I’ve tried a couple times over the years to use Calibre to de-DRM my library. Previous attempts ended in failure. This community helped me find a way to fix my audio books, which inspired me to take one last shot at my kindle library.
I was able to follow this post comment and use a couple other comments to troubleshoot. Sorry for the Reddit link, but it’s what worked for me. I’ll include the text of the post in the comments below.
This method requires using Windows, but does not require a physical device as other methods that I’d found. The key points that worked for me we’re using the correct program versions linked in this post and comments.
Another comment noted that changing the library download location in Kindle was a key to this outcome. I don’t understand why that would be, but it turned out to be the case for me. The first try did not work, but once I changed the download location, deleted the old downloads, and re-downloaded the library everything went smoothly. Even the comic books worked!
I finally own the books that I’ve purchased over the years.
KFX is such a pain. It’s is one of the reasons I don’t buy from Kindle (the other one being that I don’t want to give Amazon money). I don’t know if this is possible for you, but Kobo ebooks, so far anyway, are much easier to remove DRM from. As a big bonus, you’re not buying from Amazon.
Absolutely!
This is my library from years ago, before I knew any better. It’s honestly split between Amazon and Nook from those years. Since quitting that, I’ve been using Libby (and its predecessor) almost exclusively to check out eBooks and audiobooks from the library. I don’t often have much interest in re-reading, but it is also nice nice to own certain books, and there are some that I re-read or use as reference.
New books will be coming from more friendly sources. I’ve learned my lesson!