The deal Amazon makes with us is: the customer agrees not to worry too much about getting the files, Amazon provides apps for the major platforms - all of which are capable of reading your ebook file reasonably well. epub files are a better archiving format than whatever kindle format happens to be at the moment. I'm not neutral on the subject, but I think that. I don't know how ios stores Kindle app files, but I wouldn't be surprised if the only way you can transfer to your computer is via itunes. I suspect that the unencrypted files for non-DRM files are stored in a similar file location on Kindle devices. prc (which are given incomprehensible file names). From kindle app on android, you can probably find the unencrypted file in the If you buy DRM-free ebooks from Amazon, you could download it onto any Kindle or Kindle app. It looks slightly less nice in my generic ebook reader as not all the text renders perfectly (I admit that the Kindle version looked fantastic), however, it's I ordered the same book from the Kobo Bookstore and they provided me with an easy download link and a file in universalįormat. The product you just purchased, then buy from a different vendor. If you care about getting a DRM free book for which you can download the file and actually I went back to Amazon and asked for a refund. I stopped there, as I was not willing to attempt to break the DRM (Ĭracking DRM is probably illegal, and might even be a crime, depending on your jurisdiction). At this stage, I had to use my Android phone to copy theĪmazon uses several different formats for its ebooks, including file extensionsįormat. The directory was visible using the phone's own file browser, but the directory was invisible from my PC! I'm not sure what trick Kindle used to hide the directory. I connected the phone to my computer via USB cableįor book files. In Kindle's options, I elected to store the book on my SD card to make it easier to find. I don't live there, so I installed the Android Kindle app on my phone. The Kindle for PC app is only available in the USA. I executed the following (convoluted) steps to find the file: I bought a DRM free book (published by Tor) from Amazon. My recent experience with Amazon is that they add DRM to their books, even when the publisher doesn't require it.
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