Trouble converting .awz to epub

cdawley4 · 04-03-2021, 02:08 PM

Hello,

First, I want to start out by saying that I am a recently converted macbook user. I also want to add to it that we(wife & I) don’t own any kindle devices.

So, with that being said, we bought the newest Dean Koontz book and unfortunately, it is only available via kindle. We have all of them on our nook app and I wanted to convert it over to epub to read on the nook app.

I downloaded and installed calibre 5.x(the most recent version), then downloaded the most recent version of kindle app for macbook.

I followed the instructions for downloading DeDRM 7.1.0 and installed the plugin.

I closed calibre, restarted it, imported the azw file, then went to convert the book. I got knew something wasn’t right because it imported too quick and gave me the message that it couldn’t import due to DRM.

I also tried downloading Kindle 1.17 and importing that way. Still got same message.

I will try calibre 4.23 and DeDRM 6.68 tonight when I wake up.

If none of that works, what else can I try? I feel like I’m right on the edge of making it work, that I don’t want to give up and pay $30 for epubor. We already paid $20 for the e-book. I’m also thinking the DRM may require a kindle serial number to strip off the DRM, which we do not have.

Any help would be appreciated.

theducks · 04-03-2021, 02:12 PM

Sorry, but MR rules say we can not provide help with DRM removal other than refer you to the place you got those tools. The tools DO need to be the latest to work with Calibre 5

jhowell · 04-03-2021, 03:18 PM

See the thread Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 (and later) and KFX in calibre.

cdawley4 · 04-04-2021, 06:20 AM

I was able to convert the books using calibre 4.23 with dedrm 6.6.0.

@jhowell, I started reading that after my post and that is when I saw that calibre 5 and dedrm 7 don’t play well together right now.

Thanks for your understanding.
Hopefully, this will help other people having the same issue.

04-03-2021, 02:08 PM	#1
cdawley4 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: Iphone apps	Trouble converting .awz to epub Hello, First, I want to start out by saying that I am a recently converted macbook user. I also want to add to it that we(wife & I) don’t own any kindle devices. So, with that being said, we bought the newest Dean Koontz book and unfortunately, it is only available via kindle. We have all of them on our nook app and I wanted to convert it over to epub to read on the nook app. I downloaded and installed calibre 5.x(the most recent version), then downloaded the most recent version of kindle app for macbook. I followed the instructions for downloading DeDRM 7.1.0 and installed the plugin. I closed calibre, restarted it, imported the azw file, then went to convert the book. I got knew something wasn’t right because it imported too quick and gave me the message that it couldn’t import due to DRM. I also tried downloading Kindle 1.17 and importing that way. Still got same message. I will try calibre 4.23 and DeDRM 6.68 tonight when I wake up. If none of that works, what else can I try? I feel like I’m right on the edge of making it work, that I don’t want to give up and pay $30 for epubor. We already paid $20 for the e-book. I’m also thinking the DRM may require a kindle serial number to strip off the DRM, which we do not have. Any help would be appreciated.

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04-03-2021, 02:12 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,054 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Sorry, but MR rules say we can not provide help with DRM removal other than refer you to the place you got those tools. The tools DO need to be the latest to work with Calibre 5

04-03-2021, 03:18 PM	#3
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,071 Karma: 91577715 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	See the thread Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 (and later) and KFX in calibre.

04-04-2021, 06:20 AM	#4
cdawley4 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: Iphone apps	I was able to convert the books using calibre 4.23 with dedrm 6.6.0. @jhowell, I started reading that after my post and that is when I saw that calibre 5 and dedrm 7 don’t play well together right now. Thanks for your understanding. Hopefully, this will help other people having the same issue.

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