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wallcraft · 08-14-2010, 07:03 PM

The skindle utility for stripping DRM from K4PC ebooks is written in C and does not need python, but it does need to be run from the Windows command line. I assume it will work on your VMware Windows 7. I have recently seen reports that it does not work with the very latest version of K4PC.

Assuming this works, you would download an AZW ebook to your K4PC and then strip the DRM using skindle (both within VMware). The skindle utility finds the needed PID from K4PC's kindle.info file, which it typically finds automatically. You will then have a DRM-free MOBI that can be used on whatever device you want, or converted to a new format (e.g. ePub) using Calibre.

08-14-2010, 07:03 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The skindle utility for stripping DRM from K4PC ebooks is written in C and does not need python, but it does need to be run from the Windows command line. I assume it will work on your VMware Windows 7. I have recently seen reports that it does not work with the very latest version of K4PC. Assuming this works, you would download an AZW ebook to your K4PC and then strip the DRM using skindle (both within VMware). The skindle utility finds the needed PID from K4PC's kindle.info file, which it typically finds automatically. You will then have a DRM-free MOBI that can be used on whatever device you want, or converted to a new format (e.g. ePub) using Calibre. Last edited by wallcraft; 08-14-2010 at 07:08 PM.