Thread: New version of DRM removal tools ("DeDRM")
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Old 01-11-2015, 03:43 PM   #101
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Cool follow the directions in the included quote
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Originally Posted by Ripplinger View Post
It's the gray button at the left that you use, and you must remember to uncheck the box immediately under it where it says use their download manager. The download manager is what's popping up any red flags from AV programs, not the tools. The tools will always be a .zip file. If you're getting an .exe file, stop the download and delete it, that's their crappy download manager.

I use Ad-Block Plus and I don't even see ads on the download page, just one gray button and the checkbox to untick.

Edit: Skydog typed faster than me! But what she said.
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Originally Posted by MiguelATF View Post
Hope someone can help me. Am a new Forum member - and trying to un-DRM my Kindle books as the first step to switching to Kobo.

I downloaded Calibre. (Latest version for Macs is 2.16). Then attempted repeatedly to access the DRM removal plugin from Apprentice Alf's website - K4MobiDeDRM - which, supposedly, can be accessed and downloaded from this weblink -

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removed the link because I suspect it'll eventually get removed by the moderators
I've spent a good hour trying to do it - and get error messages saying that it "times out" - i.e. that the website for some reason can't be accessed.

Can anyone help me with this? PLEASE??!!!

Btw the reason I've finally decided to switch from Kindles (I currently have a 1st-gen Paperwhite) to Kobos - is that, today, my 6TH KINDLE FAILED. I treat them well and take care of the - but after 6 hardware failures (Amazon replaced the 1st 5 and then claimed the 6th was out of owarranty) I'm tired of this. (The failures weren't all Paperwhites - several generations of earlier kindles, including a keyboard, also failed).

ANY IDEAS on how to download this DRM Removal Plugin? Is Alf's weblink permanently 'down'? Or are there other DRM-Removal Plugins that do the job as well? Sorry for the noob questions but I've read repeated posts & threads and failed to come up with anything resembling an answer.

THANKS!

Miguel
The above quote (Posted by Ripplinger) was in a post about 8 or 10 posts above yours. I just followed your link and in less than 10 seconds downloaded the file (following the instructions in the above quote).

By the way I own 6 different kindles all of which still work flawlessly!!

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