In Kindle for PC, click the refresh icon. Go to the Downloaded tab to find the downloaded book, which is DRM-protected. Now you can use the recommended software to remove DRM from the Kindle book. With regard to Kindle AZW DRM removal, Epubor Ultimate suggests that users downgrade to the desktop Kindle app to version 1.24 or earlier.
- Kindle for PC Review. The use of eBook readers is something more and more common among readers. We'll see how after Christmas, eBooks are going to be everywhere, because they are getting cheaper. However, they are still abit expensive and a lot of users can't afford it. That's why we can use Amazon Kindle for PC, a program that let us read the.
- While the developer is fixing the problem, try using an older version. If you need the previous version of Kindle for PC, check out the app's version history which includes all versions available to download. Download prior versions of Kindle for PC for Windows. All previous versions of Kindle for PC are virus-free and free to download at Uptodown.
- Launch the software. And it will automatically detect the ebooks that have been downloaded to Kindle for PC/Mac or on the Kindle e-reader connected to your computer via USB. The books will be listed in the left sidebar. When you click a book in the sidebar, the DRM removal process will start.
Earlier this year Amazon updated their Kindle for PC and Mac programs to add more accessibility features and support for enhanced formatting.
In order to add the new features, they changed the format the programs support from AZW to KFX.
Kindle 1.17 Install
This behind-the-scenes change doesn’t mean anything for most people, but for those that prefer to remove DRM from Kindle ebooks, then getting KFX ebooks is a big problem.
There’s currently no way to remove DRM from KFX ebooks, so Calibre can’t convert ebooks that are in KFX format (although it can convert to KFX for the added features), but there are ways to get AZW ebooks instead.
The change started with version 1.19, so you can still download and install an older version of Kindle for Mac or PC. In fact Amazon still hosts the files if you know where to find them:
Kindle for PC 1.17 (links no longer active)
Kindle for Mac 1.17
First thing, make sure to go to Tools > Options and turn off automatic updates!
Another way to get AZW files instead of KFX is to use the “Download & transfer via USB” option from the Manage Your Content and Device page at Amazon, but this only works if you have an E Ink Kindle registered to your account.
Kindle For Pc Mac
There’s also a way to get the newer versions of Kindle for PC and Mac to download AZW files instead of KFX. It works with versions 1.19 and 1.20. See Method 2 on this post at MobileRead for detailed directions. All you have to do is copy and paste a line of code into the command/terminal window to block the program from using KFX files so it will download AZW instead.