Thanks.I am using the latest version of Calibre and the plug-in (both were updated to latest versions today) to try to de-DRM my Kindle books in AZW format, and while some will convert, many will not. I’d like to make sure there’s a way before I drop money on a subscription I won’t have future access to. If anyone has any suggestions for Mac users, please do share. Printed copies take up a lot of space, show up damaged in the mail and aren’t as accessible as digital.Īnyway, I figured I’d mention these gripes in the off-chance someone at Amazon decides to research why people are wanting to remove their stupid drm restrictions in the first place. I’d even pay more if they allowed for this. The main purpose of buying a guitar magazine is to have access to the guitar tabs when needed. I find it ridiculous that Amazon offers only Kindle format for digital magazine subscriptions / requires a special Kindle app on every device you want to read on / and worst of all, if you decide to cancel your subscription you can’t even access the magazine issues that you already paid for. I don’t have a Kindle and don’t want to install some proprietary Kindle app on every device that I’d like to read on. kfx files, you’ll also need to install the KFX conversion plugin (link is external).ĭoes anyone know of a current way to convert drm restricted Amazon magazine subscription files on a Mac, without the need for a virtual PC installation? Any common universal format such as epub or pdf would be nice. If you’re trying to de-DRM Amazon’s newer.Using this example the file you want is C:\Users\Me\Downloads\DeDRM_tools_6.6.1.zip\DeDRM_calibre_plugin\DeDRM_plugin.zip. zip file you downloaded and drill down a couple of levels. It does not contain a top-level _init_.py file`, you’re trying to load the full archive folder into Calibre. If Calibre gives you an error like `ERROR: Unhandled exception: InvalidPlugin:The plugin in C:\\Users\\Me\\Downloads\\DeDRM_tools_6.6.1.zip’ is invalid.
Since I’m on a Mac, I could not get an older version of Kindle to work on Catalina, so I installed a virtualized Windows 8 and I was able to set up everything without a glitch.
The solution is to use two plugins for Calibre as detailed in this excellent guide. Unfortunately, the Kindle format is not compatible with all other ebook reading devices, so you’ll run into trouble if you want to use a tool like Calibre to convert your purchased books into a format compatible with your reading device unless that device happens to be a Kindle, in which case you’re good.
If you buy ebooks for Amazon’s Kindle, you’ll have realized that they come with copy protection called Digital Rights Management (DRM).
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