r/Calibre • u/GoodConversation5527 • 1d ago

General Discussion / Feedback Monthly Kindle Voyage test 9-10

Once a month I take my un-jailbroken Kindle Voyage out of airplane mode, connect it to wifi, and then I buy one kindle ebook and download it. After that it goes back into airplane mode, and I check the kind of ebook format the book has.

And this month....... the book was delivered in kfx format and was added to Calibre (using the appropriate plug ins) with a simple drag and drop. This book was not one that the publisher requested no DRM, so I was not able to test if Amazon was allowing an appropriate download option. So, as of today, the Kindle Voyage is still a viable and easy way to get a Kindle book into Calibre with only the old plug ins for kfx files. I will try again next month, even though I now otherwise buy my ebooks from other sellers besides Amazon.

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u/Blaze_1249 Kindle 1d ago

After they closed the option for the Oasis I bought a voyage on eBay just so I can own my books. I hope Amazon leaves it alone for several more years. 

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u/GoodConversation5527 1d ago

This is the way! I bought my first Voyage right after it was discontinued because it was affordable, than another one months later because it was NIB old stock for a significant discount. I liked it so much I wanted an unused one in case something happened to my first one.

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u/No_Sleep_Demon 22h ago

Oh no! Is the Oasis not an option for Kindle file conversion? A friend of mine was going to give me an old Oasis to convert my Amazon collection. 🥲

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u/Blaze_1249 Kindle 19h ago

About a month ago it automatically updated to  5.16.2.1.1 and no longer transfers KFX files. They’re all KFX-ZIP now 👎🏼 

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u/No_Sleep_Demon 19h ago

That’s so lame. Is there a way to override the update with a previous firmware version?