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This is a bit unfortunate, because the kindle paperwhite is just phenomenal. It's easy on my eyes and it's a godsend for traveling. I suppose the solution here

This is a bit unfortunate, because the kindle paperwhite is just phenomenal. It's easy on my eyes and it's a godsend for traveling. I suppose the solution here is to just keep it in offline mode when not syncing books. [edit] as others have noted, it's possible to permanently use offline mode, and transfer books via usb cable. > Unfortunately, in order to use a non-Kindle application, I have to buy DRM-Free books. One can remove DRM for amazon's ebook format (.azw3 ?) via some python scripts. You didn't hear it from me though.

BorisTheBrave 6y ago
> Each request also isn't sent as soon as it's generated. A number of these records are created and stored locally, then uploaded (note the sequence_number field). Even if a person is offline while reading, this data is stored and sent when reconnected. Keeping it in offline mode doesn't help.
- calcifer 6y ago
  > Keeping it in offline mode doesn't help. Permanently keeping it offline and only transferring via USB does.
wombatmobile 6y ago
https://alexwlchan.net/2019/08/removing-the-drm-from-my-kindle-books/ https://alexwlchan.net/2019/08/removing-the-drm-from-my-kind...
callmeal 6y ago
>One can remove DRM for amazon's ebook format (.azw3 ?) via some python scripts. You didn't hear it from me though. Not for the new KFX format. Only way to get around that is to use an older version of the kindle desktop app that downloads the azw format. Workaround won't last long though. And won't work on newer macs because the old version is a 32bit app .
- doc_gunthrop 6y ago
  Apparently you can do the conversion with Calibre.[1] 1: https://epubor.com/how-to-convert-kindle-kfx-to-epubpdfmobi-with-calibre.html https://epubor.com/how-to-convert-kindle-kfx-to-epubpdfmobi-...
  - Tijdreiziger 6y ago
    Last I checked (a year ago?) KFX wasn't a great input format, as it's optimized for the Kindle readers and not for conversion/interoperability. That is, KFX is to AZW3 as PDF is to HTML.
    - doc_gunthrop 6y ago
      Sure, but if the book you're looking for is only available on Kindle and your eReader is not a Kindle, then the conversion is better than nothing. I've found some O'Reilly ebooks only available on amazon in the format "Kindle Edition" (ie. KFX). Pretty aggressive market strategy from amazon given EPUB3 is the technical standard, but there you have it.
      - Tijdreiziger 6y ago
        On my Amazon account, I can download my purchased books as AZW3 from the following page: https://www.amazon.com/hz/mycd/myx https://www.amazon.com/hz/mycd/myx ('Manage Your Content and Devices'). (As I understand it, AZW3 is mostly the same thing as EPUB3.) (Either that, or the files I download from there aren't actually AZW3 files but just KFX files with an .azw3 extension.)
wodenokoto 6y ago
> One can remove DRM for amazon's ebook format (.azw3 ?) via some python scripts. The fonts can be a pain to descramble though.

BorisTheBrave 6y ago

> Each request also isn't sent as soon as it's generated. A number of these records are created and stored locally, then uploaded (note the sequence_number field). Even if a person is offline while reading, this data is stored and sent when reconnected. Keeping it in offline mode doesn't help.

calcifer 6y ago
> Keeping it in offline mode doesn't help. Permanently keeping it offline and only transferring via USB does.

wombatmobile 6y ago

https://alexwlchan.net/2019/08/removing-the-drm-from-my-kindle-books/ https://alexwlchan.net/2019/08/removing-the-drm-from-my-kind...

callmeal 6y ago

>One can remove DRM for amazon's ebook format (.azw3 ?) via some python scripts. You didn't hear it from me though. Not for the new KFX format. Only way to get around that is to use an older version of the kindle desktop app that downloads the azw format. Workaround won't last long though. And won't work on newer macs because the old version is a 32bit app .

doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Apparently you can do the conversion with Calibre.[1] 1: https://epubor.com/how-to-convert-kindle-kfx-to-epubpdfmobi-with-calibre.html https://epubor.com/how-to-convert-kindle-kfx-to-epubpdfmobi-...
- Tijdreiziger 6y ago
  Last I checked (a year ago?) KFX wasn't a great input format, as it's optimized for the Kindle readers and not for conversion/interoperability. That is, KFX is to AZW3 as PDF is to HTML.
  - doc_gunthrop 6y ago
    Sure, but if the book you're looking for is only available on Kindle and your eReader is not a Kindle, then the conversion is better than nothing. I've found some O'Reilly ebooks only available on amazon in the format "Kindle Edition" (ie. KFX). Pretty aggressive market strategy from amazon given EPUB3 is the technical standard, but there you have it.
    - Tijdreiziger 6y ago
      On my Amazon account, I can download my purchased books as AZW3 from the following page: https://www.amazon.com/hz/mycd/myx https://www.amazon.com/hz/mycd/myx ('Manage Your Content and Devices'). (As I understand it, AZW3 is mostly the same thing as EPUB3.) (Either that, or the files I download from there aren't actually AZW3 files but just KFX files with an .azw3 extension.)

wodenokoto 6y ago

> One can remove DRM for amazon's ebook format (.azw3 ?) via some python scripts. The fonts can be a pain to descramble though.