Can't open book i purchased - DRM error message

kallekula · 11-11-2014, 02:58 PM

I purchased a book in amazon and downloaded it to my computer. When I try to open the AZW file in calibre, it says I can't read it because it's DRM protected. What am I doing wrong? I do not own a physical kindle, only digital downloads from amazon.

chaley · 11-11-2014, 03:05 PM

Unless you remove the Amazon's DRM (google Apprentice Alf), the book can only be opened in Kindle for PC (or Mac). Calibre cannot open it.

kallekula · 11-11-2014, 03:14 PM

I installed the tools from apprentice alf but they don't seem to be working for me. Tried removing DRM with calibre, but I get the same error message. Seems I'm stuck in a moment 22 here. Thanks anyway.

Dr. Drib · 11-11-2014, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kallekula

I installed the tools from apprentice alf but they don't seem to be working for me. Tried removing DRM with calibre, but I get the same error message. Seems I'm stuck in a moment 22 here. Thanks anyway.

Mobileread cannot give you specific instructions for DRM removal for books you have purchased.

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eschwartz · 11-11-2014, 03:53 PM

Alf's blog should have a help section, you can probably comment there and get some help.

Byrdie · 11-11-2014, 04:29 PM

There's a new version of Calibre out, you may need to update both it and the tools. And maybe re-download your book, doing all that has helped me whenever I got similar errors. If it still doesn't work, check Alf's blog for further details.

cybmole · 12-15-2014, 03:10 AM

may be related....
I added 4 kindle books at once using drag and drop onto main calibre window. when I then tried to convert them I had DRM locked issues with 2 out of the 4.

removing , then adding, the same books , the same way, one at a time worked fine though.

I wonder if the plug in can't handle batch adds or if there's an issue when /if calibre launches multiple simultaneous jobs.

I add from amazon so rarely that is' not a problem for me to always add books singly. just thought I'd mention it . I do have latest versions of everything, so it's not that & i'ts not obvious which needs investigating - calibre itself, or just the plug-in.

eschwartz · 12-15-2014, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybmole

may be related....
I added 4 kindle books at once using drag and drop onto main calibre window. when I then tried to convert them I had DRM locked issues with 2 out of the 4.

removing , then adding, the same books , the same way, one at a time worked fine though.

I wonder if the plug in can't handle batch adds or if there's an issue when /if calibre launches multiple simultaneous jobs.

I add from amazon so rarely that is' not a problem for me to always add books singly. just thought I'd mention it . I do have latest versions of everything, so it's not that & i'ts not obvious which needs investigating - calibre itself, or just the plug-in.

The OP is a generic "help Amazon is giving me books with DRM what do I do" whereas your question is that the tools are not running when they should.

Apples and oranges.

To answer your question: many people have had this problem, where the tools sporadically fail during batch jobs.

No one knows why, and due to the very nature of the tools they get less interactive troubleshooting.

Commonly held wisdom says to add books one at a time.

cybmole · 12-15-2014, 01:05 PM

ok thanks,

I thought there had been a recent thread in which someone else described my specific issues, but I failed to find it via search - this thread was the closest match.

happy to go with the "commonly held wisdom" work-around.

eschwartz · 12-15-2014, 03:07 PM

It has come up several times interspersed deeply in other threads, I think it might have come up in the B&N download thread for example... anyway, difficult to find in a search.

Anyway, the OP is still something different.

11-11-2014, 02:58 PM	#1
kallekula Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: none	Can't open book i purchased - DRM error message I purchased a book in amazon and downloaded it to my computer. When I try to open the AZW file in calibre, it says I can't read it because it's DRM protected. What am I doing wrong? I do not own a physical kindle, only digital downloads from amazon.

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11-11-2014, 03:05 PM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,346 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Unless you remove the Amazon's DRM (google Apprentice Alf), the book can only be opened in Kindle for PC (or Mac). Calibre cannot open it.

11-11-2014, 03:14 PM	#3
kallekula Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: none	I installed the tools from apprentice alf but they don't seem to be working for me. Tried removing DRM with calibre, but I get the same error message. Seems I'm stuck in a moment 22 here. Thanks anyway.

11-11-2014, 03:53 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Alf's blog should have a help section, you can probably comment there and get some help.

11-11-2014, 04:29 PM	#6
Byrdie Walking Library Posts: 251 Karma: 3869938 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H20, Kindle Paperwhite 5, 16 gb version	There's a new version of Calibre out, you may need to update both it and the tools. And maybe re-download your book, doing all that has helped me whenever I got similar errors. If it still doesn't work, check Alf's blog for further details.

12-15-2014, 03:10 AM	#7
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	may be related.... I added 4 kindle books at once using drag and drop onto main calibre window. when I then tried to convert them I had DRM locked issues with 2 out of the 4. removing , then adding, the same books , the same way, one at a time worked fine though. I wonder if the plug in can't handle batch adds or if there's an issue when /if calibre launches multiple simultaneous jobs. I add from amazon so rarely that is' not a problem for me to always add books singly. just thought I'd mention it . I do have latest versions of everything, so it's not that & i'ts not obvious which needs investigating - calibre itself, or just the plug-in.

12-15-2014, 01:05 PM	#9
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	ok thanks, I thought there had been a recent thread in which someone else described my specific issues, but I failed to find it via search - this thread was the closest match. happy to go with the "commonly held wisdom" work-around.

12-15-2014, 03:07 PM	#10
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	It has come up several times interspersed deeply in other threads, I think it might have come up in the B&N download thread for example... anyway, difficult to find in a search. Anyway, the OP is still something different.

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