Most likely because, at that time, the azw3 format was the new standard, so whatever older books you had in either mobi/azw format, they picked up and mass converted on their own to azw3. Where are you getting azw3 support magically being dropped from?Ĭause they're already in a proprietary kindle file format ie the azw3. This is still very much supported by all kindles. You're confused between azw (the original original basically) and azw3, the 2011-2015 standard. The only support being dropped in 2023 is of those ancient azw/mobi files from 2007-2010. So why not allow me to convert my old books to the new format? So why did they auto convert everything I sent previously to azw3, and now are not letting me to convert my azw3's (basically my whole multi gig library) to anything they will currently accept without using third party apps? They went out of their way to remove this support that already existed!!Įdit: and if I move the books by usb cable, none of them will be backed up in my cloud library or support whisper-sync, which is half the reason I've paid to use kindles and stuck with Amazon's ecosystem. Similarly Amazon started off with azw in 2007 then made significant improvements dubbed azw3 and now, have made significant improvements over that. Amazon is not accepting their own format. Think of how we had vcds then dvds and now Blu Ray and 4k streaming.ĭVD players accepted vcds, blueray players accepted DVDs, 4k streaming services accept lower resolutions. Multi generational jumps in media/tech have always been dynamic. So why not allow me to convert my old books to the new format without 3rd party apps?īecause I got a new kindle and they aren't allowing me to send/convert to it (using their own app and their own proprietary format), since I'm using the format they previously converted my library to when loading it onto my old kindle. Think of how we had vcds then dvds and now Blu Ray and 4k streaming. Am I misunderstanding something, or does anyone know why they are dropping support for their own heavily pushed format, and even removing legacy conversion compatibility? The future 'send to kindle' conversion will just take your epub (or whatever file) and convert it to the new kfx standard, instead of azw3. Where'd you get this idea? Any books on your kindle in the azw3 format will still work just as they do now. So now there is no Amazon support for the majority of my books The kfx format has features like a new typesetting and layout engine with hyphens, kerning, etc apparently. They're moving to their next gen proprietary format ie version 10 aka the. 4) Quit using Kindle and get a different device. Yes, you will probably get a warning but people here have been using it for years with no issue. Calibre is completely safe and the plug-ins to convert are safe. 3) Convert the files to an acceptable format (epub is probably the easiest) and use Send to Kindle. 2) If you previously sent the books to Amazon, go to Amazon and choose to send the books to your Kindle. You have 4 options - 1) side load with a USB cable. The problem is you’re trying to send an azw3 file to Send to Kindle. You keep assuming that Amazon dropped support for azw3 which is completely untrue. Just side load them to your device or get on your page on Amazon and send them to your device again. If you sent files to Amazon then they sent you azw3 files. They’ve never, ever allowed you to use send to Kindle or email to your Kindle using azw3. I replied to a different comment of yours. You may or may not receive a reason.Ī complete and up to date list of rules is available on the new Reddit view Failing to do so will end up on your post being removed and/or your account banned. When posting in r/Kindle, make sure you adhere by our guidelines. Piracy Any piracy talk (including website names) will result in removal of your thread/comments and may result in a permanent ban. Amazon dropped the Kindle name from the tablets a few years back. Please use new Reddit for up to date information and sub rules.įire tablets are not Kindle e-readers. Note - Old Reddit is not maintained in this sub. Have questions before you buy a Kindle product or accessory? Want to know more about any of the products? Have news or tips to share? Join our friendly members. This subreddit is for everything Kindle related.
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