Gina HäußgeFeb 19, 2025

All 319 of my Kindle books are now saved on my NAS and unlocked.

I had to re-add my old Kindle Paperwhite device from 2019 to my account to enable downloads, but once done https://github.com/treetrum/amazon-kindle-bulk-downloader worked great.

Then I installed https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v10.0.9 into Calibre, configured my Kindle's Serial Number and imported the downloaded files.

One bulk conversion to epub later and everything that I bought the past 15years is now actually mine - just before Amazon locks shit down further on the 26th.

GitHub - treetrum/amazon-kindle-bulk-downloader: Allows you to bulk download all your Kindle eBook in a more automated fashion. This tool allows you to create backup copies of the books you've already purchased.

Allows you to bulk download all your Kindle eBook in a more automated fashion. This tool allows you to create backup copies of the books you've already purchased. - treetrum/amazon-kindle-bulk-...

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Show threadJim P.Feb 19, 2025
@foosel My wife has a few thousand books, lots were free/ARCs, but we don't have any Kindle that enables the download option, sadly. I've been checking into some Emulated Android methods but no luck so far with anything that sounded promising.
Show threadGina HäußgeFeb 19, 2025
@jimp I remember that over a decade or so ago I did it with their windows app, so maybe that's still an option?
Show threadJim P.Feb 19, 2025

@foosel I looked into it but apparently it can't read newer books and lots of the copies alleging to be the version you need are actually malware instead.

The most promising current method seem to be using an old Android version via an emulation layer like Bluestacks. I just haven't had the time/spoons to read all the way through it and make it work right yet.

Show threadGina Häußge
@jimp If you can make it work that way, it should at least keep working though, right? So no time pressure?
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Show threadJim P.Feb 19, 2025
@foosel That's what I'm hoping, since at least for now* only the direct download method is going away.
Show threadGina HäußgeFeb 19, 2025

@jimp If you figure out that approach I'd be interested.

I'll try to source my books from other (legal) places from now on, but some stuff I can only get at Amazon, so I might need another solution still in the future.

Show threadJim P.Feb 19, 2025

@foosel Same here. I have no interest in pirating books, just maintaining access to ones we have already purchased. I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon pulls the rug out from certain books/genres the way things are going and starts deleting books certain people don't like.

This is the method I've been looking at: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352278

DRM workaround: Kindle for Android - MobileRead Forums

DRM workaround: Kindle for Android Amazon Kindle

Show threadbigiainFeb 20, 2025
@jimp I also won’t pirate ebooks, I want the authors to get paid. But if Amazon tries to deny me access to books they’ve taken my
money for, I’ll have zero qualms going to my offsite backup, Anna’s Archive, and redownloading books I’ve paid for. @foosel