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Old 09-14-2018, 04:30 PM   #46
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Why use Epubor? If you install Apprentice Alf's free tools into Calibre, you can make this a simple single-step process. DRM will break as you import the file into Calibre.
1) I didn't know about Apprentice Alf's toolset, so thanks
2) Already paid for Epubor and got my mileage out of it.
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Old 09-14-2018, 09:11 PM   #47
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I have a Kobo, but only buy from Amazon. I convert those books to ePub in Calibre, then use Kobo Extended to convert those ePubs to kepubs when I send them to my reader. With all that converting, I've never noticed any conversion issues (the bulk of my reading is fiction, so maybe the typically simple formatting helps).
I have been using Kindles for quite some time, but just purchased the Kobo Aura on a whim, and I love it. Can I convert the Kindle books I own to be able to read them on the Kobo? They are all purchased books, with DRM, I assume. Thank you.
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I have been using Kindles for quite some time, but just purchased the Kobo Aura on a whim, and I love it. Can I convert the Kindle books I own to be able to read them on the Kobo? They are all purchased books, with DRM, I assume. Thank you.
Calibre is the answer to that. Plus the Apprentice Alf tools for DRM removal as mentioned in the previous few posts.
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I have been using Kindles for quite some time, but just purchased the Kobo Aura on a whim, and I love it. Can I convert the Kindle books I own to be able to read them on the Kobo? They are all purchased books, with DRM, I assume. Thank you.
Yep. You'll need Calibre and Apprentice Alf's DeDRM tools. I convert my purchased Amazon books to ePub all the time.
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Old 09-15-2018, 12:29 PM   #50
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I have been using Kindles for quite some time, but just purchased the Kobo Aura on a whim, and I love it. Can I convert the Kindle books I own to be able to read them on the Kobo? They are all purchased books, with DRM, I assume. Thank you.
I agree with the other posts. I just used Calibre and Apprentice Alf DeDRM and converted all of my Kindle books and loaded them on to my Clara HD.
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Old 09-19-2018, 08:43 PM   #51
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I went from a PW2 to an Aura One. The only thing I miss is Goodreads integration. Other than that I haven't looked back. Overdrive and Pocket support is a plus. I've also found that Calibre handles my collections better with Kobo than Kindle.
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Old 09-22-2018, 08:47 PM   #52
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I have been using Kindles for quite some time, but just purchased the Kobo Aura on a whim, and I love it. Can I convert the Kindle books I own to be able to read them on the Kobo? They are all purchased books, with DRM, I assume. Thank you.
Hey, I've been on vacation, but others have answered your question. To give a little more detail, I run Windows 10. On it, I use Kindle for PC.

1: Download Kindle for PC. This will let you download all of your Kindle books to your PC.

I use an older version, 1.17.1 available here. I use the older version, because I prefer not dealing with .KFX format. You may want to go in to options and tell the program not to auto-update.

Once installed, the downloaded books will be in the Documents/My Kindle Content folder. They will have DRM at this point. Do NOT move the books into Calibre until you finish the rest of the steps.

2: Install Calibre, available here.

3: Install Apprentice Alf's DeDRM plug-in for Calibre. I don't know if I can link to it, but a simple Google search should find it.

4: Once you have the Alf plug-ins installed in Calibre, you should be able to drag the book files from the Documents/My Kindle Content folder to Calibre. If you use the old version of Kindle for PC I linked to, these will be the files in the .azw format. (There will be other files in the folder as well. You don't need to touch these.)

It's a simple drag and drop. Nothing to muss with. The DeDRM plug in works automagically as the books are added to Calibre.

Setting this up takes maybe fifteen minutes. After that, whenever I buy books from Amazon, I fire up Kindle for PC, download the new books and drop them in Calibre. It takes three to five minutes, if that.
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Old 09-22-2018, 09:01 PM   #53
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Hey, I've been on vacation, but others have answered your question. To give a little more detail, I run Windows 10. On it, I use Kindle for PC.

1: Download Kindle for PC. This will let you download all of your Kindle books to your PC.

I use an older version, 1.17.1 available here. I use the older version, because I prefer not dealing with .KFX format. You may want to go in to options and tell the program not to auto-update.

Once installed, the downloaded books will be in the Documents/My Kindle Content folder. They will have DRM at this point. Do NOT move the books into Calibre until you finish the rest of the steps.

2: Install Calibre, available here.

3: Install Apprentice Alf's DeDRM plug-in for Calibre. I don't know if I can link to it, but a simple Google search should find it.

4: Once you have the Alf plug-ins installed in Calibre, you should be able to drag the book files from the Documents/My Kindle Content folder to Calibre. If you use the old version of Kindle for PC I linked to, these will be the files in the .azw format. (There will be other files in the folder as well. You don't need to touch these.)

It's a simple drag and drop. Nothing to muss with. The DeDRM plug in works automagically as the books are added to Calibre.

Setting this up takes maybe fifteen minutes. After that, whenever I buy books from Amazon, I fire up Kindle for PC, download the new books and drop them in Calibre. It takes three to five minutes, if that.

Thank you for your help. Unfortunately, I only have an iPad, and a recently purchased Chromebook, and there doesn't seem to be any way to install Calibre on either.
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Old 09-22-2018, 09:05 PM   #54
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4: Once you have the Alf plug-ins installed in Calibre, you should be able to drag the book files from the Documents/My Kindle Content folder to Calibre. If you use the old version of Kindle for PC I linked to, these will be the files in the .azw format. (There will be other files in the folder as well. You don't need to touch these.)

It's a simple drag and drop. Nothing to muss with. The DeDRM plug in works automagically as the books are added to Calibre.
Minor nit: I prefer using the Add Books functionality in calibre to add books and remove the DRM. When I tried dragging books to calibre, at times there were some oddities in handling the files.
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I went from a PW2 to an Aura One. The only thing I miss is Goodreads integration.


There is a Goodreads plugin for Calibre that you can setup to automatically sync your reading status from the Kobo device with Goodreads every time you plug in your device... works like a charm
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Thank you for your help. Unfortunately, I only have an iPad, and a recently purchased Chromebook, and there doesn't seem to be any way to install Calibre on either.


You could install either the Linux or Windows version of Calibre inside a virtual machine on your Chomebook:

For Linux: Crostini Project still in beta I think): https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/tag/project-crostini/
For Windows: https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-chromeos
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Minor nit: I prefer using the Add Books functionality in calibre to add books and remove the DRM. When I tried dragging books to calibre, at times there were some oddities in handling the files.
What can I say? I'm lazy Dragging/dropping has worked for me (so far).
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Thank you for your help. Unfortunately, I only have an iPad, and a recently purchased Chromebook, and there doesn't seem to be any way to install Calibre on either.
Yeah, when you see reviews that say Chromebooks work in 99% of situations, now you know what they mean.

I've read about being able to install Linux apps on Chromebooks. And Caliber works on Linux. Maybe there will now be a way to install Calibre to a Chromebook? I couldn't say. I haven't messed with Linux for years and my Chromebook is old enough that I can't even install Android apps on it.
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