Thread: DRM workaround: Kindle for Android
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Old 03-30-2023, 07:08 PM   #258
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Originally Posted by JubileeQ View Post
I'm a bit confused here.

Following instructions you gave to Patitapetit, on how to use this workaround on an Android device, I installed KO Reader on my android tablet. But it literally can't see (and thus cannot import or read) the Amazon ebooks that are on my tablet. And thus I can't export the ebook onto any other devices. Am I missing a step or two?

I know the ebook files are on my tablet (in the com.amazon.kindle folder), but no other app other than Kindle seems to able to see them.

I used to be able to download kindle ebooks in the AZW format on my Kindle for Mac, v1.28, but apparently that's stopped working for new ebooks published starting this calendar year (2023).

I'm using Kindle for Andoid 8.75, the Cherry Blossom version on KO Reader, both installed on a Samsung Tab S6 Lite using Android 13. (I also have a mac running Ventura).

Thanks!!
Yes, you cannot do that. Even if the other app would have access to the files from the Kindle app, they would still be locked up with DRM. The workaround here is the same as what you did with Kindle for Mac. Download book, copy into calibre to remove DRM, then sideload it to your device of choice, possibly format shifting. You are unlikely to be able to get a DRM removable file from Kindle for Android 8.75. You will need to use an Android emulator on your Mac (if Bluestacks doesn't work, Android Emulator might). A newer real Android device is unlikely to get you what you need.
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