Is there a way to identify which azw or azw3 files are for which device?

MarjaE · 03-22-2021, 12:15 PM

I have 2 Kindles, + the Kindle App on my computer.

I have trouble downloading directly to my Kindles, and I like to track books in Calibre, so I habitually download to my computer, import into Calibre, and then sideload to my Kindle.

Dx uses azw, K5 uses azw3, but the older version of the app uses azw and the newer azw3, so it's hard to tell which files belong to which device, and unless already decrypted, they can cause trouble if loaded on the wrong device. I've started tagging files for the Dx, but I'm not sure what else to do.

JSWolf · 03-22-2021, 12:21 PM

It doesn't really matter all that much. All Kindles can handle Mobi (azw). The Kindle Keyboard (aka Kindle3) and later can handle Mobi, and KF8 (azw3). If you have a KF8 eBook you want to load it on a DX (or any really old Kindle), Calibre can convert the KF8 to Mobi.

shalym · 03-22-2021, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It doesn't really matter all that much. All Kindles can handle Mobi (azw). The Kindle Keyboard (aka Kindle3) and later can handle Mobi, and KF8 (azw3). If you have a KF8 eBook you want to load it on a DX (or any really old Kindle), Calibre can convert the KF8 to Mobi.

I'm not sure that MarjaE is removing the DRM from these files, so it may actually make a difference.

Shari

JSWolf · 03-22-2021, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shalym

I'm not sure that MarjaE is removing the DRM from these files, so it may actually make a difference.

Shari

My solution won't work without removing the DRM.

@MajaE I suggest that if you are not setup to remove the DRM, then you get setup to remove the DRM. The DeDRM plugin can be had from https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com

03-22-2021, 12:15 PM	#1
MarjaE Guru Posts: 924 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	Is there a way to identify which azw or azw3 files are for which device? I have 2 Kindles, + the Kindle App on my computer. I have trouble downloading directly to my Kindles, and I like to track books in Calibre, so I habitually download to my computer, import into Calibre, and then sideload to my Kindle. Dx uses azw, K5 uses azw3, but the older version of the app uses azw and the newer azw3, so it's hard to tell which files belong to which device, and unless already decrypted, they can cause trouble if loaded on the wrong device. I've started tagging files for the Dx, but I'm not sure what else to do.

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03-22-2021, 12:21 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It doesn't really matter all that much. All Kindles can handle Mobi (azw). The Kindle Keyboard (aka Kindle3) and later can handle Mobi, and KF8 (azw3). If you have a KF8 eBook you want to load it on a DX (or any really old Kindle), Calibre can convert the KF8 to Mobi.