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• snakes_and_foxes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  i keep getting mixed msgs on this (then again, I could be misinterpreting) but it sounds like you can still download the ebook to your kindle (it will be in .kfx format), but if you plug the kindle into the computer and copy the .kfx file to it, that you should then be able to import it into calibre on your computer and the kfx plugin should strip the DRM.

  i haven’t tested this to be sure yet (my kindle library is already downloaded and i’ve just been buying ebooks from Kobo since the Amazon announcement)

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  • TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    itc.ua/…/amazon-has-canceled-the-feature-that-all…

    Starting February 26, 2025, the option «Download and transfer via USB» will no longer be available. You can still send Kindle books to Wi-Fi enabled devices by selecting the «Deliver or remove from device» option.»

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    • snakes_and_foxes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That’s where I’m getting conflicting info: I understand you won’t be able to “download and transfer via USB” from the Amazon website but when you download a book from the Kindle over wifi it’s still a file on your kindle that can be browsed to if you connect your Kindle to a computer via USB

      Then you copy that downloaded ebook (.kfx) to your computer and import into Calibre and use the Kindle plugin that strips DRM from .kfx files.

      I’m going to try that today and see if it actually works…

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      • TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It is pretty obvious why they are doing this though, but it also means you don’t own them, you are renting them.

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