Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data

Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by alongreyber on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @09:49AM (#24271296)

For this I recommend Calibre: https://calibre-ebook.com/

It will convert any format of E-Book to a compatible format for the Kindle (usually MOBI) and allows you to upload it directly. I use it often and it's an amazing piece of software!

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by umvi on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @09:54AM (#24271359)

I actually prefer KindleGen[0] to convert EPUB to MOBI - I find it produces a superior e-book.

Edit: Oh no, Amazon removed KindleGen! When did that happen? I still have x86 copies for Linux and windows if anyone wants it. Supposedly "Kindle Previewer" can do the same thing, but a cursory glance looks like it no longer supports Linux...

[0] https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000765...

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by sreevisakh on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @10:04AM (#24271453)

> Edit: Oh no, Amazon removed KindleGen! When did that happen?

We know where this is going, don't we? Offering interoperability in the beginning and then gradually taking it away - the old bait and switch trick. We consumers fall for it again and again.

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by wjdp on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @08:30PM (#24277838)

Aghh, I have (had?) a project that relied on downloading kindlegen as part of the CI/CD step. I just downloaded it from Amazon each time.

I doubt I have a copy of it somewhere. Does anyone have / know of a copy of kindlegen for Linux anywhere?

Edit: Wayback machine has it, thank god. Had a very real sense of loss there. Unsure why it's a project I've hardly touched for years. https://github.com/wjdp/gotdict for the interested.

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by mobilio on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @10:17AM (#24271567)

It's replaced with Kindle Create: https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Create/b?ie=UTF8&node=18292298...

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by umvi on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @10:39AM (#24271777)

Again though, KindleGen had Linux support, it looks like this doesn't...

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by Tijdreiziger on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:34PM (#24275119)

Damn, they removed KindleGen?! What a bummer!

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by criddell on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @10:49AM (#24271882)

It works pretty well except for the latest generation of Kindle DRM. AFAIK, it hasn't been cracked yet. There are workarounds but the workaround result in a lower quality book.

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by me_me_me on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @11:20AM (#24272243)

I second that, I have older Paper Kindle with only wifi. And I never connect to wifi, Calibre is excellent for managing kindle archive without amazon's breathing down my neck.

Highly recommend.

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