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That’s all there is to removing Adobe DRM from ebooks! Now you can modify the formatting of the ebook and read it on whatever app or device you choose, including a Kindle (but first you’ll have to use Calibre to convert it to MOBI format). With my installation ADE ebooks are located in Documents > My Digital Editions. Once that’s done you can locate the ePub file that you need to import into Calibre within the folder that ADE created on your computer.

First you have to open the acsm file for it to import the ebook into ADE. But when you download the ebook it will be an acsm file instead of ePub. Wherever you bought your Adobe DRM ebook from (Kobo, Sony, Google, etc) there will be an option to download it to your computer if you login to your account and view your library. That’s where Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) comes in. In order to import ebooks into Calibre you have to have them downloaded onto your computer first, of course. Note that it won’t work for ebooks added to Calibre before installing the plugin they will need to be deleted and re-imported. The plugin will automatically strip the DRM from ebooks upon import, and it takes virtually no time at all. Now all you have to do to remove Adobe DRM from ebooks is import them into Calibre using the 'Add books' feature. After installing the plugin close Calibre and then restart it. A security risk dialogue pops-up where you have to click Yes to proceed.

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Navigate to where you unzipped the DRM removal tools pack, open the DeDRM_calibre_plugin folder, and then select the DeDRM_plugin.zip file to install it. From the Preferences window you need to select 'Plugins' and then choose 'Load plugin from file'. To install a plugin simply launch Calibre and then select 'Preferences' from the top menu (if the window isn’t open all the way you have to hit a small arrow on the top right to expand the selection to show the Preferences option).

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All the DRM-removal plugins for Kindle, Adobe ePub and PDF, and B&N’s ePubs are incorporated into the one install zip file (this changed with a recent update previously you had to install each separately). Inside the DRM removal tools folder that you downloaded there’s a folder called DeDRM_calibre_plugin with a DeDRM_plugin.zip file inside. Install the DRM-Removal plugin(s) into Calibre. It’s a good idea to check the included ReadMe_First document for additional instructions. It should be called something like 'tools_v5.6.zip'. And thank Apprentice Alf and friends for making all of this so easy :).Įxtract the zip file once it is downloaded.

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Make sure to read the note below the link about how to properly download the file. Now you need to download the DRM Removal Tools package from over on Apprentice Alf’s Blog.

The first thing you need to do to be able to remove Adobe DRM is install Adobe Digital Editions and Calibre onto your computer if they aren’t already installed. Make sure to read the ReadMe files located in the plugins folder for additional instructions.

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Details may differ slightly for Mac users and for other versions of Windows. These directions are based on using a Windows 7 PC. I don’t promote or condone piracy in any shape or form. This article is intended as only a guide for people that choose to take responsibility for removing the DRM from their purchased ebooks in order to have greater control over their own purchased content.

Another great thing about Calibre is you can use it to manage your entire ebook library from all ebookstores in one centralized location instead of having your ebook library fragmented across different platforms.ĭisclaimer: Removing DRM is a highly-controversial subject, and is in fact considered illegal in some countries, including the US and Canada. Plus you can easily control all aspects of layout using Calibre to modify the ebook’s CSS file. But if you go ahead and remove the DRM from your purchased ebooks you can read them on whichever devices or apps that you want.