Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre - Page 56

odamizu · 04-17-2025, 05:56 PM

Just wanted to double-check. Can anyone confirm that on the new 2024 Kindles with MTP, the Kindle ebook files are still accessible and found in the \documents\Downloads\Items01 directory? and that they work with DeDRM 10.0.9?

jhowell · 04-17-2025, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by odamizu

Just wanted to double-check. Can anyone confirm that on the new 2024 Kindles with MTP, the Kindle ebook files are still accessible and found in the \documents\Downloads\Items01 directory? and that they work with DeDRM 10.0.9?

I have a 2024 Kindle Colorsoft that uses MTP running the latest 5.18.1 firmware. The files are located as expected and most can be DeDRMed. It does not work for the small subset of books that are only delivered with the strongest KFX encryption.

odamizu · 04-17-2025, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jhowell

I have a 2024 Kindle Colorsoft that uses MTP running the latest 5.18.1 firmware. The files are located as expected and most can be DeDRMed. It does not work for the small subset of books that are only delivered with the strongest KFX encryption.

Thank you, I'll make a note of that in the first post since someone in another thread asked about 2024 Kindles.

Comrade of Chaos · 04-20-2025, 07:39 PM

I have an e-ink Kindle that I purchased back in 2011 (You can have when you pry it from my cold dead hands) and it will not accept wireless deliveries for some reason, so I'm working with K4PC. I have the correct build as instructed (70904). I have the KFX input plugin and DeDRM in Calibre. I'm still getting the error Cannot convert book because it's locked by DRM. What am I doing wrong? Did I forget a step somewhere?

Do I need to worry about the key file for K4PC?

theducks · 04-20-2025, 09:02 PM

That old of a Kindle was available 2 ways. Whisper sync and WiFi
Telcos shut down the old version of cell service (what your probably used). That is why you can't transfer wirelessly any more.

Comrade of Chaos · 04-20-2025, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

That old of a Kindle was available 2 ways. Whisper sync and WiFi
Telcos shut down the old version of cell service (what your probably used). That is why you can't transfer wirelessly any more.

No I think this was the first gen that synced over Wi-Fi. I have books sitting in my transfer queue on the website but no matter how much I hit sync, it won't do it

Sirtel · 04-20-2025, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Comrade of Chaos

I have an e-ink Kindle that I purchased back in 2011 (You can have when you pry it from my cold dead hands) and it will not accept wireless deliveries for some reason, so I'm working with K4PC. I have the correct build as instructed (70904). I have the KFX input plugin and DeDRM in Calibre. I'm still getting the error Cannot convert book because it's locked by DRM. What am I doing wrong? Did I forget a step somewhere?

Do I need to worry about the key file for K4PC?

No. What version is your deDRM plugin? It may be too old.

Comrade of Chaos · 04-20-2025, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

No. What version is your deDRM plugin? It may be too old.

7.2.1 That was the latest one I could find. I JUST found 10.0.9 because you asked. Installed it and THAT was the problem! Thank you for helping me see what I couldn't on my own

Sirtel · 04-20-2025, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Comrade of Chaos

7.2.1 That was the latest one I could find. I JUST found 10.0.9 because you asked. Installed it and THAT was the problem! Thank you for helping me see what I couldn't on my own

Glad you got it to work. Yes, anything older than 10.0.9 isn't going to work with the Kindle app.

The links to the latest versions of deDRM are in the first post of this thread.

Comrade of Chaos · 04-20-2025, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Glad you got it to work. Yes, anything older than 10.0.9 isn't going to work with the Kindle app.

The links to the latest versions of deDRM are in the first post of this thread.

Now I'm re-downloading the right K4PC app becaue it auto-updated while my back was turned and I forgot to run the disable update batch file 🤦. We'll get there. Baby steps

Sirtel · 04-20-2025, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Comrade of Chaos

Now I'm re-downloading the right K4PC app becaue it auto-updated while my back was turned and I forgot to run the disable update batch file 🤦. We'll get there. Baby steps

fireattack · 04-22-2025, 12:39 PM

I was using K4PC 1.39.x (and 1.40.x) since last year and can download all the old fixed-layout image-only azw magazines fine (I prefer this than KFX files downloaded via 2.x K4PC, because they have inferior image qualities.)

But starting today (Apr 23) a new magazine started showing "Item not available for this device type" again, which happened before for 1.2x versions but was solved by upgrading to 1.39+.

Has anyone else encountered this?

JollyRoger · 04-22-2025, 02:08 PM

I downloaded a book from amazon today into K4PC. What a hot mess that was, using v2.3.1. I've now downloaded 2.2.70904 but not installed yet.
There was no real file to be seen in the content folder so I then downloaded the file from Amazon again straight to my 2020 Oasis. (The first time wifi has ever been turned on). I then transferred the .kfx file to my computer.
I tried to import to Calibre but when it imported it is kfx-zip, which means it did not DRM. I'm using dedrm v10.0.9 and kfx-zip and kfx-input are 2.23.0
Are there any next steps I can take or has Amazon beaten us?

Sirtel · 04-22-2025, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyRoger

I downloaded a book from amazon today into K4PC. What a hot mess that was, using v2.3.1. I've now downloaded 2.2.70904 but not installed yet.
There was no real file to be seen in the content folder so I then downloaded the file from Amazon again straight to my 2020 Oasis. (The first time wifi has ever been turned on). I then transferred the .kfx file to my computer.
I tried to import to Calibre but when it imported it is kfx-zip, which means it did not DRM. I'm using dedrm v10.0.9 and kfx-zip and kfx-input are 2.23.0
Are there any next steps I can take or has Amazon beaten us?

To import from a physical Kindle, connect it directly to calibre. If you use the intermediary step of saving the file to your computer, it won't work. The file must be imported directly to calibre from the Kindle.

JollyRoger · 04-22-2025, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

To import from a physical Kindle, connect it directly to calibre. If you use the intermediary step of saving the file to your computer, it won't work. The file must be imported directly to calibre from the Kindle.

I didn't even know you could do that. It worked perfectly. Thank you.

04-20-2025, 07:39 PM	#829
Comrade of Chaos Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2025 Device: Kindle 4th gen	Kindle for PC Help I have an e-ink Kindle that I purchased back in 2011 (You can have when you pry it from my cold dead hands) and it will not accept wireless deliveries for some reason, so I'm working with K4PC. I have the correct build as instructed (70904). I have the KFX input plugin and DeDRM in Calibre. I'm still getting the error Cannot convert book because it's locked by DRM. What am I doing wrong? Did I forget a step somewhere? Do I need to worry about the key file for K4PC?

04-22-2025, 12:39 PM	#837
fireattack Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2018 Device: none	I was using K4PC 1.39.x (and 1.40.x) since last year and can download all the old fixed-layout image-only azw magazines fine (I prefer this than KFX files downloaded via 2.x K4PC, because they have inferior image qualities.) But starting today (Apr 23) a new magazine started showing "Item not available for this device type" again, which happened before for 1.2x versions but was solved by upgrading to 1.39+. Has anyone else encountered this? Last edited by fireattack; 04-22-2025 at 01:41 PM.

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odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,798 Karma: 6759036 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	Just wanted to double-check. Can anyone confirm that on the new 2024 Kindles with MTP, the Kindle ebook files are still accessible and found in the \documents\Downloads\Items01 directory? and that they work with DeDRM 10.0.9?

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JollyRoger Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 68 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle	I downloaded a book from amazon today into K4PC. What a hot mess that was, using v2.3.1. I've now downloaded 2.2.70904 but not installed yet. There was no real file to be seen in the content folder so I then downloaded the file from Amazon again straight to my 2020 Oasis. (The first time wifi has ever been turned on). I then transferred the .kfx file to my computer. I tried to import to Calibre but when it imported it is kfx-zip, which means it did not DRM. I'm using dedrm v10.0.9 and kfx-zip and kfx-input are 2.23.0 Are there any next steps I can take or has Amazon beaten us?

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