# Where do downloaded Kindle cloud books save to? (and can I convert them to another format?)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-downloaded-kindle-cloud-books-save-to-and-can-i-convert-them-to-another-format/685241
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 3, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-downloaded-kindle-cloud-books-save-to-and-can-i-convert-them-to-another-format/685241 "2014-04-03T10:48:44Z")
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### Author:  [@JohnnyMac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyMac)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-downloaded-kindle-cloud-books-save-to-and-can-i-convert-them-to-another-format/685241/1 "2014-04-03T10:48:44Z")
I have Aldiko reader on my phone, and due to space issues I don’t really want to install the Kindle app too. I’ve downloaded the books I want from the cloud, but I can’t seem to find them anywhere on my machine (Windows 8 tablet).
What I want to do is find the damn files and convert them to epub so I can read them on my phone. Is this even possible? I’m about ready to swear off buying Kindle books for good; they cost not much less than the physical copy, I feel cheated by all this runaround.
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### Author:  [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-downloaded-kindle-cloud-books-save-to-and-can-i-convert-them-to-another-format/685241/2 "2014-04-03T12:25:25Z")
I don’t know where downloaded ebooks are saved on a Win 8 tablet. Kindle ebooks are in .mobi format, so perhaps you can do a search for that sort of file. And you can do a google for a program called “calibre”. It’s free and it’s what I use to convert .mobi files into .epub files.
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-downloaded-kindle-cloud-books-save-to-and-can-i-convert-them-to-another-format/685241/3 "2014-04-03T12:57:02Z")
**My Documents\My Kindle Content** with mostly indecipherable names. I convert them with Calibre as soon as I download them so that I know which is which. They are\*\* .azw\*\* files not\*\* .mobi\*\* like the usual Kindle books.
Mind you for myself I use the Kindle app on my phone, tablet and PC so that I can sync all the books everywhere I read them. The app is only 30 odd meg.
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### Author:  [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-downloaded-kindle-cloud-books-save-to-and-can-i-convert-them-to-another-format/685241/4 "2014-04-03T19:36:51Z")
The books are encrypted in a format you cannot normally extract. A calibre plugin exists that can rip your books free of the encryption, however, it isn’t legal and it may take some tech savvy to use. The plugin is called " DeDRM ".
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### Author:  [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-downloaded-kindle-cloud-books-save-to-and-can-i-convert-them-to-another-format/685241/5 "2014-04-03T20:54:09Z")
Have you tried searching for mobi on your tablet?