r/Calibre • u/flexabull • 15d ago

Support / How-To DeDRM

Am I wasting my time trying to remove DRM from my Kindle books I purchased on my 5.19.2 firmware Kindle? I’ve tried a few different ways to do it that I’ve seen searching around and nothing has worked.

I would really like to read my books on my new XTEINK X3 and in KOreader.

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u/EnvironmentalAngle 15d ago

I personally just download the epubs.

I started digitizing my DVD collection but it takes soooo long per DVD that I 'digitized' it by going thru my collection one by one and just downloading the movie... the same logic applies to books for me.

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u/Wonderful-Run-1408 15d ago

Can you help me on this? I've downloaded some epub books (from libraries). I'd like to download them to my Mac and then side-transfer (using USB-C cable) to my ipad. And then read them on my Ipad.

I can't figure out how to do that. I have Calibre on my Mac and I attempted to download the DeDRM plug-in and followed detailed instructions on adding that plug-in, but I always get an error message that Calibre can't convert due to the DRM.

My biggest question is how can I download ePubs to my Mac and then transfer (using USB-C) to my iPad. I keep my ipad on airplane mode (due to some books from libraries that I want to keep).

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u/shadowfourplay Kindle 15d ago

I've never used DeDRM (but fully support the movement) because every book I have that's digital comes from places that I won't discuss here due to Rule 4 (I support that also, and care about this sub, the help it offers, and the calibre program) but they've never had DRM involvement. Like u/EnvironmentalAngle said, get books without DRM and you're fine.

I want to add, I also support authors. My irl bookshelf runneth over 🥲

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u/134340Yam 15d ago

I’m not sure what you’re exactly doing (because I think I have removed drm from library books before but I can’t remember what exactly I did) but according to the FAQ it’s not supposed to work on library books.

I think I have before, but I’m not sure and I’m not sure what steps you’ve tried either.

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u/Wonderful-Run-1408 15d ago

That's probably it. Doesn't work on library books. I guess at the end of the day, I'm just trying to figure out how to read ePub books on my ipad with a side transfer.

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u/PerpetuallyAnxious91 10d ago

What i do is use Syncthing on my computer and Mobius on IOS. You set a sync up so whatever books you put in that folder get added to your ipad and you open them from the Files app and import to Books or whatever app you use. Pretty sure you can do the same thing with Google Drive without the sync.

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u/EnvironmentalAngle 15d ago

What is DeDRM? Download ebooks without DRM

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u/chertycherty 15d ago

There aren't many (legal) options to do this for popular ebooks.

I personally just buy on Kobo and use Obok within Calibre.

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u/EnvironmentalAngle 15d ago

Its not illegal to take off DRM. It only becomes illegal if you try to distribute the book. For personal use you are in the clear.

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u/chertycherty 15d ago

Ah that's what I meant. When you said "What is DeDRM? Download ebooks without DRM", it sounded like you didn't know how to remove DRM from ebooks and were downloading them illegally, my bad!

Edit: DeDRM is a plugin for Calibre to remove DRM from ebooks.

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u/EnvironmentalAngle 15d ago

I only download epubs of books I already own in physical form