Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[jpetts99]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The color overlay makes the contrast very poor. Until we can get proper color without the contrast issues, forget color. It's garbage.

Of course, if you now want to import new AZ books with color images into Calibre, a Colorsoft is the only way to do it now, AFAIK. Can anyone point to another way?

[DahliaRose]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You have to be very careful. A lot of Kindles sold used are blacklisted. That means that are lost or stolen and cannot be registered.

Ah geez. Well speaking as someone with really bad anxiety let me thank you for filling me with that fear. lol. Bought one off ebay last night, now I'm gonna be nervous about this for the next week until it arrives...

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by jpetts99

Not true, at least for me. If you install Adobe Digital Editions, you can select the epub download, and open the .acsm file into Calibre.

I'm not in the US.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by jpetts99

Of course, if you now want to import new AZ books with color images into Calibre, a Colorsoft is the only way to do it now, AFAIK. Can anyone point to another way?

The Bluestacks/ Android method works for a couple of weeks yet. After that, nope.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DahliaRose

Ah geez. Well speaking as someone with really bad anxiety let me thank you for filling me with that fear. lol. Bought one off ebay last night, now I'm gonna be nervous about this for the next week until it arrives...

eBay is the biggest source of blacklisted Kindles.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

eBay is the biggest source of blacklisted Kindles.

Is a blacklisted Kindle useful for anything besides parts?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Is a blacklisted Kindle useful for anything besides parts?

Well, you can sideload to it and use it without registering. No direct downloads from the Kindle store, though.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Is a blacklisted Kindle useful for anything besides parts?

There is a jailbreak that might work that doesn't need to be registered. I forget the name. You still cannot download Amazon eBooks. So it's not all that useful other then installing KOReader to read ePub.

This is why I'd be very careful as to where I bought a used Kindle. Ebay would be right out. I've read of many getting a blacklisted Kindle.

I did buy my Kindle Touch from Goodwill back before they switched to doing bidding.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by jpetts99

Not true, at least for me. If you install Adobe Digital Editions, you can select the epub download, and open the .acsm file into Calibre.

You did notice the @Sirtel lists Estonia as their country? Very different from being in North America. Though one friend of mine in the States has issues with downloading from the local library since they are using Hoopla and you either read books in your browser or using the Hoopla app. They are hoping that a switch back to Overdrive happens since the library is reporting that Hoopla is costing about 20% more than Overdrive and is resulting in more end user complaints.

[Rellwood]

Originally Posted by jpetts99

It's a race condition. They can't/won't brick devices that use an extant tech. So until WiFi tech used by a device is dead it'll be supported. AZ need to keep trimming the trailing edge of the life window as quickly as they can. Unless they are willing to push out FW updates to older models, their hands are tied.

Like I said, keep those old devices!

They already have stopped updaing the dw for my 2015 PW its stopped at that one from 2023 that killed AZW3

[odamizu]

Originally Posted by jpetts99

Of course, if you now want to import new AZ books with color images into Calibre, a Colorsoft is the only way to do it now, AFAIK. Can anyone point to another way?

Pre-2013 eink Kindles running firmware older than v5.6.5 still receive KF8/azw3 with color covers and images. You can download to Kindle, connect Kindle to computer, then import into calibre.

[pypeke]

I just bought a kindle book with publication date of May 10, 2025, and I received the same message that others have received on K4PC version 2.4.0 (build 70904). I had blocked the updates and used the .bat file.

I have never owned a Kindle, so I guess there is no way to read this book unless I update the K4PC app. Am I correct? I use Kobo ereaders.

Kobo does not have any books from two of my favorite authors so I had to buy the book from Amazon. One of the authors does sell one audio book on Kobo store for $32 but I never buy audiobooks.

I wish Kobo had more authors that I follow.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by pypeke

I just bought a kindle book with publication date of May 10, 2025, and I received the same message that others have received on K4PC version 2.4.0 (build 70904). I had blocked the updates and used the .bat file.

I have never owned a Kindle, so I guess there is no way to read this book unless I update the K4PC app. Am I correct? I use Kobo ereaders.

Kobo does not have any books from two of my favorite authors so I had to buy the book from Amazon. One of the authors does sell one audio book on Kobo store for $32 but I never buy audiobooks.

I wish Kobo had more authors that I follow.

Who is the author and what is the title of the book? One thing you can do is return the eBook. That's one thing Amazon does well.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by pypeke

I just bought a kindle book with publication date of May 10, 2025, and I received the same message that others have received on K4PC version 2.4.0 (build 70904). I had blocked the updates and used the .bat file.

I have never owned a Kindle, so I guess there is no way to read this book unless I update the K4PC app. Am I correct? I use Kobo ereaders.

Kobo does not have any books from two of my favorite authors so I had to buy the book from Amazon. One of the authors does sell one audio book on Kobo store for $32 but I never buy audiobooks.

I wish Kobo had more authors that I follow.

If you update the K4PC, you'll be able to read the book in the app. You won't be able to remove the DRM and convert it, to read on your Kobos.