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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/113999243517603728">Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 16:17:45 JST</a><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer" title="jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/2767-48-20250205224340.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:</a></section><article><p>Saved and liberated the first 100 books I "bought" at Amazon for my Kindle. Amazon will stop offering the "Download &amp; transfer via USB" option, so I am downloading all 210 books now. After downloading, I hunt them through Calibre and a certain plugin to remove the DRM stuff, convert the books to EPUB format so I can put them on a new ebook reader that is more open than the Amazon walled garden. And in future I will buy my eBooks someplace else. <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/ByeAmazon" rel="tag">#ByeAmazon</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4563463#notice-8934087">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-02-14T16:17:45+09:00" title="Friday, 14-Feb-2025 16:17:45 JST">about 5 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/113999243517603728" rel="external" title="Sent from social.wildeboer.net via ActivityPub">social.wildeboer.net</a></span></span><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/113999243517603728">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4135088">Download &amp; transfer via USB
Transfer Tip: After downloading, use your USB cable to connect your computer and Kindle. Your Kindle will appear as a drive on your computer. Copy your downloaded file from your computer to your Kindle's documents folder.Starting 26 February 2025, the ‘Download &amp; Transfer via USB’ option will no longer be available. You can still send Kindle books to your Wi-Fi enabled devices by selecting the ‘Deliver or Remove from Device’ option. Learn more about managing downloads</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/socialwildeboernet/media_attachments/files/113/999/229/419/743/891/original/a7780a58552153e7.png" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/socialwildeboernet/media_attachments/files/113/999/229/419/743/891/original/a7780a58552153e7.png</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 16:17:45 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
Saved and liberated the first 100 books I "bought" at Amazon for my Kindle. Amazon will stop offering the "Download & transfer via USB" option, so I am downloading all 210 books now. After downloading, I hunt them through Calibre and a certain plugin to remove the DRM stuff, convert the books to EPUB format so I can put them on a new ebook reader that is more open than the Amazon walled garden. And in future I will buy my eBooks someplace else. #ByeAmazon
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1. Download & transfer via USB Transfer Tip: After downloading, use your USB cable to connect your computer and Kindle. Your Kindle will appear as a drive on your computer. Copy your downloaded file from your computer to your Kindle's documents folder. Starting 26 February 2025, the ‘Download & Transfer via USB’ option will no longer be available. You can still send Kindle books to your Wi-Fi enabled devices by selecting the ‘Deliver or Remove from Device’ option. Learn more about managing downloads
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