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Originally Posted by Shykat
My poor feeble brain is extremely confused. I have Kindle 1.17 on my PC as well as Calibre and have been able to de-drm books from my Kindle but now have read that, as of 1/3/23, I won't be able to de-drm them but found this thread.
I prefer to read my ebooks in a different program on my phone instead of using the Kindle app which is why I have been very happy with the old set up until it now looks like Amazon has changed things yet again.
What I'm wondering is it would be possible to download and install the old version of Kindle for Android onto my Android Tablet and use it to download the ebooks I want. Email the book file, which I'm assuming is a .prc file (if not, please correct me) from my table to my desktop. Then run that file through Calibre and get my preferred .epub file that I can then read on my phone.
Is it easy to find the needed Kindle for Android key while on my tablet or do I need to do all the steps I read where you have to make a backup file to find the key??
If that is all possible, #1, where do I find the key in the Android version and #2, what directory does the Android version download files into.
 And Thank you! |
There is a small chance you might be able to use your tablet with an older version of Kindle for Android, depending on how old your tablet is. If it is too new, Amazon might ask you to update the K4A app to a version that will give you only books with unbreakable DRM. There doesn't seem to be a clear cutoff date.
The file that contains the key is easy to find, but access to that location is prohibited unless your tablet is rooted. Easy to find is relative, because doing all the steps needed to do the backup method is usually easier to understand and to do when you have experience with neither.
If your computer can install Bluestacks, I suggest you go that route, it will work and is relatively simple to follow with the instructions provided in first post.