Important notice:
Unfortunately, all Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC version 2.4.1 or higher are now in a KFX-ZIP format, which cannot be decrypted using the Calibre DeDRM plugin and KFX Input plugin. Additionally, Amazon no longer supports Kindle for Mac 1.40 (previously recommended to work with Calibre).
Solution:
• For Windows users: Download Kindle for PC version 2.4.0 and re-download your Kindle books to remove DRM. For detailed instructions, refer to this step-by-step guide.
• For Mac users: Use the 'Download & Transfer via USB' option to download your books, provided you have an e-ink device.
Important: Both Windows and Mac users can utilize the 'Download & Transfer via USB' option as a reliable solution to remove Kindle DRM if they own a Kindle e-ink device. This method provides AZW3 files, which can be decrypted using Epubor Ultimate.
Epubor continues to offer an ultimate workaround, even with the heightened complexity of removing Kindle DRM. Utilize an Android emulator, eliminating the need for a physical device, and specifically choose an older version of Kindle for Android. This enables you to effortlessly download Kindle books directly to your computer. Follow our tutorial to seamlessly remove DRM from all your purchased Kindle books with Epubor Kindle Converter, ensuring a smooth and unrestricted reading experience.
1. Download Kindle Books Using Android Emulator
1. Download an APK for Version 4.16 of Kindle for Android
The new workaround requires you to use the old version of Kindle for Android to download all Kindle books in a breakable format. And we suggest you use version 4.16 Kindle for Android instead. Thanks to Android emulator, you just need to download an APK file for V4.16 Kindle for Android. No Android device is needed.
2. Download an Easy-to-use Android Emulator on Your PC
LDPlayer is a free, lightweight, and reliable Android emulator that has gained a lot of popularity due to its user-friendly interface, robust performance, and wide compatibility with various Android apps and games. It provides a great way to use Android apps on your PC.
3. Setup LDPlayer Android emulator
After LDPlayer Android emulator has been installed successfully, run the software and go to Settings > Other settings > Enable Root Permission > Select Open remote connection under ADB debugging drop-down list > Save settings.
Then restart LDPlayer to make the above changes take effect.
Note: It is indispensable to set up LDPlayer in order to auto-detect your downloaded Kindle books by Epubor Kindle Converter.
4. Install Kindle for Android on LDPlayer
Find and transfer the APK file for Kindle for Android to your desktop, then drag and drop the .apk file to LDPlayer to start installing Kindle for Android.
5. Download Kindle Books
After the successful APK installation, tap the Kindle app icon to launch the app, then click Start reading and sign in to your Amazon account. Next, tap the book cover to start downloading your Kindle books that show up in the Books category.
Notice
Important Update: Please use Android Studio Emulator to download Kindle books!!!
For Mac (Intel Chip) users, refer to this guide to set up Android Studio emulator and use Kindle Converter to remove Kindle DRM.
For Mac (M1/M2 Chip) users, refer to this guide to set up Android Studio emulator and use Kindle Converter to remove Kindle DRM.
For Mac users, you should use another popular Android emulator -- Genymotion to help you download Kindle books easily. Most importantly, Genymotion is the best Android emulator that requires the least setup steps on Mac:
1Download and install Genymotion Android emulator on your Mac.
2Launch Genymotion Android emulator. It will ask you to create an account in order to use it.
After logging in to Genymotion with the newly created account > select Personal use > Next.
3Install a virtual device on Genymotion.
You can install a virtual device by using the “+” button.
Then select Google Nexus 4 device and double click it to pop up the settings page, next choose the 9.0.0 Android version and click NEXT > NEXT > NEXT > NEXT > INSTALL in the follow-up windows to start downloading the correct version Android device. Please make sure you select the correct Android version of the virtual device, or you'll fail to remove Kindle DRM.
When the device is installed successfully, it will pop up a notification window > click START to start the virtual device.
4Download Genymotion-ARM-Translation_for_9.0.zip.
In order to transfer the Kindle for Android APK file to the virtual device, you need to drag and drop a Genymotion-ARM-Translation_for_9.0.zip file to the virtual device first. When the file Genymotion-ARM-Translation_for_9.0.zip has been installed successfully, please restart the virtual device.
5Transfer the APK file for V4.16 Kindle for Andriod to the Virtual Device.
Download an APK file for V4.16 Kindle for Android here. Drag and drop the APK file to the virtual device interface.
Then click Start Reading to sign in to your Amazon account.
Next, go to your library and tap the book cover to start downloading your Kindle books.
TipsIf you need to download Kindle books next time, launch Genymotion, and click the triangle icon to start the virtual device again.
2. Remove Kindle DRM & Convert to Your Preferred Formats
As long as you download Kindle books successfully, you've already marched a big step toward victory.
Step 1Download and Install Epubor Kindle Converter to your PC/Mac.
Epubor Kindle Converter is the one and only program on the market to help you convert DRM-protected Kindle books published after Jan 3rd, 2023. Of course, old Kindle books can be decrypted as well.
Step 2Convert Kindle Books to PDF/EPUB/Mobi/DOCX/TXT/AZW3.
After installing Epubor Kindle Converter on your computer, launch the software, and all your downloaded Kindle books will be displayed on the left sidebar. Next, choose your preferred output format from the drop-down list located at the bottom of the software. Lastly, select all the books and drag&drop them to the right window to remove DRM and convert them to your preferred format at the same time.
You can find the converted DRM-free files by clicking the green tick mark icon, or the Open button on the top of the software, or right-clicking the converted file title > select Browse the source book.
Note: If Kindle books are not showing up, first, please make sure your books have been downloaded completely. Then click the Refresh button or restart Epubor Kindle Converter to upload all your Kindle books to the software.
This time the Epubor tech team has helped users bypass all the difficulties to remove DRM from their Kindle books effortlessly. Overall, Epubor's newly released Kindle Converter is the only tool you need to back up all your Kindle books with no hassle.
Update 2023/9
Great news is that Epubor Ultimate now works well with the latest kindle for PC/Mac. This means you can download kindle books with the latest kindle app and then remove kindle drm with Epubor Ultimate.
Amy Lopez crafts informative articles on eBooks and eReaders, uncovering optimal methods to enhance your eBook reading experience, and eagerly shares her findings with you.
I agree. As one who purchased EPO Ultimate, I find it quite irritating that you now demand that I subscribe to a product that may only work for a short time.
I do like the use of the Android kindle app to download. Much better than the PC version.
Just follow the instructions. Really tricky is extracting the android key, the other tasks are easy to follow. I needed about 2 hours to get it work.
Please follow the user guide step by step, and ensure you have installed "Kindle Converter", "Kindle app apk" and "LDplayer9"on your computer.
Here is the user guide: https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
Any other questions, please feel free to contact us.
Epubor Team
Hello, thanks for your message.
If there are any questions when you use Kindle Converer, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello, thanks for your comment.
Do you enable the root permission on the Android simulated LDPlayer9?
Please ensure the root permission is enabled, and then restart the LDPlayer9 to validate the settings. Please follow this guide step by step, and try again.
https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
If there is the same problem, please feel free to contact us.
Best regards.
Epubor Team
/ Android / data / com. amazon. kindle / files
Without the spaces
Hello,
Thanks for your comment. Please follow this user guide step by step and download the necessary software.
User guide: https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
Any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello,
Thanks for your comment.
For the newly published Kindle books in 2023, if you have a Kindle device, of course, you can download the kindle books via "download and transfer via usb" and then remove kindle drm with epubor ultimate.
Here is the detailed guide: https://www.epubor.com/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-kfx-ebooks.html#meth4
2. If you don't have a Kindle e-ink device, we recommend our new product Kindle Converter to decrypt and convert the Kindle books published in 2023. please learn more here:
https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter.html
User guide: https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
If there are any other questions, please feel free to contact us.
best regards,
Epubor team
I did a lot of Beta Testing for Epubor right at the start of Covid and since then I have moved from a PC Windows environment to a Mac OS. I am discouraged by what appears to be a "Rube Goldberg" method of converting books on a Mac, but perhaps I did not understand the explanation. Correct me if I have this wrong: To convert books using a Mac (and PC?) I have to run some other vendor's Android emulator, download my books using that and then run Epubor.
Completely unacceptable.
Hello,
Thanks for your comment. If you are a Mac OS (Intel Chip) user, please install Android Simulator --Genymotion to your Mac. Here is a user guide: https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
Please follow the guide step by step.
If there are other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello,
Thanks for your comment. I can understand that you have purchased Ultimate, but Kindle Converter and Epubor Ultimate are two software work in different ways. I'm sorry we can't fix the Ultimate and add directly the new software to Ultimate.
Here is a detailed user guide:
https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
Any other questions, please feel free to contact.
Epubor Team
Hello,
Thanks for your comment. Did you install the Android simulator LDPlayer 9 on your computer? Please ensure that you enable the "Root Permission" and restart the LDPlayer to make it effective. Please try again and follow the user guide step by step:
User guide: https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
If there is the same problem, please feel free to contact us.
Best Regards,
Epubor Team
Hello,
Thanks for your contacting me. In this case, the LDPlayer9 is the Android simulator, it is one of the necessary software you should install on your computer before you use Kindle Converter.
I suggest that you could follow this user guide step by step and try again.
https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
Any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Another unhappy user. 1. I paid for the ultimate version so as NOT to have to purchase other workarounds - you should be offering this to ultimate customers for FREE.
Secondly - it doesn't work. I have followed your so-called guide to the letter. Yes - I have enabled root, restarted it and still no books appear. Yes, I have followed your guide step-by step. There is something missing from the instructions or your software doesn't work.
Very disappointed and by the looks of it, you haven't bothered responding to those of us who are continuing to have problems - not very customer-service friendly now are we. Clearly just trying to make a quick buck. At least I wasn't stupid enough to pay for it before I trialled it.
SORT IT OUR EPUBOR
Hello,
Thanks for your comment. In this case, maybe your Edge prevents this file. Please right-click the file to open it, and click "Keep anyway"--"Run anyway". I suggest that you can use Chrome to download this software.
If there is still the same question, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello,
Thanks for your comment.
If you have tried several times but still failed to start LDPlayer9, could you please allow me to connect your desktop with AnyDesk software to check and solve your problem directly?
https://anydesk.com/en
Please contact us at support@epubor.com with your address number after you installed this software on your computer.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello,
Thanks for your comment.
Do you download your Kindle books via emulator? Please ensure that you enable the root permission of LDPlayer9 and restart it to take effect.
Please follow this guide step by step:
https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
If there is the same problem, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello,
the Kindle Converter displays all ever downloaded books at the left side unter "The Kindle Library" which makes it extremely difficult to find new books.
What can I do?
Regards
Hello,
Thanks for your message.
I'm sorry for all the inconvenience. In the next version, we will fix this issue and add some new features to make it easier to find and manage the downloaded books. Please wait with patience. Thank you!
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hi,
after 2 frustrating hours of try - it s really amiss and didn't t work. First try ldplayer9 needs activating vt - but that doesn't t work - then Genymotion installed, but ... the only android version is version 11 - no android 9.0. So also doesn't t work - I ve paid for a windows lifetime license, and after changing to Mac if paid an upgrade fee - and now it doesn't t work - and your workaround ... I must paid a third time.
So do you have an offer to me ?
Hello,
Thanks for your comment.
Could you please provide a screenshot to show the error message and contact us via support@epubor.com? We can provide you with remote assistance.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello,
Thanks for your comment. I'm sorry for all inconvenience.
The new version of this software will be updated soon, and we will add some new features that support deleting and managing the books in the left pane of the Kindle Library.
Currently, if you want to empty the Kindle Library, please ensure that you back up the downloaded books and then delete the books in files folder from this path:
Windows: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\.EpuborKindle\books\files
After you delete the books you don't want to keep, please click "Refresh" in Kindle Converter, then the books will not show in the left pane.
Any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Hello, thanks for your comment.
In this case, if Genymotion does not work for you, I suggest you install Android Studio. Please follow the user guide below and try again, thank you!
https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html#P5
Any other questions, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Really???
The current version has been in need for an update for 3 years now. It is from 2020.
Hello, thanks for your comment.
You can try our Kindle Converter to decrypt and convert your Kindle books, including the newly published Kindle books in 2023.
Any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
I am no longer able to connect to Amazon through LDPlayer. It simply fails now. I uninstalled Kindle and reinstalled the above version but I receive an error. You post engine won't let me post it verbatim.
What is the solution?
Hello, thanks for your comment.
Could you please provide a screenshot to show the error message so we can help you fix this issue?
Please contact us via support@epubor.com, we will help you to solve your problem.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
Epubor Ultimate
I agree with the above posters who comment that Epubor Ultimate was bought and now is pretty much heading towards a dead end because of the selling of separate apps to do what Ultimate used to do. I also think that those who bought Ultimate should be getting some type of better offer for the other software for Kindle instead of the software becoming obsolete and having to pay again for software to do what Ultimate has done for a long time. Secondly since I'm still trying to use Ultimate, the file locations for LDPlayer are not where I've found the files being downloaded which has been frustrating. I think that all of these changes could have been handled better and could have been much more customer friendly for those of us who have been invested in Epubor Ultimate for many years.
Epubor must have had versions that supported 32 bit machines, so why can’t you offer this choice to us few who aren’t prepared or want to upgrade their systems in order to be able to use iyour drm removal programs.