Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Lief

It could be but the old kindles don't handle the new drm so they would bother many more users than a few that know about drm stuff (even a lot of user that are just using old kindle devices).
Also personally speaking I prefer to risk that they correct the drm in books where it shouldn't be there rather than risk that they never do it simply because no one goes to ask. The risk that they will tighten DRM on Download & Transfer is there even if nobody ask anything (they did tighten DRM on Kindle PC app even without anybody asking).
Anyway, mine was a suggestion, obviously everyone will choose what to do. On my side I have already reported and I hope that at least that problem will be fixed, even if it is not in their interest to do so.
In a few months, if the DRM is still there, I will remove my book from Amazon (I make a really low amount anyway, and I published it on itch so it's there for those who want to buy it).

Please leave Amazon alone and stop calling to get things fixed that we don't want fixed.

[gbm]

I do not foresee Amazon doing away with Download & Transfer by USB any time soon. My reasoning on this is that Amazon has a contractual obligation to provide drm free downloads to several publishers plus all the independent authors who clicked that little drm free box when they uploaded ebooks.

Now IMHO they have violated that obligation with putting kfx drm on all Kindle4PC downloads, but that is just my opinion.

I can see Amazon start using KFX for Download & Transfer by USB that do use drm.

bernie

Originally Posted by odamizu

I had the same thought. Drawing attention to the fact that Download & Transfer provides some books DRM-free seems more likely to cause Amazon to tighten DRM on Download & Transfer, not loosen DRM on Kindle for PC. It may even hasten the day that Amazon decides to shut Download & Transfer down.

[Lief]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Please leave Amazon alone and stop calling to get things fixed that we don't want fixed.

I want them to fix the added drm on Kindle PC app.
I published a book with them that should be drm-free.