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Old 11-07-2024, 02:55 AM   #333
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Originally Posted by maddz View Post
Now that's interesting, a azw8 novel imports from K4Mac as a KFX file if you use import as archive, but a graphic novel doesn't. If you import as All files it imports as an archive...

Selecting Archive in the import wizard doesn't 'see' the awz8 archive file as an archive even though the file type is a Stuffit Expander file. Weird. I wonder if it's a function of size.
@maddz: Thank you for your PMs explaining what you're doing. I tried importing azw8 as archive, but that doesn't work on my Mac. When I select archive as the format, the azw8 is grayed out and not selectable.

That said, I used the ASIN you provided to search for the book on Amazon's web site. On the book's web page under Product Details it says: Simultaneous device usage: Unlimited. I believe this is why you were able to deDRM the book, and not because it was imported as an archive. See this post.

If you are able to deDRM ebooks that do not have Simultaneous device usage: Unlimited, let us know.

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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
... I doubt that the publication data is a factor in this case. It is more likely a question of whether a particular book has DRM that is locked to a specific Kindle app/device or not. Books obtained from the new Kindle for Mac app that are not locked in that way should be able to have their DRM removed.
I believe this is exactly why maddz got KFX rather than KFX-ZIP. I looked up the ASIN and it says: Simultaneous device usage: Unlimited, i.e., book not locked to a specific device or app and can be opened by any Kindle device or app.

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Originally Posted by NJTECHGUY View Post
Mine is locked with the new Kindle for Mac app should I uninstall the plugins and try again cause I keep getting a kfx zip
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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
That is likey due to the book being locked to the app, which will be the case for most books. Only a small subset of books downloaded using the latest Kindle for Mac app will import as KFX. For the rest DRM removal is not currently possible even with the latest available plugins. For those books you will need to use one of the other methods described in the first post of this thread.
@NJTECHGUY: This ↑↑↑ See this post.

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