Kindle Devices DeDRM works on

SpiritualMadMan · Yesterday, 06:42 AM

basically what I am looking for is how old does a Kindle device need to be or a list of devices known to work with the new DeDRM.

Both would be better.

I have stopped buying Kindle Books except to conclude a series I've been reading.

Sirtel · Yesterday, 08:45 AM

All eink Kindles work with deDRM if you mean using Download & Transfer (not available for loans and Kindle Unlimited books, only purchases).

Quoth · Yesterday, 09:44 AM

The K1, K2, DX and DXG are best avoided because Download & Transfer will only be mobi, which is very limited.
The later old ones may need updated for azw3.
See https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...MQC26VQQMM8XSW

A registered updated (3.4.3) and synced at least once since K3 /Keyboard 3 model does allow azw3 on "Download and Transfer". Originally it didn't do azw3/KF8.
The azw3/KF8 is similar to epub2. The Mobi format was obsolete even before the first Kindle in 2007.

You might need to replace a battery to get an old kindle to go long enough to update/register.

Also registration for older Kindles needs you to give your Amazon account a phone number for SMS and then you get a code. Though email may be possible.

The Kindle itself isn't used. You register it, copy & paste the serial ID off your Amazon web account into the deDRM plugin. Then the Kindle can live in a drawer for ever. You download ebooks from Content & Devices on your Amazon web account on a Mac/Windows/Linux (though iOS and Android browsers can work, but you need then to copy the file to the Mac/Windows/Linux computer running Calibre).

Frogm4n · Yesterday, 03:48 PM

Also, this process doesn't work with Fire tablets, even though early models carried Kindle branding.

jhowell · Yesterday, 04:28 PM

Although they take more effort to set up there are several workable methods of obtaining Kindle books compatible with DRM removal that do not require the purchase of a Kindle device. See the threads DRM workaround: Kindle for Android and Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 (and later) and KFX in calibre for some examples.

Yesterday, 06:42 AM	#1
SpiritualMadMan Junior Member Posts: 11 Karma: 480354 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Dell Axim	Kindle Devices DeDRM works on basically what I am looking for is how old does a Kindle device need to be or a list of devices known to work with the new DeDRM. Both would be better. I have stopped buying Kindle Books except to conclude a series I've been reading.

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Yesterday, 08:45 AM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,264 Karma: 225099840 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	All eink Kindles work with deDRM if you mean using Download & Transfer (not available for loans and Kindle Unlimited books, only purchases).

Yesterday, 09:44 AM	#3
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,299 Karma: 85874895 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	The K1, K2, DX and DXG are best avoided because Download & Transfer will only be mobi, which is very limited. The later old ones may need updated for azw3. See https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...MQC26VQQMM8XSW A registered updated (3.4.3) and synced at least once since K3 /Keyboard 3 model does allow azw3 on "Download and Transfer". Originally it didn't do azw3/KF8. The azw3/KF8 is similar to epub2. The Mobi format was obsolete even before the first Kindle in 2007. You might need to replace a battery to get an old kindle to go long enough to update/register. Also registration for older Kindles needs you to give your Amazon account a phone number for SMS and then you get a code. Though email may be possible. The Kindle itself isn't used. You register it, copy & paste the serial ID off your Amazon web account into the deDRM plugin. Then the Kindle can live in a drawer for ever. You download ebooks from Content & Devices on your Amazon web account on a Mac/Windows/Linux (though iOS and Android browsers can work, but you need then to copy the file to the Mac/Windows/Linux computer running Calibre).

Yesterday, 03:48 PM	#4
Frogm4n Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1015073 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Kindle Scribe	Also, this process doesn't work with Fire tablets, even though early models carried Kindle branding.

Yesterday, 04:28 PM	#5
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,512 Karma: 84500001 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	Although they take more effort to set up there are several workable methods of obtaining Kindle books compatible with DRM removal that do not require the purchase of a Kindle device. See the threads DRM workaround: Kindle for Android and Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 (and later) and KFX in calibre for some examples.

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