Local tool to convert epub to kindle formats (azw, mobi, kfx)

[Gregg F]

Want to sideload books (epub format) directly from my ipad to my kindle. Not via the "send to" email, and not requiring a mac or pc. Im trying to simplify my workflows, I wish there was a full version of calibre for ipad, but oh well.

Again, I understand that the "send to kindle" exists. But Id like to not be dependent on that.

Possible answer is jailbreaking my kindle, Ill investigate that separately. But mainly looking to see if there is a local, not cloudbased converter, on ipads.

Thanks for any suggestions.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Gregg F

Want to sideload books (epub format) directly from my ipad to my kindle. Not via the "send to" email, and not requiring a mac or pc. Im trying to simplify my workflows, I wish there was a full version of calibre for ipad, but oh well.

Again, I understand that the "send to kindle" exists. But Id like to not be dependent on that.

Possible answer is jailbreaking my kindle, Ill investigate that separately. But mainly looking to see if there is a local, not cloudbased converter, on ipads.

Thanks for any suggestions.

It can't be done. You have to use a computer if you can get your ePub off of your iPad. If any of your ePub have DRM, you have to remove the DRM. If the ePub with DRM come from Apple, forget it as you can't remove the DRM. If the DRM is LCP, forget it as well because you won't be able to remove the DRM.

One way to do it is if the ePub have Adobe's DRM, download them on a computer and then you can remove the DRM and convert to a Kindle format. However, you will need calibre with the ACSM Input plugin as well as the DeDRM plugin. If you don't know about these things, go have a wander over to the calibre forum and also look in the plugins section.

[salamanderjuice]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It can't be done. You have to use a computer if you can get your ePub off of your iPad. If any of your ePub have DRM, you have to remove the DRM. If the ePub with DRM come from Apple, forget it as you can't remove the DRM. If the DRM is LCP, forget it as well because you won't be able to remove the DRM.

One way to do it is if the ePub have Adobe's DRM, download them on a computer and then you can remove the DRM and convert to a Kindle format. However, you will need calibre with the ACSM Input plugin as well as the DeDRM plugin. If you don't know about these things, go have a wander over to the calibre forum and also look in the plugins section.

It can probably be done awkwardly running Calibre through iSH or perhaps UTM. iSH offers an Alpine Linux command line which has a Calibre package and so should be able to convert ePubs.

[Gregg F]

Thanks for the replies - both helpful. I jailbroke, and am playing around with KOReader, which works so long as the docs are not DRMed. Long term I may consider other more open readers based in part on supported file types.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

It can probably be done awkwardly running Calibre through iSH or perhaps UTM. iSH offers an Alpine Linux command line which has a Calibre package and so should be able to convert ePubs.

No plugin is available to remove anything other then LCP 1.0 and even then, that version of DeDRM is hard to get a hold of. Most LCP books are no longer LCP 1.0. So calibre cannot do anything with them to remove the DRM.

[salamanderjuice]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

No plugin is available to remove anything other then LCP 1.0 and even then, that version of DeDRM is hard to get a hold of. Most LCP books are no longer LCP 1.0. So calibre cannot do anything with them to remove the DRM.

There's still standalone python scripts of the tools...

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

There's still standalone python scripts of the tools...

And not a single one will remove LCP DRM.