Until now there was a way to use older versions of the Kindle for PC app to get the older format of Kindle ebooks in order to easily remove the DRM. Amazon is making it more difficult to remove DRM from Kindle eBooks You may now convert the book using Calibre, or do whatever you want with it.Latest news about DRM removal software for ebooksĠ7.01.23.
This MOBI file will have no DRM protection. If all went well, you will now have a “.mobi” file in the same directory as the AZW file. Open up the “DeDRM_Applications/Windows/DeDRM_5.4” sub-directory of the DRM Removal Tools folder, so that the “DeDRM_Drop_Target.bat” file is visible.ĭrag your AZW file on top of the “DeDRM_Drop_Target.bat” file. There may be many files for each book title, but the one we want is the “.azw” file.Ĭopy the AZW file to a place on your computer, for example your desktop for easy access. Within the “documents” subdirectory of your Kindle, find the book you want to convert. It will mount as a disk, accessible from My Computer. Plug your Kindle into your PC via the USB cable. (You can get the serial number by going to Menu->Settings from your Kindle device, then going to where it will list the serial number - starting with a “B” - under Device Information) The one we are concerned with is the Kindle Serial Number. It will bring up a screen like the following for preferences. The installer should automatically detect the Python 2.7 installed in the previous step.īrowse to the “DeDRM_Applications/Windows/DeDRM_5.4” sub-directory of the DRM Removal Tools folder.ĭouble-click the “DeDRM_Drop_Target.bat” file. Install P圜rypto module ( 64-bit) for Python. Install Python 2.7 for Windows ( 64-bit) via ActiveState. I’m assuming Windows here, but the underlying scripts are cross-platform (being written in Python, after all) and the DRM Removal Tools referenced have Mac versions included. Having tried them out earlier today, I can say they give Skindle a run for its money both in ease of use and functionality.Īll of that being said, here’s the guide. I have always known there were a few Python scripts floating around (they’ve been around for quite a while - like since 2008), but I never realized how high quality they were. I am writing this because the most popular program I have made is the Skindle GUI, and in providing support for many of the people who use it I have tried to stay current with the DRM removal techniques. This blog is usually used to write about personal software projects that I’ve worked on, but today I take a break from that to write a quick guide about how to use some freely available Python scripts to remove Kindle DRM.
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