Jan 07, 2017 calibre is a comprehensive and free e-book management program developed by users of e-books, for users of e-books. It has a cornucopia of features including library management, ebook conversion, syncing with devices, news download, ebook viewing etc.
If you've got some Kindle books, you've likely heard that they come with Amazon's Kindle DRM, which locks your books into Kindle devices and kindle reading apps. But as a consumer, when we have already paid these files for money, why should we be stopped from reading them just because we didn't buy a Kindle but an iPad or a Kobo e-ink reader instead? This deeply hurts us. Yes?
So if you want to read Kindle books on non-Kindle devices or apps, the perfect solution is to remove the DRM. And in fact it's also the best way to protect your purchases, helps us read our own books more freely, backup or copy, print or share kindle books with friends.
But, how to? You may have wondered this problem for a long time. Don't worry this article will introduce you 4 ways to remove drm from Kindle books. From here you can liberate your kindle books best.
First things first: Download Kindle books
To begin with, firstly I strongly recommend you get your kindle books prepared on your computer. If you have the Kindle e-ink device, you can just download Kindle books via your Kindle device. If you do not have Kindle device, you have to install Kindle App(Kindle for PC/Mac desktop, or Kindle Cloud Reader web app). Launch the Kindle app, log in with your own amazon account, then all your purchased files in kindle store would be synced. Choose those files you want to deal with, double click on book cover, then downloading begins. Once you have done that, you can close the app, find your downloaded books files at destination folder (kindle content folder location).
Still failed to download the Kindle title? Look at these 7 solutions when Kindle books won't download.
Method 1: Remove DRM from Kindle books with Calibre Plugin
Calibre is an excellent ebook library management tool, open source software, helps you remove drm from books and convert format to others.
Step 1: Install Calibre.
Install Calibre onto your computer if you haven't already get them installed.
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Then download the latest DeDRM-tools. It comes as a .zip archive, but there is no need to unzip it, just open it up and put the 'DeDRM_calibre_plugin' folder where you can find it.
Step 2: Install Calibre DeDRM Plugins.
Run Calibre on computer (here takes mac as an example, remove DRM from Kindle books with calibre mac).
From the pref pane 'Preferences'--'Change calibre behavior'.
( Note: Do not click “Get plugins to enhance calibre”).
Click on Plugins (under “Advanced”) --'Load plugin from file'.
Select the 'DeDRM_plugin.zip' file you placed in step 1 and click 'Open'.
Click on the “Add” button, 'Yes' in the 'Are you sure?' warning dialogue that appears.
After succeed the plug-in has been installed. Calibre will add this plugin under its 'File type plugins' list in the Preferences window, OK. Restart Calibre please.
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Step 3: Import DRMed books to Calibre
If your kindle books are downloaded via Kindle desktop app, import your downloaded Kindle books to Calibre, then the DRM will be removed automatically. But if you've previously added books to calibre that with drm, you'd better import them again. Job done, you can click 'click to open' at the right side, to get a preview in calibre library.
If your kindle books are downloaded via Kindle eReaders, you should customize the plugin and input the KSN info.
Update: (Due to a change in DRM) Calibre DeDRM plugins will no longer work with Kindle for PC/Mac version 1.25 or newer or with Kindle firmware 5.10.2 or newer.
Method 2: Remove DRM from Kindle books with Python Scripts
Notice: This method is a little hard to use, so if you are not so familiar with computer or code, I don't think challenging this way is a wise choice.
Nearly all the eBook DRM Removal softwares are Python scripts, including Calibre.
Step 1: Install Python at first.
Firstly you need Python installed on your computer.
Step 2: Install Pycrypto
Pycrypto is a basic DRM module that all the DRM removal tools are using. Download and install it please.
For Win: pycrypto-2.1.0.win32-py2.6.exe
For Mac: pycrypto-2.6.1.tar.gz
Step 3: Run KindleBooks.pyw
Run KindleBooks.pyw, then input the information related to Kindle Books: input file, output file, and Kindle.info. As your kindle ebooks has been downloaded to your computer via Kindle for PC/Mac, so it is easy to find the Kindle.info, because it will be created when the desktop application installed.
Method 3: Remove DRM from Kindle books with Shareware
This method is applied to both beginners and experts. And I highly recommend you get it with a free trial. I do believe after you tried it, you will fall in love with her.
Step 1, download the powerful shareware Epubor Ultimate for PC or Mac to your computer.
Step 2, run Epubor Ultimate on your computer. Then the kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC or Mac will be displayed under Kindle column in the left sidebar, while the Kindle books downloaded via Kindle devices will be displayed under Kindle Device column in the left sidebar after connecting Kindle e-ink reader to computer.
Step 3,add the Kindle books from the left sidebar to the right main window. Then all the books will be decrypted immediately.
- It uses python scripts but much more easily to operate than method 2.
- It provides more friendly interface than calibre. Of course it's also easier than calibre to learn how to use.
Kindle for PC/Mac version 1.25/1.26, can't decrypt drm from kindle azw.
Amazon Kindle released quietly a new version named v1.25 for Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac. It's not published on their official site yet but just automatically updated to some people's computer (kindle desktop reading app). You will find that after downloading kindle books to computer via Kindle for PC 1.25, it's likely that we can't remove DRM from those books.
So if you found that you failed to decrypt drm from kindle azw 2018, solutions are following:
Step 1: Uninstall Kindle for PC/Mac 1.25/1.26.
Step 2: Delete the 'My Kindle Content' folder on computer.
Step 3:Download Kindle for PC 1.24
Or
Kindle for Mac 1.23
Step 4: Download Kindle books again to remove DRM.
Tips: Once installed the older version, you need to go into the Apps Tools & turn Off Auto Update.
Method 4: Remove DRM from Kindle Cloud Reader
Yes, this is true that now you can remove Kindle DRM from Kindle Cloud Reader--Epubor KCR Converter.
I should say it's not a DRM Removal tool, but a converter which helps extract Kindle Cloud Reader chrome cache files and then convert them to AZW3/Mobi/ePub/PDF format.
Requirements are as following.
- Install the Kindle Cloud Reader Chrome Web App to Chrome.
- Use Chrome browser to visit Kindle Cloud Reader and log in.
- Right-click one book and select 'Download & Pin Book'.
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And the output mobi files are DRM free. The only requirement is you should ensure that you can access your Kindle Cloud Reader with Chrome browser. It deserves your trial if you don't want to use Kindle desktop app. What's better, as this tool helps extract kindle books directly from Kindle cloud reader, so it helps get around Kindle 1.25 perfectly. No need to worry about the new Kindle KFX and new DRM any more. It's the best Kindle DRM removal mac for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.
Description
Calibre is a free, open-source, cross-platform e-book manager for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and OS X. You can use it to edit, convert, view and catalog e-books in all major e-book formats; fetch metadata for your books, download newspapers and convert them into e-books.
Currently, it is probably the most famous e-book manager, viewer, and converter.
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Calibre Review
Calibre Free Ebook
E-book readers are everywhere. There are choices for everyone, both free and paid and new ones are coming into existence on a daily basis. Finding out which one is best for your needs can result in a lot of trial and error. This is also true of e-book creation tools, although your choices of these are not as numerous. Finding one program that serves both purposes can cost you a small fortune. Calibre provides you with the ability to read, edit and create e-books and it does so at a cost that fits everybody's budget -- free. What's more, the quality of this program equals that of ones costing over a hundred dollars. Let's take a look at Calibre and see if your search for the ideal e-book reader/creator has finally come to an end.
E-book Reader
Calibre calls itself an e-book reader and that is what it was initially designed to do. It is also where the majority of its features reside. It is one of the few readers that offers versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It also has a portable Windows version that allows you to load Calibre on a thumb drive. This means that you can use Calibre anywhere your travels take you. Calibre is also designed to detect the type of files your reading device can read, and it will automatically change most files to that format. For example, you have an e-book you usually can read on a Nook, but you happen to have a Kindle available. Usually, you would be out of luck. With Calibre, however, that file would be converted so that you can read it on either device.
Calibre can read almost any file type. The one kind of file it won't read is one that is DRM protected. This means you can't read copyright protected work you would otherwise not have access to. Other than that, you have control over what format you prefer files saved as.
The icons are easy to see and the print large enough for less-than-perfect eyes. Small print can be a problem with many readers and tired eyes become such a nuisance you can't enjoy what you are reading. This is not the case with Calibre. You can concentrate on the content of the material and not the effort of trying to see the content.
News Reader
The list of magazines and news RSS feeds that you can find on Calibre is extensive. You no longer have to get your daily news over a number of devices. Whatever the format, Calibre will automatically access your subscribed-to feeds and have them ready for you when you want them. The ability to support a Table of Contents comes in handy here as it allows you to see a list of what articles appear in a feed.
E-book Creator
The e-book creation mode of Calibre isn't nearly as impressive as the reader portion, but it is something worth exploring. Creating your own e-books can be difficult, especially when you need to deal with learning how to format them. Calibre provides several ready-to-use templates that allow you to start composing immediately. You can spend time writing and not have to worry about how the material will look when you finish.
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Templates included in Calibre include those for writing novels and non-fiction books, magazines and picture books. Unfortunately, there are currently no comic book or photo album templates, but with the program growing constantly, I wouldn't rule that possibility out in the future. At this point, you also can't add video or music files to your e-books, but that is also something that may change in the near future.
For now, the e-book creation part of Calibre is sufficient for the majority of writers who use it. It is easy-to-learn, avoids the learning curve of most creation programs, includes a picture enhancement feature, so any included photos are optimized, and doesn't require having to download yet another program.
Highly Customizable
There are hundreds of plug-ins that help you enhance Calibre. You don't have to go searching all over the internet for them either as they all reside within the Calibre library. Because it is open-source, Calibre makes it easy for users anywhere to design enhancements that they feel are needed. It is unusual to want a feature and not have it appear within a few days if you mention it on a forum.
It's already been mentioned that Calibre is usable on the three major operating systems. In addition, it is also available in several languages: English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
The details you are able to add for each e-book is also extensive enough that you can search for a particular book by name, author, notes, your star rating, genre, publisher and more. You can categorize your books in the way that makes the most sense to you, not somebody else.
What learning Curve?
Calibre is easy to use. The creator states that you are 'never more than three clicks from your goal' and that is undoubtedly true. In most cases, you don't need three clicks. The menus and icons are all self-explanatory, but there is also added information available by hovering over a certain item. To make things even easier, the Calibre site offers many tutorials to help those of us who are less technically inclined.
Cons
Dark Horizon
The one thing I find this program is missing is the ability to highlight text or add notes to your pages. Considering all the positive features, this is a minor annoyance at most.
Final Analysis
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Calibre is possibly the last e-book reader and creator you will ever need. It has been around long enough to prove its worth. You can spend hundreds of dollars looking for more bells and whistles, but in the end, you are just as likely to find them in this program. Anybody who has a collection of e-books needs to check this one out.