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Re: Python curses



paulf@quillandmouse.com wrote: 
> On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:11:28 -0500
> Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:
> 
> > The Debian package calibre contains:
> > 
> > - an X11 application which is an all-singing, all-dancing
> > library manager and ebook reader
> > 
> > - a set of CLI-usable conversion utilities, most importantly
> > 'ebook-convert', which figures out the input format
> > automatically and exports to a large number of output formats,
> > most usefully EPUB and PDF.
> > 
> 
> Follow-up question, in case you know this too: apparently, when you
> purchase a Kindle book and read it via the Kindle app on your Android
> phone, the document doesn't exist on the phone itself. I've
> plugged my phone into my PC and examined every directory under Android
> and the SIM card, and I can't find a trace of the Kindle book I
> purchased.
> 
> I've installed Calibre, but without having the Kindle file in hand, I
> can't convert it. So... any idea how to actually pry the Kindle file
> out of Amazon's greedy hands, so I can point Calibre at it?

https://www.epubor.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-download-kindle-books.html

appears to be up-to-date. I don't actually use Amazon for media
purchases/rentals, myself.

-dsr-


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