[E Ink Kindle Serial Number Dedrm E-books
Rancul Ratha
There is a set of Python scripts for removing DRM from several different eBook formats, including Kindle's. One of them (called KindleBooks) allows you to remove the DRM without needing Kindle for PC. Instead it just uses the serial number from the Kindle they were purchased for to decode the books. It worked great for books downloaded on my Kindle 2.
It also has handy plugins for calibre, which is open source software for reading and converting various eBook formats as well as syncing to many different kinds of eBook readers. I highly recommend it.
The above tools work great on Linux, and should work fine on Mac OS X too as they are all Python-based. In order to run them, you will need to install Python for Windows or Mac (which comes with Python, but apparently has older versions), or make sure you have packages for Python and its Tk binding installed on your Linux system.
Recently, I de-drm'd our family's collection of purchased Kindle e-books using skindle. The link is to a blog post giving step-by-step instructions for using it. It's Windows only and relies on having an installed version of Kindle for PC.
As on installation it will immediately update itself to the latest version,it is recommended to install it while Internet is turned off, and disableauto-update in the Options before connecting to your account.
After turning on the Internet and connecting to your account, download yourbooks to the computer. They will by default be found in the folderC:\Users\USER\Documents\My Kindle Content and have strange names.
Adding the .azw book to Calibre will automatically invoke theDeDRM tools to undo the DRM, and the book will be added to your Calibre library,where you may read it with the supplied viewer, or convert it to another format.
Digital Rights Management (DRM): Digital rights management (DRM), also called digital restriction management and copyright protection, is the term used to describe any technology designed to control the use of digital content, such as digital media and software. E-Books with DRM have limits on who can access them, how much can be copied or downloaded, and how long downloads can be kept. DRM-free e-books have no such limits; see the definition of DRM-free below. For more information, read the digital rights management research starter.
Reflowable: An e-book which changes its formatting to match the device being used to read it. Reflowable e-books feature pages that are the exact same size as the screen, and the amount of content featured on each page changes with the size of the page. Most reflowable formats also allow users to change the font size, line spacing, and margin size. Since the number of pages in a reflowable e-book will change depending on the screen size and text settings, pagination is inconsistent.
Internet Protocol (IP) Authentication: An authentication method based upon comparing the IP address of a computer trying to access a resource with a range of IP addresses; if the IP address falls within the specified range, access is permitted. Many e-book platforms use IP authentication; for these platforms, FSU has provided an IP range that includes all computers connected through the internet through FSU.
Proxy Server: A computer that mediates between two networks by collecting the data sent from the first network and sending it to the second network, which is often the internet. Since all requests sent by a proxy have the same IP address, a proxy server is used to provide access to resources using IP authentication from computers with IPs not in the provided range. Off-campus access to FSU resources using IP authentication is available through a proxy server accessed using a proxy URL.
Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA): Titles loaned to FSU are automatically purchased after a certain number of uses. Since the title is on loan until usage triggers a purchase, it may be removed from the FSU collection without notice if the vendor loses licensing rights. Some providers call this model patron driven acquisition (PDA).
Open Access (OA): Open access resources are available to users for free. While some publishers have made commitments to keep certain e-books or journals as open access resources, most providers have a small and/or frequently changing number of open access resources. Most providers indicate their open access resources with an image of an open lock; the most common one is this stylized orange logo. The Academic Publishing LibGuide has more information on open access in general and at FSU.
Concurrent: In Gobi, Concurrent Access is used to indicate a title with the non-linear usage model. In EBSCO, Concurrent User is the field heading for the user access model. Look at the note after this field for specific title usage.
DRM-Free: These titles have no digital rights management (DRM) software. DRM-free titles have no user access, download size, download length, saving, printing, or copying limitations.
Limited User: A set number of users can access the title at a time. The most common limited user models are Single User (1U) and Three User (3U). Any users attempting to access the title after the limit has been reached will receive a message indicating that the user limit has been reached.
Non-Linear Usage (NL): The title has a set number of lending days per year. This model has no limits on the number of simultaneous users; the limit is on the total amount of time the title can be used by all FSU patrons. For example, a single user downloading the title for seven days and seven users reading it simultaneously will both count as seven lending days. These titles can have between 200 and 400 lending days a year, with 325 days being the most common. Some vendors, such as Gobi, call this model concurrent access.
Unlimited User (UU): Unlimited usage e-books have no limits on the number of uses or simultaneous users. While DRM-free titles are inherently unlimited user, not all unlimited user titles are DRM-free and may have copy and download restrictions. Some providers call this unlimited access (UA).
I installed the calibre, dedrm, and already had kindle for pc. I still can not convert any of my kindle books. Especially if it has it is an azw format I can not even read it on the calibre program. I do not know what I am doing wrong. I would like to know exactly how do you pull up the screen on calibre where you can insert the serial number of your kindle device? I can add books to the calibre library onto calibre but can only read the mobi formatted ones. Please help
The University at Buffalo Libraries subscribe to or own outright many downloadable e-resources. All can be read on a computer, using browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari and most can be downloaded to a diversity of electronic devices, including dedicated e-readers such as the iPad, Nook, Kindle, or Kobo as well as Apple, Android or Microsoft devices.
To convert the format of books that are not protected by DRM from one format to another (for instance from .epub to .pdf), use programs such as Calibre. This conversion, for instance, might be appropriate for Kindle users, since a Kindle will accept .mobi or .pdf but not .epub files.
Google Books, HathiTrust Digital Library, and Project Gutenberg are the largest collections of free and downloadable e- books, all with PDF options and some as EPUB. The free portion of this enormous corpus is generally comprised of material published before 1923. For instance, if you love the 19th century, these resources, regardless of discipline, put most of the period at your fingertips. Texts free of DRM may be loaded on any number of devices without restrictions. For guidance on format compatibility (.pdf, .epub, .html, etc.) with various devices, see the Ebook Collections tab. For specific download instructions for each resource, click on the hyperlinked title of each resource in that guide.
These programs, some made by Adobe Digital Systems, Inc. and others by the major e-reader manufacturers, enable one to download, save, highlight, and take notes. The Adobe products will work with any PDF file and Adobe Digital Editions must be used to download a book protected with Adobe DRM. There are many apps that will allow you to read material on a spectrum of personal devices, consult the manual for your device or e-book supplier. All of these programs will work with a variety of free material and may be downloaded, even if you never purchase a book or device from the associated company. For tablets: with the appropriate app installed, even on a Kindle Fire, you can read the books of rival suppliers.
Apple Devices: Download Adobe DRM protected e-books using the Bluefire Reader app. Install this app on your device and authorize the app with your Adobe ID. This will allow you to directly download any DRM protected text to your iPhone or iPad. Assuming the Bluefire app is on the device, the book will be automatically downloaded. The intermediate step of downloading to your computer using Adobe Digital Editions is not necessary.
AZW3 is a format for Kindle eBooks that are downloaded from Kindle eReader devices (the firmware is not higher than 5.6.x.x) or downloaded directly from the Amazon website for the Kindle eReader. If you directly copy and paste those AZW3 file to your computer and want to share them with others or convert to EPUB/PDF, you are not able to do this because these AZW3 files are protected by Kindle DRM. So this article will introduce the most efficient way to remove DRM from AZW3 files.
Breaking news and latest update: Amazon has made a change to their service so that books released on or after January 3, 2023 can no longer be downloaded using Kindle versions for PC or Mac earlier than 1.39. This means that using the older version of the Kindle desktop app to remove the Kindle drm no longer works for those files.
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