How to convert or rip protected Kindle format to non-protected such as Mobi

**LeLuDallas5** · 01-26-11 at 10:08 PM

I am trying to find a way to take Amazon's Kindle DRM-protected/restricted proprietary format AZW and convert it to an unprotected form. Does anyone know how to do this yet?

I've had trouble trying to find out how. I haven't got 1337 computer skills so I can't figure out how to rip it myself - if I could I would and would be sharing it with all TP. <3

Unprotected forms: PDF, HTML, Mobipocket books (MOBI, PRC), plain text files (TXT), Topaz format books (TPZ) etc.

Here's another thing that I can't stand in addition to DRMs:

The Wikipedia article states: "No Kindle model preserves the print edition page numbers used when citing sources in school papers and scholarly research." Does this drive anyone else bats**t crazy? I ordered a textbook and noticed after the 7-day returns window closed that "location numbers" have nothing to do with page numbers - making it useless for the class I bought it for.

TL;DR: Help me figure out how to convert my Kindle textbook to open source form so I can at least feel good about sharing it here!

goth1k · 01-27-11 at 02:13 AM

Try this tutorial

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http://tips4linux.com/remove-drm-from-amazon-kindles-ebooks-using-linux/

It shows you how to remove DRM and convert to mobi using Linux

All external links must be inside [CODE] tags. See this tutorial. -PopSmith

**LeLuDallas5** · 03-17-12 at 01:11 AM

Thanks! :)

01-27-11 at 02:13 AM	#2
goth1k Newcomer Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 64	Try this tutorial Code: Select All http://tips4linux.com/remove-drm-from-amazon-kindles-ebooks-using-linux/ It shows you how to remove DRM and convert to mobi using Linux All external links must be inside [CODE] tags. See this tutorial. -PopSmith Last edited by PopSmith; 03-21-12 at 10:38 PM.

03-17-12 at 01:11 AM	#3
LeLuDallas5 Novice Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 140	Thanks! :)