Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option - Page 4

Sirtel · 02-13-2025, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Interesting. I did not have that happen though I had several books that met your specifications. The only person I was aware of having that issue did state that he had removed DRM from KU loans and then sideloaded them.

I remember someone reporting this, but it was quite a while ago.

Uncle Robin · 02-13-2025, 04:29 AM

My only Kindle is a very old PW, from no later than 2016. To test this I just bought a cheap boxed set from the Amazon website and selected download & transfer. No warning message of any kind.

Kaetrin · 02-13-2025, 04:31 AM

Got the message here in Australia

hondabf · 02-13-2025, 04:54 AM

A user on Reddit from Germany reported seeing the message too

drofgnal · 02-13-2025, 05:10 AM

I just got caught up downloading my last 8 amazon ebook purchases. Worked fine and Calibre removed DRM. No issues. I download for a kindle voyage, although I think it works for my oasis 3rd edition as well.

texasnightowl · 02-13-2025, 05:12 AM

I'm in the US. I didn't have the message earlier today but I am getting it now. So it is rolling out to all accounts it looks like. Sad.

For now I can still have books sent to my K4BNT and get them into Calibre that way. (I still have a K3 too but the battery is shot...I left it dead for too long.)

jlinear · 02-13-2025, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by texasnightowl

I'm in the US. I didn't have the message earlier today but I am getting it now. So it is rolling out to all accounts it looks like. Sad.

I just had this happen to me as well. Yesterday I downloaded all "Available Updates" and saw no message. Today the message appeared. Target device was a firmware updated PW5.

rantanplan · 02-13-2025, 06:58 AM

Whelp, it really is worldwide.

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Is there an easily digestible list of Kindle devices that will give me KF8 (but not Mobi)?

jonathan2022 · 02-13-2025, 07:01 AM

just got the message now. didnt have it yesterday. after selecting my kindle gen 4 for DT .

rantanplan · 02-13-2025, 07:03 AM

Just wondering, would it be possible to block the delivery of KFX on a jailbroken device to always receive KF8? Like spoof the firmware version?

texasnightowl · 02-13-2025, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rantanplan

Is there an easily digestible list of Kindle devices that will give me KF8 (but not Mobi)?

I know the K5 aka K4BNT will since I have that one. I believe KF8 started with the K3/Keyboard, so K3, K4, K5/K4BNT. After that I'm not sure as I skipped several generations. I know my 10th gen Oasis is KFX.

BionicGecko · 02-13-2025, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rantanplan

Is there an easily digestible list of Kindle devices that will give me KF8 (but not Mobi)?

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Originally Posted by texasnightowl

I know the K5 aka K4BNT will since I have that one. I believe KF8 started with the K3/Keyboard, so K3, K4, K5/K4BNT. After that I'm not sure as I skipped several generations. I know my 10th gen Oasis is KFX.

I believe the PW1 also gets KF8/AZW3.

texasnightowl · 02-13-2025, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rantanplan

Is there an easily digestible list of Kindle devices that will give me KF8 (but not Mobi)?

ah. a little more searching. in this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=361503

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If your Kindle was released in 2013 or later running firmware v5.6.5 or newer, you will get KFX.

If you have a pre-2013 eink Kindle running firmware older than v5.6.5, you will get KF8. More info on older Kindle models and their usefulness in obtaining KF8 from jhowell: here

The "here" link talks about the K3, K4Touch, K4, K5 and the PPW1.

JSWolf · 02-13-2025, 07:38 AM

I just saw this message on Amazon US. So yes, D&T is going on Feb 26.

BionicGecko · 02-13-2025, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by rantanplan

Just wondering, would it be possible to block the delivery of KFX on a jailbroken device to always receive KF8? Like spoof the firmware version?

I'm not aware of any way to spoof the firmware, however it is possible to downgrade a jailbroken device; if the Kindle is old enough, it should be possible to downgrade it to a pre-KFX firmware version.

This being said I'm not sure what Amazon's response would be to a registered device which used to receive KFX files and suddenly can't handle them anymore, as downgrading is not a normal use case.

02-13-2025, 04:54 AM	#49
hondabf Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Kindle PW4	A user on Reddit from Germany reported seeing the message too Last edited by hondabf; 02-13-2025 at 12:06 PM.

02-13-2025, 06:58 AM	#53
rantanplan Weirdo Posts: 774 Karma: 10730860 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Wuppertal, Germany Device: Tolino Shine Color, Tolino Vision 6, Kobo Clara 2E, Boox Note Air 2+	Whelp, it really is worldwide. Is there an easily digestible list of Kindle devices that will give me KF8 (but not Mobi)?

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texasnightowl Guru Posts: 760 Karma: 2773644 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: PW5, Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	I'm in the US. I didn't have the message earlier today but I am getting it now. So it is rolling out to all accounts it looks like. Sad. For now I can still have books sent to my K4BNT and get them into Calibre that way. (I still have a K3 too but the battery is shot...I left it dead for too long.)

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jonathan2022 Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 213232 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: android	just got the message now. didnt have it yesterday. after selecting my kindle gen 4 for DT .

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