Thread: New version of DRM removal tools ("DeDRM")
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Old 08-11-2015, 07:32 AM   #183
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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger View Post
The worst that can happen is that you have to buy the cheapest used eink kindle and register it to your account - then download the books to computer for "transfer over usb" - except that you would put Alf in there before the book ever reaches your ereader. Heck, if you don't want, you don't have to ever turn that Kindle on.
If someone does this they should be aware that the model and firmware of the registered Kindle will determine what flavor of book file (MOBI or AZW3) is downloaded from Amazon for installation via USB. You need to have a newer model Kindle if you want the newer AZW3 (KF8) format. Advanced formatting will be lost for some books if only MOBI format is used.

Also, I think that these days you need to register the device to your account via the Kindle interface, so it needs to work well enough to to accomplish that. A Kindle that won't power on or has a totally broken screen will prevent that. (A Kindle with a few lines on the screen due to a broken substrate would work.)
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