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Not sure if you’re joking but is it possible to even do that? I understand some books are kept on their cloud servers and only some get downloaded.

thih9 4mo ago
Yes, it’s possible. Note: no downloads work in airplane mode. Cable works just as well though.
iLoveOncall 4mo ago
No, you choose what is downloaded locally. You can also get .mobi files and copy them to the kindle directly.
- wolvoleo 4mo ago
  Not anymore, they have removed the option to download files for transfer via USB https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transfer-for-kindle-ebooks-going-away-on-february-26/ https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transf... Ironically, files downloaded from "other" sources have no issue. So they're just making it harder to buy from Amazon legally.
nosioptar 4mo ago
I had an old kindle that I never connected to the net or with an amazon account. I loaded books by USB. Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase though.
- cbdevidal 4mo ago
  It is still possible to remove DRM and export to PDF or epub. Not point-and-click easy, though. https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful_dedrm_with_kindle_for_pc_28_in_january/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful...
  - nosioptar 4mo ago
    While Calibre makes it easy, it's even easier to just download a copy someone else has already stripped of DRM. If publishers/authors want my money, they can release a version without DRM.
    - lostlogin 4mo ago
      Calibre is a rather painful tool, but seems to remain the best. Calibre web and calibre web automated downloader remove a fair bit of the clunk.
    - steve-atx-7600 4mo ago
      Yep. Go to yandex, search for book, download ebook, done. I’ll order a hardcover of the book if I liked it. I don’t mind reading on an iPhone (iBooks will open it and even sync it across devices). If I did, I’d use Calibre to load books on a kindle. I did this recently as a test and it worked on the second version ever made of the kindle.
- DavideNL 4mo ago
  > Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase My method has always been to buy physical books (which is also better to support the author, because they get a bigger % of the price you pay. And then, there are other creative ways to download the ebook... (without buying from Amazon, or other monopolists.)

thih9 4mo ago

Yes, it’s possible. Note: no downloads work in airplane mode. Cable works just as well though.

iLoveOncall 4mo ago

No, you choose what is downloaded locally. You can also get .mobi files and copy them to the kindle directly.

wolvoleo 4mo ago
Not anymore, they have removed the option to download files for transfer via USB https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transfer-for-kindle-ebooks-going-away-on-february-26/ https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transf... Ironically, files downloaded from "other" sources have no issue. So they're just making it harder to buy from Amazon legally.

nosioptar 4mo ago

I had an old kindle that I never connected to the net or with an amazon account. I loaded books by USB. Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase though.

cbdevidal 4mo ago
It is still possible to remove DRM and export to PDF or epub. Not point-and-click easy, though. https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful_dedrm_with_kindle_for_pc_28_in_january/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful...
- nosioptar 4mo ago
  While Calibre makes it easy, it's even easier to just download a copy someone else has already stripped of DRM. If publishers/authors want my money, they can release a version without DRM.
  - lostlogin 4mo ago
    Calibre is a rather painful tool, but seems to remain the best. Calibre web and calibre web automated downloader remove a fair bit of the clunk.
  - steve-atx-7600 4mo ago
    Yep. Go to yandex, search for book, download ebook, done. I’ll order a hardcover of the book if I liked it. I don’t mind reading on an iPhone (iBooks will open it and even sync it across devices). If I did, I’d use Calibre to load books on a kindle. I did this recently as a test and it worked on the second version ever made of the kindle.
DavideNL 4mo ago
> Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase My method has always been to buy physical books (which is also better to support the author, because they get a bigger % of the price you pay. And then, there are other creative ways to download the ebook... (without buying from Amazon, or other monopolists.)