Yes, it’s possible. Note: no downloads work in airplane mode. Cable works just as well though.
replyI had an old kindle that I never connected to the net or with an amazon account. I loaded books by USB.
replyDamn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase though.
> Damn near impossible to find DRM free books to purchase
replyMy method has always been to buy physical books (which is also better to support the author, because they get a bigger % of the price you pay.
And then, there are other creative ways to download the ebook... (without buying from Amazon, or other monopolists.)
It is still possible to remove DRM and export to PDF or epub. Not point-and-click easy, though.
replyhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1q1uza4/successful...
While Calibre makes it easy, it's even easier to just download a copy someone else has already stripped of DRM.
replyIf publishers/authors want my money, they can release a version without DRM.
Calibre is a rather painful tool, but seems to remain the best.
replyCalibre web and calibre web automated downloader remove a fair bit of the clunk.
No, you choose what is downloaded locally. You can also get .mobi files and copy them to the kindle directly.
replyNot anymore, they have removed the option to download files for transfer via USB https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/12/download-transf...
replyIronically, files downloaded from "other" sources have no issue. So they're just making it harder to buy from Amazon legally.