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Trying to download/export, and convert 1000ish kindle books to get out of amzns ecosystem (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does anyone have any experience with doing this? It's not for myself, but for someone who isn't tech inclined. I want to set him up with FOSS to avoid future shitification by azn. I know I need to strip drm, and then convert out of amz formats, but really have no idea how to do this. Any help would be appreciated! -j

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have a look at DeDRM Tools.

A guide can be found on the old repo

Make sure to use an older Kindle for PC version. I think I have 1.26. With that version you also need the KFX input plugin.

With the plugins installed, you should be able to drag the files you downloaded with Kindle into Calibre and have it detect them.
The next step is conversion. Be very careful here, Calibre likes to fuck with images. You'll probably want EPUB as the target format.
Set the target device to Tablet, or your images get resized.
Also disable the title image resizing in the last register.
I'd recommend you set these setting as default, so you don't forget changing them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If it's for a Kobo, there's also the KEPUB format which adds extra tweaks and features, that Calibre also has a plugin for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like you already have a good start on this, but I wrote up instructions for myself when I move computers. I use calibre and an older version of the Kindle for PC app. DM me if you need help.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a good FOSS e-reader platform? I was considering moving from nook TO kindle, but now you're giving me pause.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I went down that rabbit hole and really had no options that were satisfactory. I average almost a book every 10 days so it needs to just work. I got a kobo libra and love it. Supports all my formats and i sync over wifi with calibre-web

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like me. I like supporting B&N, but I feel like their reader is an afterthought and it's always frozen or laggy. Are you ahem acquiring your books as well? I do like being connected to a store for easy access.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I aquire 50/50. I do buy from thier store and use calibre and calibreweb for the other "store" calibre web has pretty good support but you do have to do a very easy config update to sync over wifi. But i basically add to a shelf in calibre web and that syncs to the reader. it just works