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Old 02-15-2017, 08:22 AM   #1
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Book not appearing in Calibre

Hi there, hope I'm in the correct section. I successfully downloaded a book from Amazon to my Kindle Paperwhite. All went fine and the book appeared which I have read. However for the first time in a very long time using my device and Calibre, when I plugged my device into my PC and opened Calibre, all the books on my device were shown except for this newest one.
Any help as to why please?
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Old 02-15-2017, 08:51 AM   #2
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Were you looking at your Calibre library? That won't show a book on your device downloaded from Amazon. Did you check the menu under Device which shows the content on the device itself?
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Old 02-17-2017, 03:21 AM   #3
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Were you looking at your Calibre library? That won't show a book on your device downloaded from Amazon. Did you check the menu under Device which shows the content on the device itself?
Yes, I looked under device when I plugged it in and all books were there except the most recent one I had download from the Amazon store. Never happened before so maybe alone-off glitch. Wanted to transfer the book to my wife's Kindle, so went on the Amazon site and managed to do it on there. Never done it that way before, so at least I learned something!
Thanks for your response, appreciated.
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Old 02-19-2017, 01:26 PM   #4
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Calibre does not see the new format, KFX.
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Old 02-21-2017, 11:25 AM   #5
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It actually does as long as you're up to date. I had a similar issue, something in the package of the KFX file changed. Kovid released an update about 2 weeks back.

My install of calibre sees books on my Kindle purchased yesterday.
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Old 02-24-2017, 03:55 AM   #6
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For some reason my device wasn't recognising my normal epub format. Converted it to another and bingo, on my device! Never had to convert to achieve this before. At least I found a solution!
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Old 03-02-2017, 09:40 PM   #7
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I have the new Calibre Version 2.80, which indicates that it can read the Kindle format (and I was asssuming, could convert that to EPUB format for my Calibre. But it cannot convert it. I'm seeing here in the forum that Calibre can "see" the latest Kindle formats. Well, I can drag my Kindle book from Kindlle for PC app to Calibre app, but Calibre can't convert it. Here on the forum, I see msgs about reading the Kindle book in Calibre (without converting it to EPUB first?). Is there something I need to do to enable calibre to read my Kindle books in Kindle for PC? I don't plug my Kindle Fire into my PC to read from it there too often.
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Old 03-03-2017, 10:38 AM   #8
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I can't speak to the dragging from the kindle pc app, but if you download from amazon (The my content and devices section), Calibre can accept that file that is downloaded

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Old 03-09-2017, 01:30 PM   #9
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Read up on KFX format. Kindle books downloaded for recent devices and apps (including KIndle for PC) are delivered in this format, which is fairly solidly encrypted.
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Old 03-14-2017, 12:13 PM   #10
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Kindle KFX encryption is NOT convertable by Calibre

HOWEVER, after reading some very good advice in the forum discussion about this, I was able to resolve the problem for myself. I REMOVED the latest Calibre update and re-installed Calibre version 1.71. Then I opened the Settings page and unchecked a box in the "Automatic Updates" section so that my Calibre does NOT automatically update to the newest version.

I can bring Kindle ebooks over from the "My Kindle Content" folder to Calibre, and it does convert them to EPUB & AZW3 formats (the newer version of Mobi format), and I'm satisfied with that. I don't read books in my Kindle Fire (regardless of how "convenient" Amazon.com says that is). I read epubs on my PC ... but what is important to me is that I can use Calibre to catalogue my books by content area, by author, and by other descriptors I use. I prefer to maintain control over my books this way. I resent the interference of any commercial service that presumes to hold ownership and control over products that I purchase. Amazon is one of those. They are not a publishing house, they are a warehouse distributor. I understand the copyright infringement laws. I'm not selling, copying or giving out unauthorized copies of my books. I'm just managing my content, and this solution works for me. Thanks for all your suggestions. Yes, the KFX DRM incription mechanism is formidable, but where there is a will, there is always some way to prevail.
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Old 03-14-2017, 03:50 PM   #11
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HOWEVER, after reading some very good advice in the forum discussion about this, I was able to resolve the problem for myself. I REMOVED the latest Calibre update and re-installed Calibre version 1.71. Then I opened the Settings page and unchecked a box in the "Automatic Updates" section so that my Calibre does NOT automatically update to the newest version.
Surely you mean you downgraded Kindle for PC to version 1.17 and set it not to auto-upgrade??? BTW, it might buy you extra time but it's unlikely to be a permanent solution.

Downgrading calibre to version 1.71 (which doesn't exist), or any other earlier version for that matter, won't solve any KFX problems.
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Old 03-21-2017, 04:04 PM   #12
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My apologies for my error. You are correct. I downloaded and replaced my Kindle for PC 1.20 version with the older 1.71 version to make it possible to read my Kindle retail books in Calibre. I also "unchecked" the Automatic Updates option in my Kindle for PC app to ensure that I would not be saddled with the same problem with Kindle PC in the near future. I agree that this is a short-term solution, as I am certain Amazon will do everything in their power to prevent anyone from reading their books in any reader app that is not their Kindle app. However, as I am paying for their books, not snatching them bootleg style, I intend to read them in the format that I prefer as long as possible ... which would be on my PC, and NOT in my Kindle Fire (although I have that annoying little beastie)... and NOT in Kindle for PC either!!! (Which is cute to look at but NOT "cute" to manage. (In Calibre, I can sort books by author, or by Content Type, or by Series Title.) Also, I can list my books in Calibre by line item... in a handy database style format...much easier than scanning down thru 100s of book faces trying to find a book - notwithstanding typing in book titles or authors and "maybe" getting the book I'm looking for.) Perhaps this sounds like just an excuse to avoid using the Kindle app... but frankly, I don't like being told what book reader format I am allowed to use to read my books, after buying the dang things. Of course, this is all about the copyright protection laws, and the commercial efforts to prevent customers from taking control of the books they buy.
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Old 04-10-2017, 11:23 PM   #13
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I am having the same issue. How did you go back to version 1.71 of kindle for pc?
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Old 04-11-2017, 09:15 AM   #14
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There is no version 1.71 of K4PC. Perhaps you meant 1.17?

Just uninstall the later version, download 1.17, and install it. Make sure you uncheck the "Update automatically" box in its preferences.
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Also see the related subject in a parallel thread:
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