Browse to the folder where you extracted the tools.zip file and, under Calibre Plugin, choose the _K4MobiDeDRM_plugin.zip file.Choose Plugin under the Advanced group and then choose Load Plugin from File. Launch Calibre and press Ctrl+P to open the Preference window.Download tools.zip and extract the contents of this file on to your desktop.Download and install the free Calibre software.Download the books that you are looking to convert to other formats. Open the Kindle for PC app and sign-in using your Amazon Account that you use to purchase and downloadKindle ebooks.Download and install the free Kindle for PC software onyour Windows computer.Google for “Kindle DRM Removal Tools” and you’ll find several paid options that allow you to remove DRM from ebooks with a click.Īlternatively, you can strip DRM using free tools as well as detailed below: Whether removing DRM is legal or not is a debatable topic, there are simple ways by which anyone can bypass DRM from Kindle eBooks. Strip DRM from Kindle ebooks and convert them to other formats like EPUB or PDF Remove DRM from Kindle eBooks It is not possible to read your purchased Kindle books in other ebook readers like the Nook.Īmazon has these DRM based copy-protection measures in place to protect Kindle ebooks against online piracy but, as a consumer, the DRM scheme does limit your options.įor instance, you cannot create backups of Kindle ebooks that you already own and second, you cannot convert DRM protected books into other ebook formats like EPUB or PDF that can be read in other non-Amazon apps. The encryption in a given file is tied to your device, so you’ll need your Kindle’s serial number to perform the decryption.The Kindle books that you buy from Amazon are DRM-protected meaning you can only read them on a Kindle Reader or an official Kindle App. This is a Python script which strips the DRM from an encrypted Kindle book. Stripping the DRM: ch33s3w0rm/kindle_dedrm. I’ve got a script that works now, which leans on two other tools to do the heavy lifting: I prefer solutions that use command-line tools and (ideally) run inside Docker container – they tend to be much more portable between machines. Google suggests that Calibre can do this with the right plugins, but I don’t use Calibre for anything else, and I want to install new software as little as possible. I never bought any books from Microsoft, but I do have a collection of Kindle books, and this story was a reminder to investigate ways to remove the DRM from those. They were turning off the DRM servers behind their ebook store, and refunding customers for any books they’d bought. A few months ago, Microsoft made headlines when they announced they’d be turning off people’s books.
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