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Amazon Kindle eBook Bulk Downloader: for downloading your Kindle eBooks in a more automated way than is typically permitted, this tool can create backup copies of the books you've already purchased. (github.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So is this the tool to use before the 26th?

https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

One of the tools. Some other options in this very helpful guide (especially if you don't have a pre-2024 Kindle ereader):

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361503

I can confirm Method 2A works. The actual conversion to epub is automated, but I did have to clean up the metadata for many of my books, but that's understandable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you for sharing this. I need to take care of downloading my books ASAP !

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks I'll check it out.

So far I haven't found anything for Mac or Calibre that works. I tried a sketchy program that wanted $30 before I noped out. I don't even have $30 worth of books to get out.

f* amazon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing this after I manually downloaded 92 fucking books from my library.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I used this project today and it worked well. But bare in mind that the download book are still encrypted with a DRM scheme and you will have to work around that in some way if you want to be able to read the books outside of a specific Kindle device.