DRM Removal Tools for eBooks

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Apprentice Alf

Version 6.5.4 released on 27 June, 2017

Welcome to Apprentice Alf’s blog

This blog is intended to help anyone looking for free and simple software for removing DRM from their Kindle ebooks, stripping DRM from their Adobe Digital Editions ebooks, getting rid of DRM from their Barnes and Noble ebooks, freeing their Kobo ebooks of DRM, or decrypting their Fictionwise eReader ebooks.

If you want to find out more about ebooks, DRM and why you will probably want to remove the DRM from your ebooks, see this post: Ebook Formats, DRM and You — A Guide for the Perplexed.

If you already know that you want to strip the DRM from your ebooks, you’ve found the right place.

The Tools

To get started on removing DRM from your ebooks, just download the tools archive from the link below. Unzip the archive, and start reading.

The latest release can be found at the top of this page:
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases

Getting Help with the Tools

If you have any questions about the tools, ebooks, and DRM, check the FAQs at the GitHub repository:
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md

If you have any problems with the current tools, please ask for help in a comment on this post or open a new issue at the GitHub repository. If you are having a problem with an older version of the tools, please first update to the current version, and see if that solves your problem.

Before commenting here, please check the ReadMe file and the FAQs (see link above).

In any bug report or help request, please include:

which tool was used
which OS you are using
where the ebook file came from (device or application)
any error messages
a log of the DRM-removal attempt (see the FAQs on how to get a log).

Anti-Piracy Notice

Please only use these tools for gaining full access to your own ebooks for archiving/conversion/convenience. De-drmed ebooks should not be uploaded to open servers, torrents, or other methods of mass distribution. No help will be given to people doing such things. Authors, retailers and publishers all need to make a living, so that they can continue to produce books for us to read. Don’t be a parasite.

Origin of the Tools

The tools for removing DRM from ePubs were originally posted at i♥cabbages’ blog. The tools for Kindle/Mobipocket were originally posted at The Dark Reverser’s blog.

They have since been improved by many people, but mostly some_updates, DiapDealer, Apprentice Alf, and Apprentice Harper. While there are many sites that redistribute these tools, the most up-to-date versions of the tools are currently released here.

Other Sources

Anyone trying to sell you ebook DRM removal tools for Adobe Adept ePub and PDFs, Barnes & Noble ePubs, Kindle ebooks, Kobo ebooks, or eReader ebooks has probably just repackaged (an earlier) version of the tools available here.

3,836 thoughts on “DRM Removal Tools for eBooks”

Kerri says:

August 26, 2017 at 2:46 pm

Hello,

I have the older (1.7) version of the Kindle for PC app, and haven’t had any trouble de-DRMing and converting books with Calibre lately (I like to convert them to PDF to annotate in more pen-friendly programs).

I purchased two of my law school textbooks as ebooks from Amazon. Both added to Calibre and converted to Epub automatically with no problem. One manually converted to PDF with no problem. The other, however, fails to convert to PDF. Both are similar-style textbooks from the same publisher. I have tried fiddling with various output settings, converting from epub and from the azw version, all to no avail.

Note that I was able to convert the Epub file into a PDF via a free online converter, but that doesn’t allow for customizing the output the way Calibre does.

Here is the error message I receive when attempting to convert the Epub into PDF, NOT using heuristic processing (though I tried that a few times):

calibre, version 3.7.0 (win32, embedded-python: True)
Conversion error: Failed: Convert book 1 of 1 (Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials (Aspen Casebook Series))

Convert book 1 of 1 (Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials (Aspen Casebook Series))
Conversion options changed from defaults:
pdf_mono_family: u’Courier New’
cover: u’C:\Users\bahzew\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_mtcrpd\uesapj.jpeg’
pdf_mono_font_size: 12
read_metadata_from_opf: u’C:\Users\bahzew\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_mtcrpd\6ssuh0.opf’
verbose: 2
pdf_serif_family: u’Times New Roman’
page_breaks_before: u”//[name()=’h1′ or name()=’h2′]”
pdf_page_numbers: True
output_profile: ‘generic_eink’
pdf_sans_family: u’MS Shell Dlg 2′
pdf_default_font_size: 12
input_profile: ‘kindle’
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 3.7.0
{‘asciiize’: False,
‘author_sort’: None,
‘authors’: None,
‘base_font_size’: 0.0,
‘book_producer’: None,
‘change_justification’: u’original’,
‘chapter’: u”//[((name()=’h1′ or name()=’h2′) and re:test(., ‘\s((chapter|book|section|part)\s+)|((prolog|prologue|epilogue)(\s+|$))’, ‘i’)) or @class = ‘chapter’]”,
‘chapter_mark’: u’pagebreak’,
‘comments’: None,
‘cover’: u’C:\Users\bahzew\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_mtcrpd\uesapj.jpeg’,
‘custom_size’: None,
‘debug_pipeline’: None,
‘dehyphenate’: True,
‘delete_blank_paragraphs’: True,
‘disable_font_rescaling’: False,
‘duplicate_links_in_toc’: False,
’embed_all_fonts’: False,
’embed_font_family’: None,
‘enable_heuristics’: False,
‘expand_css’: False,
‘extra_css’: None,
‘filter_css’: u”,
‘fix_indents’: True,
‘font_size_mapping’: None,
‘format_scene_breaks’: True,
‘html_unwrap_factor’: 0.4,
‘input_encoding’: None,
‘input_profile’: <calibre.customize.profiles.KindleInput object at 0x04CF56B0>,
‘insert_blank_line’: False,
‘insert_blank_line_size’: 0.5,
‘insert_metadata’: False,
‘isbn’: None,
‘italicize_common_cases’: True,
‘keep_ligatures’: False,
‘language’: None,
‘level1_toc’: None,
‘level2_toc’: None,
‘level3_toc’: None,
‘line_height’: 0.0,
‘linearize_tables’: False,
‘margin_bottom’: 5.0,
‘margin_left’: 5.0,
‘margin_right’: 5.0,
‘margin_top’: 5.0,
‘markup_chapter_headings’: True,
‘max_toc_links’: 50,
‘minimum_line_height’: 120.0,
‘no_chapters_in_toc’: False,
‘no_inline_navbars’: False,
‘output_profile’: <calibre.customize.profiles.GenericEink object at 0x04CF57F0>,
‘page_breaks_before’: u”//[name()=’h1′ or name()=’h2′]”,
‘paper_size’: u’letter’,
‘pdf_add_toc’: False,
‘pdf_default_font_size’: 12,
‘pdf_footer_template’: None,
‘pdf_header_template’: None,
‘pdf_mark_links’: False,
‘pdf_mono_family’: u’Courier New’,
‘pdf_mono_font_size’: 12,
‘pdf_page_margin_bottom’: 72.0,
‘pdf_page_margin_left’: 72.0,
‘pdf_page_margin_right’: 72.0,
‘pdf_page_margin_top’: 72.0,
‘pdf_page_numbers’: True,
‘pdf_sans_family’: u’MS Shell Dlg 2′,
‘pdf_serif_family’: u’Times New Roman’,
‘pdf_standard_font’: u’serif’,
‘prefer_metadata_cover’: False,
‘preserve_cover_aspect_ratio’: False,
‘pretty_print’: False,
‘pubdate’: None,
‘publisher’: None,
‘rating’: None,
‘read_metadata_from_opf’: u’C:\Users\bahzew\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_mtcrpd\6ssuh0.opf’,
‘remove_fake_margins’: True,
‘remove_first_image’: False,
‘remove_paragraph_spacing’: False,
‘remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size’: 1.5,
‘renumber_headings’: True,
‘replace_scene_breaks’: u”,
‘search_replace’: ‘[]’,
‘series’: None,
‘series_index’: None,
‘smarten_punctuation’: False,
‘sr1_replace’: None,
‘sr1_search’: None,
‘sr2_replace’: None,
‘sr2_search’: None,
‘sr3_replace’: None,
‘sr3_search’: None,
‘start_reading_at’: None,
‘subset_embedded_fonts’: False,
‘tags’: None,
‘timestamp’: None,
‘title’: None,
‘title_sort’: None,
‘toc_filter’: None,
‘toc_threshold’: 6,
‘toc_title’: None,
‘transform_css_rules’: ‘[]’,
‘uncompressed_pdf’: False,
‘unit’: u’inch’,
‘unsmarten_punctuation’: False,
‘unwrap_lines’: True,
‘use_auto_toc’: False,
‘use_profile_size’: False,
‘verbose’: 2}
InputFormatPlugin: EPUB Input running
on C:\Users\bahzew\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_mtcrpd\75os8x.epub
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Reading TOC from NCX…
Merging user specified metadata…
Detecting structure…
Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes…
Source base font size is 16.00000pt
Removing fake margins…
Found 12642 items of level: p_2
Found 1414 items of level: p_3
Found 80 items of level: p_4
Found 17 items of level: p_5
Found 7 items of level: div_4
Found 32 items of level: div_3
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Found 49 items of level: div_1
Ignoring level div_4
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Negative text indent detected at level p_2, ignoring this level
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div_3 left margin stats: Counter({u”: 32})
div_3 right margin stats: Counter({u’0′: 32})
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Cleaning up manifest…
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Creating PDF Output…
Splitting markup on page breaks and flow limits, if any…
Converting input as a text based book…
Serializing oeb input to disk for processing…
The cover image has an id != “cover”. Renaming to work around bug in Nook Color
Rendering pages to PDF…
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- Kerri says:
  
  August 26, 2017 at 2:48 pm
  
  Forgot to say that I am using the latest version of Windows 10. Thank you!
  
  Reply
- Paul Durrant says:
  
  August 26, 2017 at 4:52 pm
  
  It’s clearly had the DRM removed, so this is probably a question for the calibre developers. You can report a bug at https://calibre-ebook.com/bugs
  
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- Laura says:
  
  August 26, 2017 at 5:03 pm
  
  A couple suggestions: Try calibre 64-bit if possible. If it’s an AZW4 (most textbooks are), try the Kindle Unpack plugin to extract the PDF.
  
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AD says:

August 29, 2017 at 9:49 am

I have downloaded calibre and the lastest plugin. I have followed the instruction but I am unable to convert my AZW3 file to a .pdf and dedrm. it gives me an error saying it has a DRM. Am I doing something wrong? thanks

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- xromad says:
  
  August 29, 2017 at 2:51 pm
  
  Are you using the version 1.17 of the Kindle for PC/Mac software? If not. delete all NEWER versions of the “Kindle for” software. Download and reinstall the 1.17 software (Laura has the link). Delete Kindle books downloaded with the newer version(s) software and re-download them. Delete problem books from Calibre and then import the re-downloaded books.
  
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- xromad says:
  
  August 29, 2017 at 2:54 pm
  
  AD, I found Laura’s link info. Quote:
  
  Laura says:
  August 20, 2017 at 3:11 am
  
  If you are using something more recent than Kindle for PC 1.17, see the FAQs here:
  https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md#a-recent-change-to-kindle-for-pckindle-for-mac
  
  End Quote
  
  Reply
- Laura says:
  
  August 29, 2017 at 5:10 pm
  
  If it’s from or for an E-ink Kindle (not a Fire), then you need to enter its serial number into the plugin customization.
  
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Blair says:

August 30, 2017 at 12:42 am

I used the calibre plug in on Windows 10 and have been unable to remove the DRM from my nook books.

The error message I receive when I open the books is “This book is locked by DRM”

Below is the debug log:

calibre Debug log
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’, ‘SP1′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Obok DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’, ‘SP1′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Obok DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 71.9842323651 x 71.9822878229
Using calibre Qt style: True
Starting up…
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::utilities.py – loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::dialogs.py – loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::config.py – loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::action_err.py – loading translations
Started up in 18.72 seconds with 1 books
stdout+stderr from file dialog helper: [”, ”]
piped data from file dialog helper: [‘\xba/|>o\xee\xb7\x1f\x1106\x82\x18\x02\x1aA\xb2\xfb-\xbc\xc0\xef\x9c\xa9r\xe2\xfa\x06\x0b\xcd\xdd\xe3’, ‘C:\Users\rc89829\Documents\My Barnes & Noble eBooks\blaraytx@aol.com\aclashofkingsasongof_9780553897852.epub’]
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying to decrypt aclashofkingsasongof_9780553897852.epub
DeDRM v6.5.4: Verifying zip archive integrity
DeDRM v6.5.4: “aclashofkingsasongof_9780553897852.epub” is a secure Barnes & Noble ePub
DeDRM v6.5.4: Looking for new NOOK Study Keys after 0.1 seconds
No nook Study log files have been found.
DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.1 seconds.
Read the FAQs at Harper’s repository: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md
Running file type plugin DeDRM failed with traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “site-packages\calibre\customize\ui.py”, line 171, in _run_filetype_plugins
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 622, in run
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 293, in ePubDecrypt
DeDRMError: DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.1 seconds.
Added 0 books in 0.7 seconds

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- Laura says:
  
  August 30, 2017 at 1:30 am
  
  Enter your B&N account email and password into the plugin configuration.
  
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Howie says:

August 30, 2017 at 3:58 pm

I am unable to decrypt a rental. Mac..Kindle ver 1.17.1

There is 1 ebook to be decrypted.
Processing file: B007NWFNDW_EBOK.azw
shellcommand: /usr/bin/python ‘/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py’ ‘/Users/howardschneider/Downloads/My Kindle Content/B007NWFNDW_EBOK.azw’ ‘/Users/howardschneider/Desktop/’ > ‘/Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/DeDRM_temp.log’
shellresult: Using Library AlfCrypto DLL/DYLIB/SO
K4MobiDeDrm v5.4.
Copyright © 2008-2013 The Dark Reverser et al.
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 4, header length 232
Decrypting Mobipocket 4 ebook: The Wandering Heretics of Languedoc (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)
Found 0 keys to try after 0.0 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
Error decrypting book after 0.0 seconds: Cannot decode library or rented ebooks.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py”, line 254, in decryptBook
book = GetDecryptedBook(infile, kDatabases, androidFiles, serials, pids, starttime)
File “/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py”, line 228, in GetDecryptedBook
mb.processBook(totalpids)
File “/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/mobidedrm.py”, line 441, in processBook
raise DrmException(u”Cannot decode library or rented ebooks.”)
DrmException: Cannot decode library or rented ebooks.
shellcommand: /usr/bin/python ‘/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/kindlekey.py’ ‘/Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/newKeys/’ > ‘/Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/DeDRM_temp.log’
shellresult: kindlekey.py v2.3
Copyright © 2010-2016 by some_updates, Apprentice Alf and Apprentice Harper
Found k4Mac kinf2011 file: /Users/howardschneider/Library/Containers/com.amazon.Kindle/Data/Library/Application Support/Kindle/storage/.kinf2011
Found k4Mac kinf2011 file: /Users/howardschneider/Library/Application Support/Kindle/storage/.kinf2011
Decrypted key file using IDString ‘092206f78484’ and UserName ‘howardschneider’
Decrypted key file using IDString ‘092206f78484’ and UserName ‘howardschneider’
Saved a key to /Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/newKeys/kindlekey1.k4i
Saved a key to /Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/newKeys/kindlekey2.k4i

shellcommand: /usr/bin/python ‘/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py’ -k ‘/Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/KindleKey 3.der’ -k ‘/Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/KindleKey 4.der’ ‘/Users/howardschneider/Downloads/My Kindle Content/B007NWFNDW_EBOK.azw’ ‘/Users/howardschneider/Desktop/’ > ‘/Users/howardschneider/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/DeDRM_temp.log’
shellresult: Using Library AlfCrypto DLL/DYLIB/SO
K4MobiDeDrm v5.4.
Copyright © 2008-2013 The Dark Reverser et al.
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 4, header length 232
Decrypting Mobipocket 4 ebook: The Wandering Heretics of Languedoc (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)
Found 8 keys to try after 0.0 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
Error decrypting book after 0.0 seconds: Cannot decode library or rented ebooks.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py”, line 254, in decryptBook
book = GetDecryptedBook(infile, kDatabases, androidFiles, serials, pids, starttime)
File “/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py”, line 228, in GetDecryptedBook
mb.processBook(totalpids)
File “/private/var/folders/75/hpcln8ps63zdql42vwpt8rn80000gn/T/AppTranslocation/BD6746A1-9C95-4F01-B600-6FED93DD8BF6/d/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/mobidedrm.py”, line 441, in processBook
raise DrmException(u”Cannot decode library or rented ebooks.”)
DrmException: Cannot decode library or rented ebooks.
There was an error with 1 ebook:
B007NWFNDW_EBOK.azw couldn’t be decrypted.

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- Paul Durrant says:
  
  August 30, 2017 at 6:21 pm
  
  https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md#so-how-can-i-remove-drm-from-my-ebooks
  
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- Laura says:
  
  August 30, 2017 at 11:52 pm
  
  Working as expected then.
  
  Reply
Tom Howe says:

September 8, 2017 at 12:43 am

I just bought an ebook from Amazon and I can’t get it to convert. I’m running Windows 7 and I’m using Kindle version 1.17. I’m using the latest version of Calibre and version DeDRM version 6.5.4. Here’s the log I get from Calibre: calibre Debug log
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’, ‘SP1′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Kindle and Mobipocket DeDRM (0, 4, 17) && Inept Epub DeDRM (0, 1, 7)
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’, ‘SP1′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Kindle and Mobipocket DeDRM (0, 4, 17) && Inept Epub DeDRM (0, 1, 7)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 2.0
logicalDpi: 72.0 x 72.0
physicalDpi: 36.0177252585 x 36.0
Using calibre Qt style: True
Starting up…
Started up in 22.24 seconds with 0 books
stdout+stderr from file dialog helper: [”, ”]
piped data from file dialog helper: [‘\xc6\xa5_\xd8\x91G\xfbL\xcf\xfd\xb3]\xe5\x917\x17\xa8\xf3\x17\xe7\xcco#P\xc5Ab\xd7]\xfb\x9a\x88’, ‘C:\Users\pc\Documents\My Kindle Content\B010KN4VJW_EBOK.azw’]
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying to decrypt B010KN4VJW_EBOK.azw
Using Library AlfCrypto Python
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 8, header length 264
Extra Data Flags: 3
Decrypting Kindle Format 8 ebook: Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism
Found 2 keys to try after 0.1 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
DeDRM v6.5.4: Failed to decrypt with error: No key found in 2 keys tried.
DeDRM v6.5.4: Looking for new default Kindle Key after 0.1 seconds
searching for kinfoFiles in C:\Users\pc\AppData\Local
Found K4PC 1.9+ kinf2011 file: C:\Users\pc\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\storage.kinf2011
Decrypted key file using IDString ‘3232302968’ and UserName ‘7063’
DeDRM v6.5.4: Found 1 new key
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 8, header length 264
Extra Data Flags: 3
Decrypting Kindle Format 8 ebook: Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism
Found 4 keys to try after 0.2 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.2 seconds.
Read the FAQs at Harper’s repository: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md
Running file type plugin DeDRM failed with traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “site-packages\calibre\customize\ui.py”, line 171, in _run_filetype_plugins
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 611, in run
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 561, in KindleMobiDecrypt
DeDRMError: DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.2 seconds
Added Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism to db in: 2.0
Added 1 books in 2.7 seconds

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- Laura says:
  
  September 8, 2017 at 1:09 am
  
  Try completely uninstalling and reinstalling Kindle for PC. See the FAQs here: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md#i-have-installed-the-calibre-plugin-and-the-book-is-not-already-in-calibre-but-the-drm-does-not-get-removed-it-is-a-kindle-book
  
  (You can remove the old single file-type DeDRM plugins.)
  
  Reply
  - Tom Howe says:
    
    September 11, 2017 at 9:42 pm
    
    Thank you, Laura. It works great now.
    
    Reply
JP says:

September 8, 2017 at 6:36 pm

Hello, hoping somebody can help me figure this out. I’m running the most recent Calibre and DeDRM 6.5.4 with an amazon ebook I downloaded using Kindle for PC version 1.17.1 (44183). The file downloads as a .azw4. I’ve tried uninstalling everything following the apprentice alf tutorials here, but the program gets stuck at the very start of loading the book. The “Adding books…” progress bar appears, but never goes beyond “Reading metadata and adding to library (one book)…” and stays at 0%. I can’t tell for sure as this is all new to me, but it seems like the log is showing that DeDRM isn’t finding a key to decrypt the file. Is there something that I’m missing? Or might it just take a lot longer than I’m expecting it to. Should I just leave it running for a while and see what happens? Here’s my log:

calibre Debug log
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’, ‘SP1′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Obok DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’, ‘SP1′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Obok DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 72.0567375887 x 71.8867924528
Using calibre Qt style: True
Starting up…
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::utilities.py – loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::dialogs.py – loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::config.py – loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 obok::action_err.py – loading translations
Started up in 7.69 seconds with 0 books
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying to decrypt B01AAYZWP8_EBOK.azw4
Using Library AlfCrypto Python
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 4, header length 264
Decrypting Mobipocket 4 ebook: Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences
Found 0 keys to try after 0.3 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
DeDRM v6.5.4: Failed to decrypt with error: No key found in 0 keys tried.
DeDRM v6.5.4: Looking for new default Kindle Key after 0.3 seconds
searching for kinfoFiles in C:\Users\Loque\AppData\Local
Found K4PC 1.9+ kinf2011 file: C:\Users\Loque\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\storage.kinf2011
Decrypted key file using IDString ‘439268100’ and UserName ‘4c6f717565’
DeDRM v6.5.4: Found 1 new key
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 4, header length 264
Decrypting Mobipocket 4 ebook: Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences
Found 4 keys to try after 0.6 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
File is encoded with PID /9eixDclH5.
Decrypting. Please wait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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- JP says:
  
  September 8, 2017 at 6:44 pm
  
  Haha disregard this. I left it running while I wrote up this post and it actually finished uploading the book a few minutes after I submitted lol. Worked like a charm!
  
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  - Laura says:
    
    September 8, 2017 at 8:17 pm
    
    Next time try using 64-bit calibre.
    
    Reply
jkstill says:

September 10, 2017 at 4:32 pm

Thank you for this! I just needed to be able to read a particular book where I needed it – this worked great.

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baltasarq says:

September 11, 2017 at 12:57 pm

I’m having trouble with Calibre and the DeDRM plugin since I changed to Linux (Manjaro). I’m using an old version of PC Kindle under Wine, and it works just fine. There is also a Calibre for Linux, so apparently no problem in that front, either.
The problem comes once I install the DeDRM plugin in Calibre and add an encoded book: Wine is triggered (I thought that the plugin was written in Python?), and the decodification fails due to an obscure error.
There are other tools, bot no one seems to work correctly. For example, I used mobidedrm, but the problem is that its companion tool kindelpid is unable to create the correct pid from my Paperwhite serial number.
Any help or idea?

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- Laura says:
  
  September 11, 2017 at 1:40 pm
  
  To use books from Kindle for PC, temporarily install calibre and the plugin under Wine. Add a book, save your key, and import that key into your Linux calibre.
  
  To use books from your Paperwhite, add its serial number into the plugin customization. (You may need to download them from the website to avoid KFX format.)
  
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  - baltasarq says:
    
    September 15, 2017 at 2:09 pm
    
    I’ve been able to solve the problem by installing Calibre under Wine as well. It is a bit sluggish, however. What do yu mean with: “To use books from Kindle for PC, temporarily install calibre and the plugin under Wine. Add a book, save your key, and import that key into your Linux calibre.”? Where is the key? How do I import it into Calibre? Regards, Baltasar
    
    Reply
    - Paul Durrant says:
      
      September 15, 2017 at 7:51 pm
      
      Look in the plugin preferences.
      
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- Dngrsone says:
  
  September 12, 2017 at 2:14 am
  
  I have had no success using the Kindle app from within wine. The problem that I am seeing is that I cannot seem to find the correct location of the Kindle for PC keys so that the plugin can successfully strip the DRM. My workaround has been to boot into Windows 10, download my books, import them into Calibre whilst in Win, and then once I am booted back into Linux, import from my Windows Calibre folder.
  
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Carl says:

September 11, 2017 at 8:49 pm

Using the plug in and the proper version of Kindle PC I was able to import a few books that came in as AZW3 then it started importing them as AZW’s. I double checked to make sure it hadn’t updated the Kindle App. Any Idea what’s going on here? Calibre says I still have a DRM File.

Thanks.

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- Laura says:
  
  September 12, 2017 at 1:05 am
  
  The successful imports were already DRM-free, maybe? Or the unsuccessful ones are rentals? Post a log.
  
  https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md#i-cannot-solve-my-problem-with-the-dedrm-plugin-and-now-i-need-to-post-a-log-how-do-i-do-that
  
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Carl says:

September 11, 2017 at 8:50 pm

I should add… The successful imports worked great. There are just some that won’t import properly at all.

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Kẏra says:

September 13, 2017 at 4:43 am

I used to be able to use these tools so easily, for the past year I have been stuck with these errors:

$ calibre-debug -g
calibre 3.1.1 embedded-python: False is64bit: True
Linux-4.12.11-300.fc26.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-26-Twenty_Six Linux (’64bit’, ”)
(‘Linux’, ‘4.12.11-300.fc26.x86_64’, ‘#1 SMP Thu Sep 7 18:32:12 UTC 2017’)
Python 2.7.13
Linux: (‘Fedora’, ’26’, ‘Twenty Six’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 2.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 131.096774194 x 134.470588235
Using calibre Qt style: True
Starting up…
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
Started up in 1.32 seconds with 9 books
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying to decrypt Programming_in_Haskell.pdf
DeDRM v6.5.4: Programming_in_Haskell.pdf is a PDF ebook
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying Encryption key default_key
DeDRM v6.5.4: Exception when decrypting after 0.2 seconds
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 414, in PDFDecrypt
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.ineptpdf”, line 2193, in decryptBook
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.ineptpdf”, line 1999, in init
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.ineptpdf”, line 1484, in initialize
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.ineptpdf”, line 1610, in initialize_ebx
error: Error -5 while decompressing data: incomplete or truncated stream
DeDRM v6.5.4: Failed to decrypt with key default_key after 0.2 seconds
DeDRM v6.5.4: Looking for new default Adobe Digital Editions Keys after 0.2 seconds
DeDRM v6.5.4: Running adobekey.py under Wine
DeDRM v6.5.4: Command line: ‘WINEPREFIX=”/home/kxra/.wine” wine python.exe “/home/kxra/.config/calibre/plugins/DeDRM/libraryfiles/adobekey.py” “/home/kxra/.config/calibre/plugins/DeDRM/libraryfiles/winekeysdir”‘
adobekey.py v6.0
Copyright ? 2009-2013 i?cabbages and Apprentice Alf
Found 1 keys
Saved a key to Z:\home\kxra.config\calibre\plugins\DeDRM\libraryfiles\winekeysdir\adobekey_1.der
DeDRM v6.5.4: Found and decrypted 1 key file
DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.5 seconds.
Read the FAQs at Harper’s repository: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md
Running file type plugin DeDRM failed with traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/customize/ui.py”, line 170, in _run_filetype_plugins
nfp = plugin.run(nfp) or nfp
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 618, in run
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 493, in PDFDecrypt
DeDRMError: DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.5 seconds.
Syntax Error: Couldn’t find the ‘EBX_HANDLER’ security handler
pdfinfo errored out with return code: 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/customize/ui.py”, line 416, in get_file_type_metadata
mi = plugin.get_metadata(stream, ftype.lower().strip())
File “/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/customize/builtins.py”, line 342, in get_metadata
return get_metadata(stream)
File “/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/ebooks/metadata/pdf.py”, line 115, in get_metadata
raise ValueError(‘Could not read info dict from PDF’)
ValueError: Could not read info dict from PDF
Added Programming in Haskell to db in: 0.2
Added 1 books in 1.3 seconds

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- Laura says:
  
  September 13, 2017 at 3:11 pm
  
  What version of ADE are you using to download the books? Are you using the same Adobe ID as before you had issues?
  
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  - Kẏra says:
    
    September 13, 2017 at 6:05 pm
    
    Version 1.7 as listed in the instructions and same adobe ID I’ve always had. I have to enter my wineprefix “.wine” manually, but after that I can hit the green plus sign to add the default key. Installed the python tools successfully as well
    
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    - Laura says:
      
      September 13, 2017 at 7:26 pm
      
      I recall people having issues with 1.7 and EPUBs. Could be a similar issue with PDFs. I’d try using ADE 2.0.1 if possible. I don’t think it works under Wine, but maybe you have access to a Windows machine. Sorry if that’s not much help. Hopefully someone who has it working in Linux will have a better answer.
      
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baltasarq says:

September 15, 2017 at 6:52 am

I’ve been able to solve the problem by installing Calibre under Wine as well. It is a bit sluggish, however. What do yu mean with: “To use books from Kindle for PC, temporarily install calibre and the plugin under Wine. Add a book, save your key, and import that key into your Linux calibre.”? Where is the key? How do I import it into Calibre? Regards, Baltasar

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- Laura says:
  
  September 15, 2017 at 11:16 pm
  
  If you’ve successfully DeDRMed a book from Kindle for PC with the plugin in calibre under wine, then go into the plugin customization Kindle for PC section. You’ll see a default key listed there and a save button. This will create a .k4i file which you can import into the plugin in your Linux calibre. It will only work for books from that particular installation of Kindle for PC.
  
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  - baltasarq says:
    
    September 16, 2017 at 7:41 am
    
    Thank you! Now it completely works for me, only Kindle for PC in Wine.
    
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George says:

September 15, 2017 at 12:35 pm

calibre Registro de depuración
calibre 2.41 isfrozen: True is64bit: False
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’)
Python 2.7.9
Windows: (‘7’, ‘6.1.7601’, ‘SP1’, ‘Multiprocessor Free’)
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM
Starting up…
Started up in 11.15 seconds with 4 books

Debugging DND event
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Extensions: frozenset([u’epub’])
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying to decrypt Metalibro. Manual del libro en la imprenta .epub
DeDRM v6.5.4: Verifying zip archive integrity
DeDRM v6.5.4: Metalibro. Manual del libro en la imprenta .epub is a secure Adobe Adept ePub
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying Encryption key default_key
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying to decrypt De la investigaciÃ³n al Libro. Estudios y crÃ³nicas de la bibliofi.epub
DeDRM v6.5.4: Verifying zip archive integrity
DeDRM v6.5.4: De la investigaciÃ³n al Libro. Estudios y crÃ³nicas de la bibliofi.epub is a secure Adobe Adept ePub
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying Encryption key default_key
DeDRM v6.5.4: Decrypted with key default_key after 0.6 seconds
DeDRM v6.5.4: Finished after 0.6 seconds
DeDRM v6.5.4: Decrypted with key default_key after 0.2 seconds
DeDRM v6.5.4: Finished after 0.2 seconds
C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\pylib.zip\dateutil\parser.py:339: UnicodeWarning: Unicode equal comparison failed to convert both arguments to Unicode – interpreting them as being unequal
C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\pylib.zip\dateutil\parser.py:339: UnicodeWarning: Unicode equal comparison failed to convert both arguments to Unicode – interpreting them as being unequal
Added De la investigación al Libro. Estudios y crónicas de la bibliofilia to db in: 0.2
Added Metalibro. Manual del libro en la imprenta to db in: 0.1
Added 2 books in 1.6 seconds

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- Paul Durrant says:
  
  September 15, 2017 at 7:51 pm
  
  It looks like it worked to me. What’s the problem?
  
  Reply
doccrjones says:

September 17, 2017 at 2:52 am

calibre Debug log
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-10-10.0.15063-SP0 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ’10’, ‘10.0.15063’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (’10’, ‘10.0.15063’, ‘SP0′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-10-10.0.15063-SP0 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ’10’, ‘10.0.15063’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (’10’, ‘10.0.15063’, ‘SP0′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 120.0 x 120.0
physicalDpi: 140.947976879 x 141.402061856
Using calibre Qt style: True
Starting up…
Started up in 12.70 seconds with 44 books
stdout+stderr from file dialog helper: [”, ”]
piped data from file dialog helper: [‘g\x99.i\x0b\xff\xa1\xd9\xe4\xe8\xbeA\xd7C\x9b\x1d>\xfe\xec\x95\x97n(r\xce#\xfa\xf5\x97y q’, ‘C:\Users\casey\Downloads\Catastrophic Crisis.azw3’]
DeDRM v6.5.4: Trying to decrypt Catastrophic Crisis.azw3
Using Library AlfCrypto Python
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 8, header length 264
Extra Data Flags: 3
Decrypting Kindle Format 8 ebook: Catastrophic Crisis
Found 4 keys to try after 0.1 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
DeDRM v6.5.4: Failed to decrypt with error: No key found in 4 keys tried.
DeDRM v6.5.4: Looking for new default Kindle Key after 0.1 seconds
searching for kinfoFiles in C:\Users\casey\AppData\Local
Found K4PC 1.9+ kinf2011 file: C:\Users\casey\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\storage.kinf2011
Decrypted key file using IDString ‘3293748819’ and UserName ‘6361736579’
DeDRM v6.5.4: Found 1 new key
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 8, header length 264
Extra Data Flags: 3
Decrypting Kindle Format 8 ebook: Catastrophic Crisis
Found 4 keys to try after 0.1 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.1 seconds.
Read the FAQs at Harper’s repository: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md
Running file type plugin DeDRM failed with traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “site-packages\calibre\customize\ui.py”, line 171, in _run_filetype_plugins
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 611, in run
File “calibre_plugins.dedrm.init“, line 561, in KindleMobiDecrypt
DeDRMError: DeDRM v6.5.4: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.1 seconds
Added Catastrophic Crisis to db in: 0.3
Added 1 books in 1.1 seconds

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- Laura says:
  
  September 17, 2017 at 3:26 am
  
  If the book is from or for an E-ink Kindle (not a Fire), then you need to enter its serial number into the plugin customization.
  
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Joanna Cranford says:

September 18, 2017 at 1:14 am

Was unable to remove DRM from my latest book.
copy of my log
There is 1 ebook to be decrypted.
Processing file: Cursed-in-L.azw
shellcommand: /usr/bin/python ‘/Applications/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py’ -s ‘90231702314307EV,G090G10563030D39’ ‘/Users/joanna/Desktop/Cursed-in-L.azw’ ‘/Users/joanna/Desktop/’ > ‘/Users/joanna/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/DeDRM_temp.log’
shellresult: Using Library AlfCrypto DLL/DYLIB/SO
K4MobiDeDrm v5.4.
Copyright © 2008-2013 The Dark Reverser et al.
MobiDeDrm v0.41.
Copyright © 2008-2012 The Dark Reverser et al.
MOBI header version 8, header length 264
Extra Data Flags: 3
Decrypting Kindle Format 8 ebook: Cursed in Love: A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Cancer
Found 4 keys to try after 0.0 seconds
Crypto Type is: 2
Error decrypting book after 0.0 seconds: No key found in 4 keys tried.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/Applications/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py”, line 254, in decryptBook
book = GetDecryptedBook(infile, kDatabases, androidFiles, serials, pids, starttime)
File “/Applications/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/k4mobidedrm.py”, line 228, in GetDecryptedBook
mb.processBook(totalpids)
File “/Applications/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/mobidedrm.py”, line 471, in processBook
raise DrmException(u”No key found in {0:d} keys tried.”.format(len(goodpids)))
DrmException: No key found in 4 keys tried.
shellcommand: /usr/bin/python ‘/Applications/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/kindlekey.py’ ‘/Users/joanna/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/newKeys/’ > ‘/Users/joanna/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm/DeDRM_temp.log’
shellresult: kindlekey.py v2.3
Copyright © 2010-2016 by some_updates, Apprentice Alf and Apprentice Harper
Found k4Mac rainier file: /Users/joanna/Library/Application Support/Kindle/storage/.rainier-2.1.1-kinf
Couldn’t decrypt file.
Could not retrieve Kindle for Mac/PC key.

There was an error with 1 ebook:
Cursed-in-L.azw couldn’t be decrypted.

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- Laura says:
  
  September 18, 2017 at 4:21 am
  
  What app or device was the book downloaded to?
  
  Reply
  - Joanna Cranford says:
    
    September 20, 2017 at 1:35 pm
    
    it was downloaded to Mac for husbands kindle
    
    Reply
    - Joanna Cranford says:
      
      September 20, 2017 at 1:35 pm
      
      it was a purchased book.
      
      Reply
    - Laura says:
      
      September 20, 2017 at 2:05 pm
      
      So downloaded the book from the website and you choose your husband’s kindle as the device it was for? If that’s an E-ink Kindle (not a Fire), then you need to enter its serial number into the preferences.
      
      Reply
      - Joanna Cranford says:
        
        September 21, 2017 at 3:40 pm
        
        Actually I had the serial number in it.
        Trouble shooted with Amazon today and used firefox to download book not Safari
        and it worked correctly.
        Safari is downloading without book extensions for some reason.
        
        Reply
tim says:

September 18, 2017 at 2:51 am

Hello i also installed v1.7 as recommended, and the plugin, but still get the DRM error.

C:\Users\admin>calibre-debug -g
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-10-10.0.10586-SP0 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ’10’, ‘10.0.10586’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (’10’, ‘10.0.10586’, ‘SP0′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Obok DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 98.5496535797 x 98.4132841328
Using calibre Qt style: True

C:\Users\admin>calibre-debug -g
calibre 3.7 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-10-10.0.10586-SP0 Windows (’32bit’, ‘WindowsPE’)
32bit process running on 64bit windows
(‘Windows’, ’10’, ‘10.0.10586’)
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: (’10’, ‘10.0.10586’, ‘SP0′, u’Multiprocessor Free’)
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (6, 5, 4) && Obok DeDRM (6, 5, 4)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 98.5496535797 x 98.4132841328
Using calibre Qt style: True

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- Laura says:
  
  September 18, 2017 at 4:23 am
  
  This log doesn’t show any book being added.
  
  Reply
  - pacxollc says:
    
    September 19, 2017 at 1:35 am
    
    I can try again, but what i forgot to mention is that this is an Amazon book rental..
    
    Reply
    - Laura says:
      
      September 19, 2017 at 4:27 am
      
      DeDRM doesn’t work on rentals.
      
      Reply
pina says:

September 23, 2017 at 10:10 am

I wonder if anyone has come across the following problem – I’ve “dusted” an ePub with Calibre, and I can read it all right with Calibre’s book viewer on my desktop. However no ebook reading app on my iPad or iPhone seems to work: when adding the book it is either not recognised, or I get an error message to the effect that it is encrypted. Any ideas on what could be going wrong? thank you!

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- Laura says:
  
  September 23, 2017 at 10:48 am
  
  If it’s opening in calibre’s ebook viewer, then it’s definitely DRM-free. You could try opening it in calibre’s ebook editor, and check for errors. If any are found, there’s an option to attempt to automatically fix. If that doesn’t do it, then try asking over at the MobileRead forums.
  
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  - pina says:
    
    September 23, 2017 at 12:46 pm
    
    thanks Laura, I’ve tried that and there are no errors – but there is an encryption.xml file in the book: perhaps removing that would fix it? or would it screw it up completely instead?
    
    Reply
    - pina says:
      
      September 23, 2017 at 2:04 pm
      
      ok, problem solved – I deleted “encryption.xml”, and that did it! Thanks Laura for suggesting I have a look at editing the file!
      
      Reply
      - Laura says:
        
        September 23, 2017 at 2:16 pm
        
        Cool! I was going to say give a try and see what happens. 🙂 Turns out that file is the result of embedded fonts which are copyrighted. I guess removing it allows the reading app to fall back on its own fonts.
        
        Reply
chatterjeevk says:

September 24, 2017 at 4:22 am

I successfully installed the DeDRM plugin into Calibre (Manjaro Linux), but after restarting and importing the AZW file the DRM has not been removed. What to do? Calibre’s error details reports “ERROR: DRM”

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- Laura says:
  
  September 24, 2017 at 11:47 am
  
  Getting set up on Linux can be a little tricky. Post a log from importing your book:
  
  https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md#i-cannot-solve-my-problem-with-the-dedrm-plugin-and-now-i-need-to-post-a-log-how-do-i-do-that
  
  Reply

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