Is there a new way to break drm?

RhD97 · 07-12-2020, 02:58 PM

I've read that as of June 2020 Amazon has made it harder to break the drm protection, and I've tried many methods and failed in all. I wonder if there is or if there will be a new way of doing it.

Deskisamess · 07-12-2020, 03:04 PM

An old version of the Kindle app and Alf's tools still work for me.

jhowell · 07-12-2020, 03:05 PM

Search for Apprentice Alf or Apprentice Harper.

RhD97 · 07-12-2020, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

An old version of the Kindle app and Alf's tools still work for me.

Where can I safely download an old version of the Kindle app?

RhD97 · 07-12-2020, 04:08 PM

Please, can someone help me? I've downloaded Kindle for PC 1.26 and the new plugin from Alf. But it still doesnt work

j.p.s · 07-12-2020, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RhD97

Please, can someone help me? I've downloaded Kindle for PC 1.26 and the new plugin from Alf. But it still doesnt work

What is the file type (extension) of the book?

Also, since you have a kindle, you can download a book directly from amazon using a browser. That way you get KF8 (azw3) and it is easier to work with.

Sign in to your account at amazon from a web browser and go to manage your content and devices.

saki · 07-12-2020, 05:46 PM

You need an older version of Kindle for PC. I'm using this one.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ku208j...1.17.44183.exe

After starting Kindle for PC immediately go into Tools Options and uncheck Automatically install updates. Otherwise it will automatically update to the current version.

pdurrant · 07-13-2020, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RhD97

I've read that as of June 2020 Amazon has made it harder to break the drm protection, and I've tried many methods and failed in all. I wonder if there is or if there will be a new way of doing it.

Since you have an eInk Kindle device, it's pretty straightforward. See Apprentice Harper's blog, especially the readme for the plugin.

badgoodDeb · 08-14-2020, 09:46 PM

[Is there a better place to ask this?]

I've had ALF setup and working with Calibre for a few years. I'm now seeing some older books that it didn't work on. Q: does ALF work when you load a book into Calibre or only when you open the book to read it in Calibre?

I've always DL'ed books for my eInk Kindle using "download for USB" and put those copies into Calibre. At one point, I switched which kindle I DL'd for. Were older books ALF'ed when put into Calibre (in which case the older Kindle was the one encoded and it should have correctly de-DRMed them) or are they not ALF'ed until I try to read them (now, with a different Kindle encoded)?

If the latter, then I have to check all those older books. (Some work, but might not have had DRM to start with.)

pdurrant · 08-15-2020, 02:19 AM

I don't think I'm breaking the rules if I just say that DRM removal by the DeDRM plugin happens when the book is added to calibre.

My guess is that you added some books before you remembered to add your new Kindle's serial number to the plugin's preferences.

JSWolf · 08-15-2020, 04:48 AM

There was a bug in the DeDRM tools where if you added a number (I don't know how many at one time was too many) of Kindle eBooks at one time to Calibre, the DeDRM plugin would not work with all of them and some would end up still with DRM. That has since been fixed.

badgoodDeb · 08-15-2020, 01:14 PM

Ahhh, thanks to both of you. I'll go re-do those earlier books.

badgoodDeb · 08-15-2020, 04:11 PM

ah-HAH!! If I go into Calibre, find the book with problems, click on "Path: click to open" (i.e. find where the book is on disk) and drag that same copy into Calibre again, it fixes the DRM the second time.

Granted, I now have two copies in my library, with different add-dates, but at least the new one is openable.

Dr. Drib · 08-16-2020, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

ah-HAH!! If I go into Calibre, find the book with problems, click on "Path: click to open" (i.e. find where the book is on disk) and drag that same copy into Calibre again, it fixes the DRM the second time.

Granted, I now have two copies in my library, with different add-dates, but at least the new one is openable.

You can change those add dates, I believe, so that you can then delete the older copy.

JSWolf · 08-16-2020, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

ah-HAH!! If I go into Calibre, find the book with problems, click on "Path: click to open" (i.e. find where the book is on disk) and drag that same copy into Calibre again, it fixes the DRM the second time.

Granted, I now have two copies in my library, with different add-dates, but at least the new one is openable.

One thing to do is go back to Amazon and see if any of those eBooks with the DRM have been updated and if som download the newer version before removing the DRM of the older version.

07-12-2020, 02:58 PM	#1
RhD97 Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kinde 8th generation	Is there a new way to break drm? I've read that as of June 2020 Amazon has made it harder to break the drm protection, and I've tried many methods and failed in all. I wonder if there is or if there will be a new way of doing it.

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07-12-2020, 03:04 PM	#2
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,630 Karma: 42699665 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	An old version of the Kindle app and Alf's tools still work for me.

07-12-2020, 03:05 PM	#3
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,578 Karma: 84812983 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	Search for Apprentice Alf or Apprentice Harper.

07-12-2020, 04:08 PM	#5
RhD97 Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kinde 8th generation	Please, can someone help me? I've downloaded Kindle for PC 1.26 and the new plugin from Alf. But it still doesnt work

07-12-2020, 05:46 PM	#7
saki Member Posts: 10 Karma: 471242 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Tab M8 FHD, Pixel 7a	You need an older version of Kindle for PC. I'm using this one. http://www.mediafire.com/file/ku208j...1.17.44183.exe After starting Kindle for PC immediately go into Tools Options and uncheck Automatically install updates. Otherwise it will automatically update to the current version.

08-14-2020, 09:46 PM	#9
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,503 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	[Is there a better place to ask this?] I've had ALF setup and working with Calibre for a few years. I'm now seeing some older books that it didn't work on. Q: does ALF work when you load a book into Calibre or only when you open the book to read it in Calibre? I've always DL'ed books for my eInk Kindle using "download for USB" and put those copies into Calibre. At one point, I switched which kindle I DL'd for. Were older books ALF'ed when put into Calibre (in which case the older Kindle was the one encoded and it should have correctly de-DRMed them) or are they not ALF'ed until I try to read them (now, with a different Kindle encoded)? If the latter, then I have to check all those older books. (Some work, but might not have had DRM to start with.)

08-15-2020, 02:19 AM	#10
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,673 Karma: 306652114 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I don't think I'm breaking the rules if I just say that DRM removal by the DeDRM plugin happens when the book is added to calibre. My guess is that you added some books before you remembered to add your new Kindle's serial number to the plugin's preferences.

08-15-2020, 04:48 AM	#11
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,708 Karma: 130140792 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	There was a bug in the DeDRM tools where if you added a number (I don't know how many at one time was too many) of Kindle eBooks at one time to Calibre, the DeDRM plugin would not work with all of them and some would end up still with DRM. That has since been fixed.

08-15-2020, 01:14 PM	#12
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,503 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Ahhh, thanks to both of you. I'll go re-do those earlier books.

08-15-2020, 04:11 PM	#13
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,503 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	ah-HAH!! If I go into Calibre, find the book with problems, click on "Path: click to open" (i.e. find where the book is on disk) and drag that same copy into Calibre again, it fixes the DRM the second time. Granted, I now have two copies in my library, with different add-dates, but at least the new one is openable.

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