Note that you don’t have to use the Kindle for PC or Mac programs if you don’t want you can simply choose the download ebook option from your Amazon account to get the ebooks onto your computer. Kindle for PC (use this version, not the Windows 8 app-it won’t work for this).First you need to install Kindle for PC and Calibre onto your computer if you don’t already have them installed. These same tools will work with other versions of Windows as well as Mac, but the directions may differ slightly from the ones below. Please note that these directions are based on using a Windows 7 PC. This guide is intended solely for those that choose to take responsibility for removing DRM from their purchased ebooks in order to have greater control over their purchased content. I’ve been hesitant to post how to guides for removing DRM because I do not condone piracy in any shape of form. Refer to this second tutorial for directions on how to remove Adobe DRM from ePub and PDF ebooks.ĭisclaimer: Removing DRM is a highly-controversial subject, and is considered illegal in some countries, including the US and Canada. Note that this guide is for Kindle ebooks only. You can then use Calibre to convert the ebooks into other formats, such to ePub, to read on any non-Kindle ebook reader or reading app. Once that’s all setup all you have to do is import your Kindle ebooks into Calibre and the plugin will remove the DRM automatically.
