zaphod comments on Amazon: Older Kindles can no longer download e-books

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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 13 points 7 months ago (5 children)

This is about the Kindle Store. Calibre will continue to work, it just copies files via USB, you don't even need Calibre for that.

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[–] dan@upvote.au 4 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

Can books be transfered via USB even on the 2013-era Paperwhite? I've always used the email feature in Calibre-web to send books to my Kindle (even for books I've paid for) - I didn't realise it was doable over USB!

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[–] the_wonderfool@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago

Have a Kindle Paperwhite (1st gen). Have send over USB, through Calibre - software, never used the web one -, books and documents in various formats. Never had an issue.

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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Yes, it's basically just a USB drive, no special software required.

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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 point 7 months ago