In the Kindle program, download each book that you would like If this happens, then you can just reinstall the old version (keep the installer stored somewhere and you won't have to download it again), go through this process, and then reinstall again the next time you would like to update you Calibre library. You should be able to find a checkbox that lets you disable them in the settings.Ī new policy by Amazon may also be forcing old versions of Kindle to update to the latest version (which means we can't remove the DRM). Just note the checksum and try to confirm it if you can (that will ensure that there isn't any malware).ĮDIT: A final step in installing Kindle is to disable automatic updates. I don't want to link any, in case whichever link I post somehow becomes compromised. You should be able to find it at a number of different places around the web. You can google 'download Kindle for PC 1.17'. This process does not work with the new versions of Kindle for PC. DeDRM now works fine with Caliber 5.0.ĭownload and install an old version of Kindle for PC NOTE: At time of writing, DeDRM does not work with the newest version of Calibre (5.0), so stick to the latest 4.x version until you hear otherwise. Hope it's useful!ĭownload and install Calibre and DeDRM tools I wrote up this step-by-step guide for my girlfriend, so I figured I would share it here. This is probably retreading old trails for most people, but after a LOT of research, I wasn't able to find a single place that just listed all of the steps for importing Kindle books into Calibre.

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