This consists of installing and configuring two plugins. Configuring Calibre to strip out encryption from Kindle ebooks Things are pretty solidly in favor of De-DRM these days, though on the Apple/OSX/iOS platform the use of Fairplay makes decryption very difficult.

Over the years there was a back-and-forth of changing encryption and improved de-encryption tools. Therefore, there is a De-DRM plugin for Calibre which makes short work of the DRM. I realize the importance of DRM, but as a consumer it is unacceptable (if avoidable). Removing DRM from Kindle is important so that one has access to what one has purchased.

It keeps a metadata file as well as a book cover image (if available) and then one file each for one or more filetypes (e.g., epub, pdf, azw, mobi, etc.). When renaming the author or title, the file folders are renamed as well. It organizes files in folders based on the author(s) name(s), and subfolders based on the title name.

Bug reports should be left on the Apprentice Alf blog.Calibre calls itself an ebook management tool, but really any digital document can be stored in it. After the DeDRM plugin removes the DRM, then the KFX Input Plugin will package it into a single KFX file. Install the KFX Input Plugin to automatically locate all of the files that make up a KFX format book and gather them into a KFX-ZIP. We still recommend using the older Kindle formats when possible for more successful conversion into other formats. If you are not interested in removing DRM from the new Kindle KFX format, then there is no need to update at this time. This release incorporates works by several people to give initial KFX support to the plugin. The latest version of the Apprentice Alf DRM-stripping tools was released last week, and it now works on KFX ebooks.Īccording to the blog post, this is a beta release: This problem only intensified last year when Kindle for PC gained support KFX and made it harder to download a Kindle ebook that could be deDRMed, but now we have a solution. That new DRM was unbreakable, and that caused a lot of problems for those who want to protect their purchases. Each KFX ebook was delivered as a collection of files with no obvious details other than unfamiliar file suffixes and a new type of DRM. When Amazon launched the newest version of its Kindle ebook format in 2015, the improved typography and hyphenation came at a price. You Can Now Strip DRM from Amazon’s Kindle KFX Format

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