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Benjiboy · 05-14-2026, 06:57 AM

Hi all, I've been reading on my Kindle keyboard for many years. I'm now on my 7th device, and sadly Amazon have said they are withdrawing support for it, so I plan on using Calibre to get new content onto my reader, but that of course will need the use of a deDRM plugin. Is one available for Calibre 9?

Sirtel · 05-14-2026, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Benjiboy

Hi all, I've been reading on my Kindle keyboard for many years. I'm now on my 7th device, and sadly Amazon have said they are withdrawing support for it, so I plan on using Calibre to get new content onto my reader, but that of course will need the use of a deDRM plugin. Is one available for Calibre 9?

How exactly are you planning to get new content onto your reader? If from Amazon, there are very few ways left to do that and one of them will stop working by the end of June.

Benjiboy · 05-14-2026, 07:38 AM

I have Kindle readers on PC and Android so having bought a book on Amazon I would download it to one of those devices, transfer from there to PC and into Calibre and thence to my Kindle Keyboard

Sirtel · 05-14-2026, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Benjiboy

I have Kindle readers on PC and Android so having bought a book on Amazon I would download it to one of those devices, transfer from there to PC and into Calibre and thence to my Kindle Keyboard

You do know it no longer works that simply? Besides, Kindle for PC will be replaced with the Windows store app on June 30. The Android app doesn't work for deDRMing at all, I think.

jhowell · 05-14-2026, 08:23 AM

The first post in the thread Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre generally has the latest information on the status of Kindle DRM removal on different platforms.

JSWolf · 05-14-2026, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Benjiboy

I have Kindle readers on PC and Android so having bought a book on Amazon I would download it to one of those devices, transfer from there to PC and into Calibre and thence to my Kindle Keyboard

Do you know how to remove the DRM using K4PC and do you even have the correct version to be able to do so as well as the tools needed?

And either the May 20th or May 21st, your K3/KK will stop downloading eBooks. K4PC will download KFX and you can use them with your Kindle. So if you are not set to remove the DRM, you can't use your Kindle for your purchased eBooks. You can download all of your eBook purchases before you no longer can download. Download some, copy them to your computer and download more. Keep doing that until you are done. Do it quickly. That eBooks can have the DRM removed if you want.

Sirtel · 05-14-2026, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Do you know how to remove the DRM using K4PC and do you even have the correct version to be able to do so as well as the tools needed?

And either the May 20th or May 21st, your K3/KK will stop downloading eBooks. K4PC will download KFX and you can use them with your Kindle. So if you are not set to remove the DRM, you can't use your Kindle for your purchased eBooks. You can download all of your eBook purchases before you no longer can download. Download some, copy them to your computer and download more. Keep doing that until you are done. Do it quickly. That eBooks can have the DRM removed if you want.

As I understand it, the OP wants to get new content on their Kindle after May 20, not the books they already own. And as Kindle for PC will be ditched on June 30, it won't be possible to use it for DRM removal after that date.

JSWolf · 05-14-2026, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

As I understand it, the OP wants to get new content on their Kindle after May 20, not the books they already own. And as Kindle for PC will be ditched on June 30, it won't be possible to use it for DRM removal after that date.

The OP is out of luck. The Kindle will be obsolete very soon. And what comes down with K4PC won't work with it.

05-14-2026, 06:57 AM	#1
Benjiboy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2026 Device: Kindle keyboard	Hello Hi all, I've been reading on my Kindle keyboard for many years. I'm now on my 7th device, and sadly Amazon have said they are withdrawing support for it, so I plan on using Calibre to get new content onto my reader, but that of course will need the use of a deDRM plugin. Is one available for Calibre 9?

05-14-2026, 07:38 AM	#3
Benjiboy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2026 Device: Kindle keyboard	I have Kindle readers on PC and Android so having bought a book on Amazon I would download it to one of those devices, transfer from there to PC and into Calibre and thence to my Kindle Keyboard

05-14-2026, 08:23 AM	#5
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,359 Karma: 95902893 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	The first post in the thread Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre generally has the latest information on the status of Kindle DRM removal on different platforms.