You can easily add Kindle books to Calibre for automatic DRM removal without using the Kindle App at all. To do so, you need to have a Kindle reader or a Kindle Fire tablet. The first two steps, you will only do once. They prep Calibre to accept Kindle books without Kindle App. Once Calibre…
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Take Charge of Your eBooks- Nook
I buy books from Amazon, Kobo, and rarely from Apple. I stay away from Nook books. It is sad because the first reader I ever owned was a Nook. I loved it. Back then, the Nook desktop app was easy to download and no one was afraid of losing his or her library. If you…
Take Charge of Your eBooks- Kobo
The process for freeing book files from vendors depends on the vendor. Calibre removes DRM from Kobo and Barnes & Noble books as well. The only books Calibre cannot free are iBooks from Apple. To free a Kobo book, Calibre uses the Obok_Plugin which downloads together with the DeDRM tools. Install the plugin exactly as…
Take Charge of Your eBooks- Part 4
At this point, you should be ready to create your liberated library. Kindle for PC should be installed, and your Kindle library downloaded to your computer. Calibre should be fully functional, DeDRM plugin included. Open Calibre. The Calibre library should be empty. On the top menu, locate the “Add Books” tab. This is the green…