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Old 10-15-2025, 04:50 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by apastuszak View Post
I've been using a Kindle for a while now, and i've done a fair bit of purchasing on it, because decrypting the ebooks was pretty easy to do. But the latest firmware update seems that have locked the Kindle down even more than before, making the usual set of Calibre plugins ineffective.

So, I'm looking at greener pastures. The Kobo seems to be the obvious choice, since it's a well-built device that gets a lot of positive reviews.

How easy is it to "liberate" books purchased in the Kobo ecosystem?

Also, is the kepub format still a thing for Kobo devices?
Use calibre and then install DeACSM, DeDRM, and download ePub (do not download KePub). That way you can have the choice of ePub or KePub as calibre can convert ePub to KePub on the fly when you send your ePub to your Kobo. Or you can send it as ePub if that's what you prefer. Also, if you want or need to edit the eBook, ePub is a lot easier to edit because it's not full of code that makes it a lot harder to look at.
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