how can I backup kindle books out of reach of amazon?

10 years ago amazon sold illegitimate copies of Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm, and subsequently deleted them from users' devices, thereby destroying a lot of work for some. I don't think I bought anything illegitimate, but I'd still like to keep a backup of my kindle books that Amazon has no access to, just in case they decide to kill another one of the books for whatever reason. The only discussions here involve fiddling with the DRM. Do you know of another way, on a mac running Mojave?

edit @Steve Chambers: OK button where you probably see a Download button

edit2: I don't use an actual Kindle device but the Kindle app on macOS or an iphone. Maybe this explains why downloading doesn't work.

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Actually this is easy and has nothing to do with what OS you are on

1. Sign-on to your account on Amazon and go to "Your content and devices"
2. There is a list of purchased eBooks, click the "..." button to the left of the title
3. In the "Account & Lists" menu click on "Download and transfer by USB."

The book will then download to your computer allowing you to store it any place that you like.

I do this routinely with any eBook I purchase from Amazon so I have a backup copy "just in case."

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