The encryption in a given file is tied to your device, so you’ll need your Kindle’s serial number to perform the decryption. This is a Python script which strips the DRM from an encrypted Kindle book. Stripping the DRM: ch33s3w0rm/kindle_dedrm. I’ve got a script that works now, which leans on two other tools to do the heavy lifting: I prefer solutions that use command-line tools and (ideally) run inside Docker container – they tend to be much more portable between machines. Google suggests that Calibre can do this with the right plugins, but I don’t use Calibre for anything else, and I want to install new software as little as possible. I never bought any books from Microsoft, but I do have a collection of Kindle books, and this story was a reminder to investigate ways to remove the DRM from those. They were turning off the DRM servers behind their ebook store, and refunding customers for any books they’d bought. Verdict: This software removes DRM from various e-book formats, including EPUB, PDF, AZW, KFX, AZW3, AZW4, Mobi, PRC, Topaz, TPZ, etc. A few months ago, Microsoft made headlines when they announced they’d be turning off people’s books.
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