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Originally Posted by daffy4u
Do I need this script? If I purchase a book from Mobipocket (I've downloaded the software so I have my PID) that is not available on Amazon, wouldn't I just be able to copy the file onto my Kindle or email the file for conversion?
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You don't need the script. If you have a MOBI file without DRM it can be read on your Kindle "as is". If you have a MOBI file with DRM, Amazon won't convert it for you but, if it is from a few ebook sources (which don't include mobipocket.com), you can get it authorized for your Kindle's PID and then kindlefix.py will allow it to be read on your Kindle
without removing the DRM. There are other techniques that allow you to strip the DRM from MOBI ebooks, but these are thought to be illegal in the US and some other countries. Igor's script is thought to be legal, although of limited utility because MobiPocket (owned by Amazon) has blocked authorizations of MOBI files for a Kindle PID from its servers. Note that the Kindle is capable of reading DRMed MOBI files (without the kindlefix.py update) and MobiPocket is capable of authorizing DRMed MOBI files with a Kindle PID. Not allowing DRMed MOBI files on the Kindle is a sales choice made by Amazon, and they had to do more work to make sure this was not possible.
The best (shorter) guide to this is
A Beginner's Guide to Kindle Content.