But even if Amazon stops, those who own older Kindle hardware devices will still be able to obtain AZW-format ebooks via the expedient of downloading them to the Kindle then copying them across via USB. It’s unclear how long Amazon will support these older versions, or that they’ll be available for download. Once you have, go to the Tools menu, then Options, then General and uncheck the box to install updates automatically-and then just don’t update. The only way to resume being able to convert downloaded Kindle content is to uninstall Kindle for PC, then reinstall Kindle for PC version 1.17, currently accessible via this link (or this one for the OS X version). Instead, it uses the new KFX ebook format-which nothing else can read or convert right now. It turns out that the new version of Kindle for PC, 1.19, no longer uses the AZW ebook format that Calibre knows how to read. Even though it’s DRM-free, when I dragged and dropped the file from my “My Kindle Content” directory across to Calibre, it couldn’t figure out what to do with the file.Ī little detective work turned up this Mobileread forum thread. I noticed it myself when I was trying to add a DRM-free title I just bought, Bone Dance by Emma Bull, to my Calibre library. Things just got a little harder for folks who like to store their Amazon purchases in Calibre. So, there may no longer be any need to use these workarounds. I ignore it, because the book has already been sent to my archives where it's available for my K3 and all of my Kindle apps.Update, 4/5/18: I just noticed a post in a MobileRead thread indicating that there are now Calibre plug-ins available for handling KFX. I hit the "Continue" button and a download popup appears. It says: "xxx, please choose which Kindle you plan to transfer your title to via USB:" My only choice in the "deliver to" menu this time is my Kindle 3 all of my Kindle apps are greyed out. I hit the "Get library book" button and am sent to another page. but that's the way the "Transfer via computer" process has always worked.Īfter being sent to Amazon, my only choice in the "deliver to" menu is: "Transfer via Computer" everything else is greyed out. but that's the way the "Transfer via computer" process has always worked.Īnd I get an option to send the library book wirelessly to any of my apps or devices (obviously that won't work for the Kindle2 device) before I even select the "Transfer via computer option." Are you saying those options are all greyed-out if you don't own a Kindle device? After I select the "Transfer via computer option." all of the options are indeed greyed out except for my Kindle device. After downloading the file for USB transfer, the OD Library ebook immediately showed up in my K4PC archive without having to do anything special.Īnd I get an option to send the library book wirelessly to any of my apps or devices (obviously that won't work for the Kindle2 device) before I even select the "Transfer via computer option." Are you saying those options are all greyed-out if you don't own a Kindle device? After I select the "Transfer via computer option" all of the options are indeed greyed out except for my Kindle device. I know I've gotten OD loans into my K4* app fairly easily several times (before I gave up on finding anything in my library's ebook consortium worth borrowing, that is). I don't have any current loans to check, but I can probably find something quick to try it with if that would help anyone. Perhaps I had to go to my Amazon purchases page (in my Amazon account) and choose to send it one of my K4(PC|MAC) apps from there. But wait a minute, I may be remembering incorrectly. Really, none of my library loans has ever shown up in my archives on my k4pc.
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