Comments on: Latest Kindle for PC no longer uses Calibre-compatible AZW files

By: Saturday Link Roundup–January 2018 – wisefaq.com

Saturday Link Roundup–January 2018 – wisefaq.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:16:34 +0000

[…] and it’s DRM Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibre DRM Removal Tools for eBooks Latest Kindle for PC no longer uses Calibre-compatible AZW files Remove the DRM From Amazon Kindle […]

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By: jhparizona

jhparizona — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:04:28 +0000

I know this thread is getting old but I ran into a problem that I want to document here and maybe other places. Not going to discuss de-DRM although I too do not agree with DRM either, but it is what it is.

I got a Samsung tablet, [2nd one that I have broken screen on : ^( ], with large SD card. So I use this instead of desktop or laptop computer. Down loading to tablet from Amazon content page would sometimes show “transfer via USB” and sometimes wouldn’t. It took a while to figure it out. If you run into this problem, on tablet make sure that option to view site as desktop. This is most likely explains why I have not run across any posts to this problem.

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By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 14:37:29 +0000

In reply to lowprofile7777.

Hi, lowprofile7777. Alas, because TeleRead is based in the United States, home of the DMCA, we can’t get into the specifics of removing DRM. Big apologies. I would ask other commenters not to supply the information here.

Believe me, we hate DRM for retail books just as much as you do. Let’s hope that sooner or later, there will be legislative remedies. We recently published a post telling how ebooks.com allowed people to filter out DRMed books from search. I know that’s not a solution for you. But if nothing else, the information may be good for your morale.

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By: lowprofile7777

lowprofile7777 — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 14:14:26 +0000

What’s the best method for now as of 2019? Because I watched a video trying to remove the DRM in Calibre because I just got a Kobo and wanted the transfer my books from my Kindle Oasis 2 to it and the video method didn’t work. I still have a Kindle Keyboard 3rd generation as well and I’m wondering would my books transfer from it to the Kobo via Calibre.

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By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 20:48:31 +0000

I’ve used version 1.17 and it works with Calibre and the plug-ins, but I’m having an issue where the reference photos in my books are coming out distorted when I’m converting from the .azw to .pdf Any ideas on how to maintain the aspect ratio of the photos?

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By: Nico

Nico — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:46:54 +0000

Hi — The latest deDRM conversion tool worked for me — but only on the second import and try for some reason. BUT — highlights and notes are not imported. Is this always the case, or is there a way to import those?

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By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:45:02 +0000

When I download from Amazon, my books are in .AZW3 format. Doesn’t seem that Calibre or any other online conversion tools can convert. I have the latest Calibre tools installed as well as the DRM plugins. Any ideas?

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By: john

john — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 09:06:25 +0000

I downloaded an even older version of kindle for pc, and it works like a charm. AZW file downloaded and converted to pdf via calibre.
Thanks. 🙂

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By: Magic of the Mind

Magic of the Mind — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:40:53 +0000

In reply to Aditya.

This didn’t work for me either. Replacing the latest version with 1.17 is the best way to go.

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By: Aditya

Aditya — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:05:51 +0000

writing March 21 2018 and ‘Download via USB’ gives me a AZW3 file . Calibre cannot convert.

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By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:55:53 +0000

I just tried downloading 1.17 and it still works, and lets me move mobi files into Calibre. I also use this hack as a way to back up the mobi files I buy via Amazon Kindle, so they are on my hard drive (Kindle has been known to delete books previously purchased with no warning). I also kept a copy of the 1.17 installer for future use, if needed. Now to go back and do this for all the books I bought the last year! Thanks everyone for the great help!

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By: Saturday Link Roundup–January 2018 | wisefaq.com

Saturday Link Roundup–January 2018 | wisefaq.com — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:08:22 +0000

[…] and it’s DRMDealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibreDRM Removal Tools for eBooksLatest Kindle for PC no longer uses Calibre-compatible AZW filesRemove the DRM From Amazon Kindle […]

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By: MSWagner

MSWagner — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:37:39 +0000

Yo instale el kindle para pc version 1.17 .0 y recien me reconoce los nuevos ebooks de amazon y tambien descargue la versión de calibre 2.84 genial puedo convertir a pdf

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By: NS

NS — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:07:41 +0000

In reply to Steve.

I tried that and got the message that none of my devices (which include my pc and various Android devices) are compatible. I have a few downloaded ASW formt books that don’t seem to work with [a DRM removal program], although I have successfully [removed DRM from] other formats. Any help?

Publisher’s note: Edited for legal reasons to remove references to specific DRM removal tool.

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