How to move kindle e-books to an open source reader?

Hi, everyone. 👋

I'd like to move a few of my books from Amazon kindle app to an open source reader before closing the Amazon account. Preferably, I'd like moving to a European -based servive.

Curious about what my options would be? What is the procedure like? 🤷‍♂️

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thejoker954 20 points 5 days ago

It's been a while since I had to convert Kindle books, but the last time I did - Calibre was the way to go.

It's a complete collection manager too so you can edit metadata, cover art, format and so much more.

It's definitely intimidating when starting out, but well worth it.

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aim4harmony 4 points 5 days ago

Thank you. I have heard about Calibre before and got a bit spooked by the complexity of the process. 🤭

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N0t_5ure 9 points 5 days ago

If you want to make it easy, just go to libgen.li, download the books without DRM and it's off to the races....

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voxel 1 point 5 days ago

Likely illegal (depending on where the post author lives).

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SocialistVibes01 0 points 5 days ago

If Calibre is complex then just desist.

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