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Old 05-08-2025, 08:57 AM   #2767
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Originally Posted by xyzzy_foo View Post
By the way, while it's known that Epubor Ultimate is actually just a wrapper for DeDRM, I heard today from the Japanese community that the DVDFab team recently launched a product called BookFab Kindle Converter. I wonder if they're really taking on KFX-ZIP? Does anyone have more details on this paid app?
Very interesting if a bit expensive. That is the first time I have heard of this. Thanks for the heads up!

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Originally Posted by Frogm4n View Post
Looking at the FAQ at the bottom of the product page it looks like it's also just a DeDRM wrapper, since it needs K4PC installed.
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Originally Posted by Sirtel View Post
But it doesn't say that it must be an old version...
It doesn't give any details on the specific version of Kindle for PC required. If it does require a specific older version that would point to it just being a DeDRM wrapper like Epubor. If that is the case it should really be mentioned in their product info.

For now I am going to assume that it works with the latest version 2.7.1.

From the step-by-step description of how it works it appears that the book download needs to be initiated by their software. It is not clear whether that is just for user convenience in not needing to operate the K4PC UI or if that is crucial to how it works. It is possible that their software interferes with the way that K4PC operates, like the older methods that used to work for disabling KFX downloads.

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Originally Posted by xyzzy_foo View Post
They said they released a free trial version of the BookFab Kindle Converter on May 12, allowing you to try it for free three times. They also mentioned that they have just launched the product and that a special offer is available until May 19.
I am certainly interested in the free trail next Monday to see how well it works, but I doubt I would ever purchase it. Knowing what version of K4PC is used, whether it works on newly published books, and seeing the results will likely give clues to how they are doing it.

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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Maybe they've figured out how to get the key from the recent version of K4PC.
If they are using the latest K4PC then that would likely be part of it, but more would be required beyond that.
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