bunnyechoesFeb 19, 2025
Hollie

Folks who break the DRM on their #Kindle books, this is going to make that a lot harder: https://nsinteger.com/@zacwest/113991537960396621

This is fine for those of us who don't buy from Amazon anymore, but if you have a standing library with them, make sure you get it all downloaded so you can break it. It's frustrating because you can't bulk download - I keep finding titles I own but missed grabbing somehow - but you have until Feb 26th to get them all.

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#books #bookstodon #DRM #Calibre

Zac West (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Amazon is removing the ability to download purchased Kindle content, which is the only way to read it on my Kobo or elsewhere. What this means is I will no longer be purchasing (“a license to”–ick) any books by the mostly independent authors who exclusively publish there; just cancelled preorders.

NSInteger
Feb 12, 2025 at 8:35pmWeb
Show threadHollieFeb 12, 2025

(2/2) Also here's a great guide to breaking that DRM of your Kindle books! (See post before this on why you should do it now rather than wait)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1ck4w8e/2024_guide_on_removing_drm_from_kobo_kindle_ebooks/

#Kindle #DRM #Calibre #books #bookstodon

Show threadHollieFeb 14, 2025

Folks dealing with the Amazon Kindle nonsense (see the two posts above), if you're struggling with breaking the DRM via Calibre, you may be tempted to check out this site: epubor.com

Before you do, you might want to go to Reddit and do a search for "Epubor", and read a few posts for info. Some folks said it worked, but there are some unhappy people including at least one who claimed it downloaded a virus.

#Kindle #Calibre #Bookstodon #Books

Show threadkimuFeb 12, 2025
@hollie thanks for the heads up! I started downloading my books recently but it’s such a hassle! On purpose of course. Will prioritize this now.
Show threadHollieFeb 12, 2025
@kimu Yeah, I assume they make it a hassle on purpose. Well, alternatives are getting better all the time so I'm hoping this will mean more and more people say goodbye to them!
Show threadDavidFeb 12, 2025
@hollie @kimu Honestly, if I can’t back up my collection on my own, I’ll probably just end up looking for copies where someone else did it for me. #piracy
Show threadMiraz JordanFeb 15, 2025
@hollie Thanks for the info about Kindle books. I've just downloaded around 330 books of the 780 I've bought on Amazon and added them to Calibre with the De-DRM plugin active. Calibre is a great way to organise the books too. Wish I'd done that years ago. Nice to know I could now read those books on other devices if I chose. Also, although Kindle seems such a fixture, it could easily just go away. 😀
Show threadHollieFeb 15, 2025

@Miraz Oh yay, so glad you got them! :D

It felt so nice to break mine, made them really feel like MINE. I can do what I want with them.

Show threadLukefromDCFeb 12, 2025

@hollie Yet another reason I am glad not to have an account with Amazon or own a Kindle. If you want me to read something publish it as an open PDF, otherwise I will act as though it had never been written.

I do not own a single paid file

Show threadDJ ToebeansFeb 12, 2025
@hollie If you add all of the books to a collection, you should be able to download the collection as a whole using the Kindle desktop app.
Show threadHollieFeb 13, 2025
@djtoebeans This doesn't work for me? There's no way to bulk add all the books to a collection that I can find, and in the Digital Content section, there's no way to download a collection.
Show threadDJ ToebeansFeb 13, 2025
@hollie I was able to select like 25 titles at a time on the website to add them to my collection and then right-click the collection in the Windows app to download everything in it. Still kind of a pain, but easier than downloading one at a time.
Show threadHollieFeb 13, 2025
@djtoebeans Ahhhh, okay, it's because I'm using a Mac. You can't select more than one in the iMac Kindle app.
Show threadDJ ToebeansFeb 13, 2025
@hollie Ohhhh, well that sucks.
Show threadLisaHFeb 12, 2025
@hollie How can we download our library to a laptop? I'm looking at the Amazon website but there's no option to download that I see. I don't have room on my phone for all my books
Show threadHollieFeb 13, 2025

@3x10to8mps I think if you're logged into Amazon this link should work for you: https://www.amazon.com/hz/mycd/digital-console/contentlist/booksAll/dateDsc/

Basically you go to Manage Your Content and Devices and then select the digital content, and you should see all of your books. Unfortunately I think you have to download them one by one.

Amazon.com

Show threadDB SchweinFeb 13, 2025

@hollie @3x10to8mps

There is a work around of downloading the Kindle for PC app. If you do that you can (I believe) still do a Send to Kindle of multiple books at once.
I also recommend installing Calibre to sort them on a computer.

Show threadHollieFeb 13, 2025
@deirdrebeth @3x10to8mps I'm using an iMac, maybe that's my problem? I can't select more than one book at a time in the Kindle app for the iMac, it's so annoying.
Show threadDB SchweinFeb 13, 2025

@hollie @3x10to8mps

Try the website rather than the app? I've got no Mac knowledge newer than the 1980s so I can't help much!

Show threadLance, Enjoying Copious PollenFeb 13, 2025

@3x10to8mps @hollie Click on your Digital Orders under Orders and Returns. Then click Manage Content and Devices next to the book you want. There will be a drop-down menu More Actions.

Click that menu, then you can select Download and transfer via USB which will let you save the file to your laptop's hard drive (or anywhere else you want).

Show threadChuckFeb 13, 2025
@hollie Thanks for the heads-up!
Show threadSean RandallFeb 13, 2025
@hollie I'm really quite sad about this. I love being able to read my Kindle books in Braille without their accessibility crapping out on me every few months or having to daisy-chain devices together.