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Crescendo63 · 11-19-2018, 06:21 PM

I just bought a book from Amazon, and i was going to convert it into EPUB for reading on my Kobo (after downloading it to my computer using the "Kindle for Mac" app - I don't own a Kindle e-Reader).

I've always used Calibre (with the DeDRM plugin) to convert Kindle books this way, and it has always been successful.
Until today :-(

Calibre imports the Kindle AZW file (metadata included), but it cannot read nor convert it. It says "This book is locked by DRM", etc.
- I updated DeDRM
- I updated Calibre
- I read about Amazon's new KFX format, thus I downloaded the 1.17.1 "Kindle for Mac" app and retried, but it didn't change anything (it wasn't an KFX file after all).

It looks like this particular eBook has some quirks, but I cannot imagine what they are.

Do you have any hint, idea or strategy to try?
I'm on an Apple Mac with MacOSX 10.9.

11-19-2018, 06:21 PM	#1
Crescendo63 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Torino, Italy Device: Kobo Aura	Calibre cannot convert AZW file (locked by DRM) I just bought a book from Amazon, and i was going to convert it into EPUB for reading on my Kobo (after downloading it to my computer using the "Kindle for Mac" app - I don't own a Kindle e-Reader). I've always used Calibre (with the DeDRM plugin) to convert Kindle books this way, and it has always been successful. Until today :-( Calibre imports the Kindle AZW file (metadata included), but it cannot read nor convert it. It says "This book is locked by DRM", etc. - I updated DeDRM - I updated Calibre - I read about Amazon's new KFX format, thus I downloaded the 1.17.1 "Kindle for Mac" app and retried, but it didn't change anything (it wasn't an KFX file after all). It looks like this particular eBook has some quirks, but I cannot imagine what they are. Do you have any hint, idea or strategy to try? I'm on an Apple Mac with MacOSX 10.9.