De - DRM ?

abrogard · 02-07-2025, 04:18 PM

I thought my library was all set up to dedrm all books or else leave them out. But tagging books this morning I found one that i can't open because of drm.

I look in my plugins and sure enough I don't see anything pertinent.

So I thought I'd ask as to the situation today. I think it changes all the time?

There was an 'apprentice alf', I think, thing wasn't there?
And i have Kindle books and as i remember that required I keep my kindle on pc at some old version.

And while I am asking I see I also seem to have amazon books with weird number/char 'names' in my library and I can't open them either.

so I've got issues with De Drm and Kindle and Amazon and would appreciate any help.

BetterRed · 02-07-2025, 04:23 PM

See this at top of main calibre forum. ==>> Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre

First post has has up to date info on what works and doesn't work.

BR

ownedbycats · 02-07-2025, 04:24 PM

https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools...es/tag/v10.0.9 - get the zip and extract plugin zip and install that

Amazon books https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=361503

abrogard · 02-07-2025, 04:31 PM

That was quick. Thank you, guys. I'll get onto it. If I remember how it went we can only dedrm on input of the books so I'm going to have to find them all, however many there are, and delete them and reimport I think? I'll find out.

DNSB · 02-07-2025, 04:42 PM

Personally, I would recommend the alpha release found at https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools...lease/releases. It is a few fixes ahead of the 10.0.0.9 release.

Get the zip file, extract the dedrm zip file and install it in calibre.

abrogard · 02-07-2025, 05:01 PM

Am I all confused? Kindle IS Amazon ? Amazon IS Kindle? It is, isn't it? I don't have any three things to worry about, there's only two. Those cryptic booknames Calibre that are amazon's are in fact my kindles.

Gawd.... my brain.... not worthy of the name really....

edit: just saw about the alpha release. I already installed the latest non-alpha.

I just install the alpha over it via the usual install from file.. ? or I have to do some uninstall first?

Don't bother. I found how to do it and uninstalled and installed the alpha. thanks.

ownedbycats · 02-07-2025, 05:28 PM

Kindle is Amazon. eBooks. They also sell physicals but I dont think as Kindle.

abrogard · 02-07-2025, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Kindle is Amazon. eBooks. They also sell physicals but I dont think as Kindle.

I've had a lot of trouble getting that into my head. And working with them.

Not just the drm but accounts on kindle on pc. i have two. one in usa and one in aus. i keep wanting a book and it says we're showing what can be delivered to you and then it'll tell me i can't have but must shop at this other amazon place. then i got there and it says I can't have it... all stuff like that..

And logging in.. I never know if I'm logging in to kindle or to amazon and to the usa one or the aus one... just don't know what i'm doing.

so i got two kindle libraries and i can't join them together and i never know which one I'm downloading to and so on... typical mess I get myself into by not being careful, thorough, making notes, knowing what I"m doing.

Hopefully I'm coming to grips with the whole thing finally.
Get my stuff together. Get it in calibre. Have many backups. Tag everything. Avoid kindle in future. All these good resolutions...

Thanks to this forum for the help and sanity I get here.

enuddleyarbl · 02-07-2025, 08:14 PM

Aug 2, 2023 ... v10.0.9 (RC1 for 10.1.0) Pre-release

Has anyone seen any official word of why version 10.0.9 has been a "pre-release" version since 02 August 2023 (i.e., for about 1-1/2 years)? I haven't had any trouble with the version I've been running forever, so I never updated. But, I'm constantly seeing recommendations for this pre-release version that never graduates to release status.

jhowell · 02-07-2025, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enuddleyarbl

Has anyone seen any official word of why version 10.0.9 has been a "pre-release" version since 02 August 2023 (i.e., for about 1-1/2 years)?

See this post.

Sirtel · 02-07-2025, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enuddleyarbl

Aug 2, 2023 ... v10.0.9 (RC1 for 10.1.0) Pre-release

Has anyone seen any official word of why version 10.0.9 has been a "pre-release" version since 02 August 2023 (i.e., for about 1-1/2 years)? I haven't had any trouble with the version I've been running forever, so I never updated. But, I'm constantly seeing recommendations for this pre-release version that never graduates to release status.

To make it a bit harder for Amazon to keep track.

abrogard · 02-07-2025, 08:38 PM

Making great progress here. Got the 'good' kindle and downloaded my small library. Now do I point calibre at the 'my kindle content' folder (win10) which is full of folders, one for each book, or do I have to open each folder and point calibre to the .azw in there?

jhowell · 02-07-2025, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abrogard

…or do I have to open each folder and point calibre to the .azw in there?

This.

abrogard · 02-07-2025, 08:53 PM

this what ? or you mean 'that' - point to the .azw?

if so then we can't do batch import...

Quoth · 02-08-2025, 08:59 AM

You can select multiple .azw3 / .mobi / .azw whatever in your favourite file manager/explorer, right click and Add to Calibre.

02-07-2025, 04:18 PM	#1
abrogard Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle	De - DRM ? I thought my library was all set up to dedrm all books or else leave them out. But tagging books this morning I found one that i can't open because of drm. I look in my plugins and sure enough I don't see anything pertinent. So I thought I'd ask as to the situation today. I think it changes all the time? There was an 'apprentice alf', I think, thing wasn't there? And i have Kindle books and as i remember that required I keep my kindle on pc at some old version. And while I am asking I see I also seem to have amazon books with weird number/char 'names' in my library and I can't open them either. so I've got issues with De Drm and Kindle and Amazon and would appreciate any help.

02-07-2025, 05:01 PM	#6
abrogard Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle	Am I all confused? Kindle IS Amazon ? Amazon IS Kindle? It is, isn't it? I don't have any three things to worry about, there's only two. Those cryptic booknames Calibre that are amazon's are in fact my kindles. Gawd.... my brain.... not worthy of the name really.... edit: just saw about the alpha release. I already installed the latest non-alpha. I just install the alpha over it via the usual install from file.. ? or I have to do some uninstall first? Don't bother. I found how to do it and uninstalled and installed the alpha. thanks. Last edited by abrogard; 02-07-2025 at 05:11 PM.

02-07-2025, 08:53 PM	#14
abrogard Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle	this what ? or you mean 'that' - point to the .azw? if so then we can't do batch import... Last edited by abrogard; 02-07-2025 at 09:24 PM.

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BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,510 Karma: 29709834 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	See this at top of main calibre forum. ==>> Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre First post has has up to date info on what works and doesn't work. BR

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,343 Karma: 73404781 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools...es/tag/v10.0.9 - get the zip and extract plugin zip and install that Amazon books https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=361503

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abrogard Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle	That was quick. Thank you, guys. I'll get onto it. If I remember how it went we can only dedrm on input of the books so I'm going to have to find them all, however many there are, and delete them and reimport I think? I'll find out.

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 43,560 Karma: 165170836 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Personally, I would recommend the alpha release found at https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools...lease/releases. It is a few fixes ahead of the 10.0.0.9 release. Get the zip file, extract the dedrm zip file and install it in calibre.

02-07-2025, 05:28 PM	#7
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,343 Karma: 73404781 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Kindle is Amazon. eBooks. They also sell physicals but I dont think as Kindle.

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enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 765 Karma: 1537886 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Forma	Aug 2, 2023 ... v10.0.9 (RC1 for 10.1.0) Pre-release Has anyone seen any official word of why version 10.0.9 has been a "pre-release" version since 02 August 2023 (i.e., for about 1-1/2 years)? I haven't had any trouble with the version I've been running forever, so I never updated. But, I'm constantly seeing recommendations for this pre-release version that never graduates to release status.

02-07-2025, 08:38 PM	#12
abrogard Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle	Making great progress here. Got the 'good' kindle and downloaded my small library. Now do I point calibre at the 'my kindle content' folder (win10) which is full of folders, one for each book, or do I have to open each folder and point calibre to the .azw in there?

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,449 Karma: 102739837 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	You can select multiple .azw3 / .mobi / .azw whatever in your favourite file manager/explorer, right click and Add to Calibre.

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