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Old 02-23-2024, 03:04 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Tawn View Post
This one's supposed to be DRM free. The kobo site lists "EPUB 3 (DRM-Free)". I was rather surprised/impressed with that. I don't mind sideloading, but I've no idea what format a DRM-free kindle edition would even be. Wasn't there some issue with needing an actual Kindle to get their books now?
The easiest method is to have an actual Kindle registered to your account, and the format you'll get that way is DRM-free if the publisher wanted it so (you'd still need to convert for Kobo, however). There is also a method of using the Kindle for PC/Mac and the KFX Input plugin for Calibre, but the format you'll get (KFX) is always DRMed and needs to be disinfected before you can convert.

I was a Kindle user before I switched to Kobo and so I still have a few Kindles on my account, although I don't actually use them for reading. I've also used other methods to get Kindle books (Kindle for PC and the Bluestacks method), just because I like to keep my options open and removing DRM is important to me (I reread a lot). YMMV.
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