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[Download the first zip on this page to any directory.] (https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.5.2)

Unzip it.

  • go to calibre

  • preferences

  • plugins (bottom left)

  • load plugin from file (bottom right)

  • enter the unzipped directory you made earlier

  • enter the one directory that has the phrase calibre in it

  • select it.

  • Confirm you really want this.

  • Profit

  • go back to preferences

  • adding books

  • automatically adding (top left)

  • set to ~/books or whatever you please

  • make sure check for duplicates is checked

  • More profit

  • go to following directory (if you're on a mac, else google it)

$HOME/Library/Containers/com.amazon.Kindle/Data/Library/Application\ Support/Kindle/My\ Kindle\ Content/

Copy files into auto-add directory and they'll be stripped of DRM. Every time you want to strip DRM for new book, just repeat this step.

mkdir -p "$HOME/books"
cp *.{azw,azw3,mobi} "$HOME/books"

Profit

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