How to remove DRM for Amazon Books (Owning a Kindle)
Despite the removal of the Download & Transfer button, it is still possible to deDRM books from the Amazon Store by first downloading them to a Kindle device (no newer than the Kindle Paperwhite 10th Generation (PW4)) and then transferring them to a Calibre library with the DeDRM plugin installed.
As of May of 2026, I was still able to deDRM both purchased books and Kindle Unlimited books using a Paperwhite 4.
Some reports suggest that deDRM still works for a few books downloaded on recent models, but success varies significantly.
For this tutorial, you will need:
- A Kindle no newer than the Paperwhite 4 (PW4)
- An Amazon account
- Calibre
- deDRM Plugin for Calibre (download the zip file)
- A working computer
Go to Calibre, download and install the "KFX Input" plugin from the plugins menu.
Unzip the deDRM file. Go back to Calibre > Preferences > Plugins > Load plugin from File and then pick deDRM_plugin.zip, after that, restart Calibre.
Open up Preferences again > Plugins > search for deDRM > Customize plugin > "Kindle eInk ebooks".
In this window, you will need to type out your Kindle serial number which you can find on either the Amazon website (Manage Content > Devices > Your Kindle name) or within the Kindle menu settings (Settings > Device options > Device Info).
Now you will have to download your purchased books on your computer. Go to Amazon's website > Manage Content > Books.
Unfortunately for us, there are no ways to download our books in mass so you will have to download each one of the books. (Note that books you got for free don't have DRM (azw3 books)).
Once downloaded, you will drag the book to Calibre. Do not use the "Add books" option.
The de-DRM process will run automatically and once it finishes you will be able to read and edit your book. In case your book can be read but remained as a KFX file, you will want to convert it to EPUB, for this you will also need to install the KFX Output plugin.
Troubleshooting
There is a chance this won't work for the first time, in case this happens make sure the Kindle is correctly registered, you typed the full number serial without extra spaces and the deDRM plugin is set correctly.
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