not as a practical matter, I have very few, but it's such an obvious use case for students. Maybe publishers will open it up with the more hardened DRM and more restricted annotation and sharing features (no handwriting, as export for personal documents can export full copy of books).

[lkmiller]

Shortly after Satsuoni's method came out, Amazon cut off the ability to download the type of books I'm talking about to anything but the latest Kindle for Mac and mobile apps. In other words, they won't download to any app/device where DRM removal is possible at this time.

[bustacap]

Originally Posted by lkmiller

Shortly after Satsuoni's method came out, Amazon cut off the ability to download the type of books I'm talking about to anything but the latest Kindle for Mac and mobile apps. In other words, they won't download to any app/device where DRM removal is possible at this time.

app method still works.
do the types of books you want have samples and do they have the same restrictions so i could test?