11-18-2018, 09:09 PM | #1 |
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Kindle for pc version 1.25?
Amazon Kindle has released the Kindle for pc version 1.25. Is this true?
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11-18-2018, 09:43 PM | #2 |
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I know that jhowell has been stating that Amazon was changing the DRM in KFX files in Kindle for PC and the change would cause the DeDRM plugin to stop working. He predicts they will make the same change to the Kindle firmware soon.
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11-18-2018, 10:00 PM | #3 | |
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Kindle for PC/Mac version 1.25 is being slowly rolled out as an update. Amazon does this to make sure that there are no major problems before releasing new versions to all customers.
Changes from the What's New screen are: Quote:
As you have discovered this new version also contains changes that make it incompatible with the existing DeDRM software. The main download page is currently still delivering K4PC version 1.24.3. I recommend downloading and installing that version and then turning off the option to automatically install further updates. You may want to check out this thread for other workarounds. |
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11-18-2018, 11:14 PM | #4 |
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I think it is odd that they went to the trouble to make some improvements to the management of collections in the new K4PC version, but still do not support cloud collections synced with your Amazon account. There continue to be other odd omissions such as Arabic language books and Indic language dictionaries.
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11-18-2018, 11:30 PM | #5 |
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11-19-2018, 12:31 AM | #6 | |
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a bit like printer wars, where suddenly a firmware upgrade forces you to stop buying compatible inks, or to go source an older printer. hopefully it it technically difficult to push such a kindle firmware update without making books on already device unreadable, and that may slow down such plans AFAIK it is a lot harder to stop you kindle from updating, yet still have book downloads & whispersync working, than it is to block K for PC updates |
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11-19-2018, 06:20 AM | #7 |
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How does that new DRM effect eink Kindles, especially older ones that won't get any updates anymore?
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11-19-2018, 08:24 AM | #8 | ||
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As far as I know the new DRM only affects KFX format and KFX can be avoided by e-ink Kindle owners running any firmware version using the "Download and transfer via USB" function from Amazon's website. Whether this will continue to be true with devices running future firmware depends on how serious Amazon is about closing DRM loopholes. |
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11-19-2018, 11:45 AM | #9 |
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i appreciate this is all speculation but... lets says amazon push a new firmware to existing paperwhites, that supports the new "hardened" DRM. Are amazon then smart enough to detect that my e -ink device(s) are now updated and thus deliver only the new format to me via the download and transfer route, or will they not know if I have deliberately kept my PW offline to avoid getting the upgrade ?
and they can't know for sure that I sold off my old Kindle basic on ebay, unless they run database checks to see what SNs have been re-registered with new owners. and are there any predictions of when any such firmware may be rolled out ? or when they may block the old version 1.7 of K for PC which is what I use to get copies of my bought books into calibre Last edited by stumped; 11-19-2018 at 11:49 AM. |
11-19-2018, 12:07 PM | #10 |
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Presumably, the new firmware would request the new format.
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11-19-2018, 12:10 PM | #11 |
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There is at least one case of this sort of thing happening in the past. When the Kindle 3 was originally released it had support for MOBI, but not KF8 (azw3) format. A firmware update added that support later. Amazon keeps track of what firmware was last seen on each of those devices and delivers the appropriate format when Download and Transfer via USB is used. Quote:
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In the past Amazon was aggressive about preventing older versions of Kindle for PC from working but as far as I know they still currently allow version 1.14 and later to work with their servers. (That is the last version that will run on Windows XP.) I have no idea what they will do once version 1.25 becomes more established. Last edited by jhowell; 11-19-2018 at 12:16 PM. Reason: typo |
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11-19-2018, 02:21 PM | #13 |
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My last version on XP worked on Wine on Linux, but they killed that.
The newer versions won't install on WINE. Since I discovered that the Kindle App on Android is "spyware" and took it off my phone and tablet I don't worry about the Kindle PC app not installing on WINE. I use a non-spying ePub reader on phone & tablet. I use my real eInk Kindle's serial number in Calibre and read all Amazon eBooks on my Kobo H20 (original) or Sony PRS350. I preview on the Calibre eReader program on Linux. Only a small percentage of my books are Amazon eBooks anyway. However Harlequin Barnes & Noble (Nook) are worse. They don't allow apps at all now? Aren't B&N nook ebooks now put on a hidden partition? I support copyright, I don't "share" or "upload" copyright material, but I'm glad I don't live in USA with their toxic DRM & DMCA laws that are contrary to International Copyright conventions. |
11-19-2018, 02:37 PM | #14 |
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Is the android version more spy-ish than the Kindle App for any platform? Or any Kindle device, for that matter? Just curious why you singled out the Android app as "spyware."
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11-19-2018, 04:40 PM | #15 |
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Or old models like my Kindle 2(us). The Sprint 3G on this model no longer works to connect to Amazon and they didn't put WiFi on Kindles back then.
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