Calibre 2.7.0 No Longer Coverts AZW to EPUB

HisLittleOne · 10-27-2014, 03:49 PM

After installing the update of Calibre to 2.7.0 I am no longer able to open and automatically convert any Amazon Kindle books to EPUB. I get a message stating that it is DRM protected. I never had any problems prior to this updated version. Help! Is it still possible to convert to EPUB from AZW??

aleyx · 10-27-2014, 04:36 PM

Calibre can't now and never could convert DRM'ed books by itself. If it could before on your setup, it's because it had help. Which you won't find here, because that's illegal.

N.

eschwartz · 10-27-2014, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleyx

Calibre can't now and never could convert DRM'ed books by itself. If it could before on your setup, it's because it had help. Which you won't find here, because that's illegal.

N.

It is not illegal, it is legally gray.

And the owner of MobileRead does not wish to be the sacrificial lamb/guinea pig to test the boundaries of the DMCA and end up in court suing for Fair Use rights.

We can, however, suggest googling "apprentice alf".

PeterT · 10-27-2014, 05:30 PM

Its also worthwhile learning what version of calibre was being used prior to the upgrade. If it was from the 1.x series then many plugins might need to be upgraded and not just Alf.

HisLittleOne · 10-27-2014, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Its also worthwhile learning what version of calibre was being used prior to the upgrade. If it was from the 1.x series then many plugins might need to be upgraded and not just Alf.

I had the apprentice alf plugin to strip DRM installed and it was working fine with Calibre until the last update. I had to reinstall the plugin and it appears to be working now. I didn't know if the upgrade stripped the plugin; I guess it did! But it seems to be working fine after reinstalling it

Thanks to everyone.

10-27-2014, 03:49 PM	#1
HisLittleOne Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 8974 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: iPad Mini w/retina	Calibre 2.7.0 No Longer Coverts AZW to EPUB After installing the update of Calibre to 2.7.0 I am no longer able to open and automatically convert any Amazon Kindle books to EPUB. I get a message stating that it is DRM protected. I never had any problems prior to this updated version. Help! Is it still possible to convert to EPUB from AZW??

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10-27-2014, 04:36 PM	#2
aleyx Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 20386 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Device: Bookeen Diva, Kobo Clara BW	Calibre can't now and never could convert DRM'ed books by itself. If it could before on your setup, it's because it had help. Which you won't find here, because that's illegal. N.

10-27-2014, 05:30 PM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,483 Karma: 78910112 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Its also worthwhile learning what version of calibre was being used prior to the upgrade. If it was from the 1.x series then many plugins might need to be upgraded and not just Alf.