After we purchased some books from Kindle store, those titles will be saved in Kindle cloud. Then whenever we want to read our kindle contents, we can download them from the cloud to our kindle device or kindle app. But how to download Kindle books with easy steps? Why I failed to download the Kindle book for offline reading? Here is the ultimate guide to this topic.
3 Methods to download Kindle contents
How to download Kindle files from the Kindle library onto our devices?
Step 1: Buy Kindle books.
Visit Amazon store official site please. Then shop in Kindle store by searching the Kindle titles you want to read. Buy with 1-click.
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We can buy Kindle books on our Kindle devices, or Kindle apps, or directly purchase from online kindle store via opening a browser.
Note:
1. We can't directly buy Kindle books in the Kindle for IOS app. Please use Safari to access Kindle store and purchase the book you want to read, then 'Deliver to: xxx's Kindle for IOS'.
2. Except for Kindle store, there are more places to download kindle books and free.
Step 2: Sync and download Kindle titles.
We can read Kindle books with the Kindle eReader (such as Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HD), or Kindle app (such as Kindle for Mac, Kindle for Android).
By default, all new bought Kindle books will be saved in the Kindle cloud. If we want to download the kindle book from the library to the local devices, we should sync the Kindle first.
Open the Kindle app, tap on 'Sync' icon. If you didn't log in the app, register your Kindle first.
On Kindle e-ink and tablet devices, click on 'Settings' -> 'Sync Your Kindle'.
In general, by syncing the Kindle, all books will be saved to your Kindle library (which contains the new books you bought). You can find them by tapping on Cloud/Archives/All tab.
Tips:
If you can't find the books in your library (after syncing the Kindle), please visit amazon official site and access 'Your Content and Devices'.
Choose 'deliver to Default Device (or) Others', select your device, deliver, OK.
Then, click on the book cover, downloading begin. Wait a moment until the downloading progress ends. Once completed, you can open the book with your Kindle.
How long does it take to download a Kindle book? I should say this depends on your own network connection status and the book files size. Usually it shows up in 60 seconds or so.
Q1: Is it possible to bulk download kindle?
A: In fact, there is no option to bulk download Kindle books. We are allowed to download title by title. But with the double-click, it's really pretty fast.
Q: What's the Kindle book download location?
A: Books that downloaded from Kindle e-ink or tablet devices are saved in 'Documents' folder. They will be saved as AZW3 or KFX format.
If the kindle contents are synced and downloaded via Kindle for PC/Mac, they will be saved in 'My Kindle Content' folder. Usually those files are with .azw suffix.
Kindle for Android books will be PRC or KFX.
Optional method: Download & transfer via USB
If still failed to download your Kindle files to your Kindle devices, we can try this method.
Access 'Your Content and Devices', select the book you want to download, click on 'Action'(three dots).
Then, select 'Download & transfer via USB'.
From the new window, select your Kindle (the correct Kindle device name), download.
Note:
1. This method can only help re-send Kindle books to our Kindle devices (Kindle e-ink or kindle tablets). It doesn't function for downloading books to Kindle app. From the screenshot image, you will notice that these options are grayed out.
2. Not all books can be obtained with this method. If you can't see the 'download and transfer via usb' option, you should try the method 1 I mentioned above.
3. This method works pretty well when you want to download Kindle files without wifi.
4. Books downloaded with this method will be .azw3 format. Once completed, copy these files to your Kindle device via USB please, to the 'Documents' folder.
5. When asked how to download kindle books to PC/Mac, this method works well too (while the mostly considered method is downloading via Kindle desktop).
Optional method 2: Download via Kindle Cloud Reader (Offline)
Updated on 2020-8-12: Amazon has further upgraded Kindle Cloud Reader in August 2020 for security reasons, which has finally made it impossible to download books from Kindle Cloud Reader.
Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app which is designed for reading Kindle titles without a Kindle. And what's better, it also allows us read kindle titles for offline reading.
1Make sure you are usingthe latest version of Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge browser.
2Log in to Kindle Cloud Reader.
3Open the book and the download will begin soon.
7 Solutions when Kindle books won't download
Above methods are easy to go, but in fact there are many people have met the problem that they are not able to download a Kindle book that they had previously purchased.
So here are 8 solutions when Kindle books won't download.
Solution 1: Shut down and restart your device.
This is the easiest one and it fixs most problems.
Solution 2: Confirm the wifi connection.
Disconnect and reconnect the wifi, confirm it's working .
Solution 3: Sync Kindle again.
Only by syncing Kindle, the new Kindle books can be shown correctly on our device.
Solution 4: Deregister and register again.
If the book or app gets stuck downloading partway, deregister it first (Settings -> Registration -> Deregister).
This will delete all your books from the cloud.
Once registered again, try re-downloading it from the cloud section.
Optional: We can also deregister the device by managing 'You Content and Devices'.
Solution 5: Fix for Amazon license limit error.
While trying to download a Kindle title on a new device, you may come across an error with Amazon: License Limit Reached.
With most Kindle books, we can only get six copies downloaded to various devices and apps. If you try to download a book to a seventh device you'll get a license limit exceeded warning. In this situation, you should deregister any old devices that you no longer use (old phones, old copies of the desktop app, etc.).
Simply log into your Amazon account -> Your Content and Devices -> Devices -> Device Actions -> Deregister.
Once that is done, relaunch the kindle app or device and it should open just fine.
Tips:
How many licenses totally depends on the publisher and not disclosed anywhere.
Solution 6: Confirm whether the payment method is valid or not.
Check your digital orders first. Make sure the book that you were trying to download was indeed completed by heading over to Amazon.
What's more, it would be better to check your payment settings too. I mean if the default 1-click payment was invalid, the order won't be approved by Amazon.
Solution 7: If you deleted one book by mistake, purchase it again
We all know that we can delete Kindle books from the cloud, but we should also recognize that if deleting contents by this method, we are not able to recover them any more unless purchasing again.
Backup Your Kindle Books to Computer First.
Solution 8: Failed to enable Kindle Cloud Reader offline?
As what I said above, Amazon stopped the downloading option in Kindle Cloud Reader since August, 2020. In other words, it's impossible to download books via kindle cloud reader. Please try above methods.
Download Kindle books to PDF? Of course YES
Most of people wonder how to download Kindle books as PDF. But at the first part I've introduced Kindle common formats in breif, Kindle books are with kindle its own formats, not the PDF or ePub.
But this doesn't mean that we can't achieve this goal. Here highly recommend you use Epubor Ultimate.
See? It helps you convert Kindle to PDF and remove DRM quickly.
Say more, my top pick is downloading kindle books first to your computer and then back up them. Above tools help you back up kindle books with ease.
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Download & Transfer via USB is a function provided by Amazon which allows you to use the USB cable to transfer Kindle content from a computer to your Kindle Fire and Kindle e-ink device. Additionally, it offers a workaround solution to removing Kindle DRM. Recently, some issues occurred when trying to download Kindle books for USB transfer in Amazon website. Many users reported the download & transfer via USB feature is not working. So here I write this post with the purpose of helping such people to fix the problem.
Part 1. How to Download & Transfer via USB on Amazon
1 Go to the Amazon website page - Manage Your Content and Devices and log in with your Amazon account.
2 Click the “Action” button in front of each book title, and then click “Download & transfer via USB”.
3 From the dropdown list, choose your Kindle device, and click the button “Download”.
A note will show up when you are downloading the content.
At most times, the downloaded content would be azw3 file, or azw file occasionally.
4 Transfer books to Kindle device via USB.
After downloading, use your USB cable to connect your Kindle device to your computer. Your Kindle will appear as a drive on your computer. Copy your downloaded file from your computer to into the appropriate folder. Depending on your device type, the folder names may vary. For example, on Kindle Paperwhite, move books to the 'Documents' folder. On Kindle Fire tablets, move books to the 'Books' folder.
Bonus Tips: Remove Kindle DRM via 'Download & Transfer via USB'
If you own a Kindle e-ink device, you can try this method to remove Kindle DRM. No matter you are using Windows or Mac (Catalina and Big Sur included), the method of 'Download & Transfer via USB' is working well together with Epubor Ultimate to decrypt and convert Kindle books. Just connect your Kindle e-ink device to your computer, and drag your AZW3 or AZW files to Epubor Ultimate, they will be decrypted automatically.
Or you can follow the detailed guide on Remove Kindle DRM via 'Download &Transfer Kindle Books via USB'.
Part 2. Trouble Shotting - Download & Transfer via USB Not Working
Problem 1. Unable Download & Transfer via USB - The download never starts
Trying download and transfer via USB, I'm getting a message that says 'Downloaded your Kindle content to your computer via Your Media Library'. I have no idea what this means. There is no 'Your Media Library' on my computer. The download never starts.
In a recent update, Google Chrome (and Firefox, it looks like) stopped allowing HTTP downloads, which is so called 'insecure downloads'. However, The Amazon Content and Devices webpage uses JavaScript to initiate downloads, so Chrome considers that type of download to be insecure. So if you are using Google Chrome or Firefox when you click 'Download', a notice will show 'Download your Kindle content to your computer via Your Media Library', but then you will get nothing. The download never starts no matter how many times you click the 'Download'.
We believe that Amazon will probably get the problem fixed soon, but in the meantime there are a couple of workarounds to get your Kindle ebooks downloaded for USB transfer.
Solution 1 Use a different web browser.
The issue is now affecting Google Chrome and Firefox browser, and might affect some other browsers too. But you can try Microsoft Edge, which has been reported still working normally for downloading Kindle books.
Solution 2 Change a site setting with your web browser to allow insecure content on Amazon’s website.
For Google Chrome users, click the lock icon next to Amazon's Contents and Devices page, and then tap 'Site Settings'.
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On the next page, find 'Insecure content'. Reset permission and change 'Block (default)' to 'Allow'.
Solution 3 Download by opening 'Developer Tools'.
You can download the file by opening 'Developer Tools' (tap 'F12' on your keyboard in Chrome) and hover to the 'Network' tab. And then proceed the steps described in 'Part 1' and in the Developer Tools, look for the 'FSDownloadContent' on the list, right click it and select 'Open in a new tab' and the download will start.
Problem 2. No option for Download & Transfer via USB
I click the Download & transfer via USB action on amazon site. The options in the drop down menu are the Kindle apps and Kindle Cloud Reader, but neither of them are selectable. So I cannot finish the download. Must I possess Kindle or Fire hardware to enable the download option?
'Download & Transfer via USB' is only available for Kindle e-ink device or Kindle Fire tablet owners. Kindle apps (on phones, tablets, computers) are not compatible with that function. That's part of the Amazon security as they don't want you to make copies.
Solution If you don't have a Kindle device, you cannot download books from Amazon site. Please use Kindle app for PC/Mac/Android/iOS to download your Kindle ebooks.
If you have a Kindle e-ink device or Fire tablet but still receive such an error when downloading the content, it seems that you haven't registered your Kindle device yet. Please first register your Kindle device with your Amazon account and try once again.
Problem 3. Download an FSDownloadContent file, not AZW3 eBook File
On downloading a book through Amazon website to my computer and then USB transfer to my Kindle, Amazon downloads an illegible file called 'FSDownloadContent', rather than the usual .azw3 or .azw file. Is this a problem with the download?
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This problem is related to Amazon downloads using Safari browser. The Amazon download is not compatible with some certain combination of Mac OS and Safari versions.
Solution Try downloading the book using a different browser (i.e. Chrome). Another possible solution is to try simply adding the '.azw3' file extension after the file name. Sometimes that solves the problem.
OK. These are all things about Download & Transfer via USB. If you have any more questions concerning this issue, just leave a comment below. Don't forget to download Epubor Ultimate if you want to remove Kindle DRM through this method.
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