Please note that these directions are based on using a Windows 7 PC. These same tools will work with other versions of Windows as well as Mac, but the directions may differ slightly from the ones below. Kindle for PC (use this version, not the Windows 8 app-it won’t work for this).įirst you need to install Kindle for PC and Calibre onto your computer if you don’t already have them installed.Note that you don’t have to use the Kindle for PC or Mac programs if you don’t want you can simply choose the download ebook option from your Amazon account to get the ebooks onto your computer. Next you need to download the DRM Removal Tools package from over on Apprentice Alf’s Blog. Make sure to read the note about downloading. And thank Apprentice Alf and friends for making all of this so easy :).Įxtract the zip file once it is downloaded. It should be called something like 'tools_v5.6.zip'. You can check the included ReadMe_First document for additional instructions. Install the Kindle DRM-Removal plugin into Calibre by opening Calibre and then selecting 'Preferences' from the top menu (if the window isn’t all the way open you may have to hit a small arrow on the top right to expand the selection to show Preferences).įrom the Preferences window you need to select 'Plugins' and then choose 'Load plugin from file'. Navigate to where you unzipped the DRM removal tools and select the 'DeDRM_calibre_plugin' folder and then choose the DeDRM_plugin.zip file inside. Like with all plugins, there’s a security risk dialogue that pops up where you have to click Yes to proceed. After installing the plugin you have to close Calibre and then restart it. Now all you have to do anytime you want to remove DRM from Kindle ebooks is import them into Calibre using the 'Add books' feature.

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