
This process is very cryptic (I think Google wants us to stop downloading these.) Mouseover your book in Play, look for a strange faint dashed line icon, click it to get the download option. The limelinx tools (includes the DeDRM app but, most importantly, the DeDRM_calibre plugin).You need to download the following apps and install the first two. Use them while you read and reread Apprentice Alf's guide. I'm not sure I can quite recreate all the steps, but these tips may help Mountain Lion users. iTunes music style DRM (signed files) is the answer. DRM removal is not the answer to flat (soon falling?) eBook sales. I fear, however, that my app.net friends who think this is an easy solution to eBook DRM problems are operating on a higher plain than I. I was able to remove the Adobe DRM and open it in iBooks on my iPhone. Today I purchased a genuine Google Play Adobe Editions DRMd book. So I could easily put the ePUBs in Google Drive, upload to Google Play and drop them into iTunes for use on my iPhone. (Bonus: Fixing Adobe Digital Edition crash.), but my efforts to put the books I own on my personal device were frustrated when it turned out all of my Google Play books were DRM free. Locate the book you downloaded (“My Kindle Content” folder) Drag and drop it to calibre.I previously wrote EPUB and DeDRM: Why Google Play Store is the best eBookStore for iBooks fans. Calibre will open normally, but command prompt will remain running too.Ĩ. try opening Calibre with debug mode (so you can see if DeDRM worked) by opening Command Prompt and typing “calibre-debug -g”. Click Close and then OK to exit both dialogues.ħ. It will be added to the list of keys and it will be the only one you see. a dialogue box will open with an already suggested “default_key” in the input field.

Click the green + button to create a new key. It will most likely be blank (no keys shown.)Ħ. Select “Kindle for Mac/PC ebooks” and another dialogue box will open. Click on “Customize plugin” and a Configuration dialogue box will open.ĥ. After it’s installed, it will be highlighted. Open Calibre and then install the DeDRM Plugin from Preferences>Plugins>Load plugin from fileĤ. This book will be in the “My Kindle Content” folder that you’ll find in your Documents folder.ģ. let it download a copy of your book to the computer. Open the Kindle app for windows and login. Install all the software you require (Kindle Windows app, Calibre, DeDRM plugin, Python, and pycrypto)Ģ. I’ve personally found this method to work (Windows + Kindle desktop app) in 2016 :ġ.
