Convert Kindle to PDF Calibre 2020
I want to convert my kindle books to pdf so that I can read it with my remarkable. Is there any to convert kindle to pdf free?
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“I want to convert my kindle books to pdf so that I can read it with my remarkable. Is there any to convert kindle to pdf free?”
Sure, you can convert kindle books to pdf with Calibre for free. In this article, I will walk you through how to convert kindle to pdf Calibre.
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Method 1: Convert Kindle to PDF with Calibre
Method 2: Alternative Solution to Converting Kindle to PDF
All has change on. The 29th April this fatidical day, all tablets and phones now can only read online and will not store your books. You try on your desktops. Which means you cannot use caliber to change their formats or use. Kindle for Mac reading app gives users the ability to read Kindle books on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 1,000,000. books in the Kindle Store, including best sellers and new releases.
Method 1: Convert Kindle to PDF with Calibre
Note: If your are on Mac catalina 10.15, this method will not work on you. Please skip to the alternative method to convert kindle to pdf.
Step 1. Download Kindle books via Kindle for PC/MAC
Please download your kindle books via Kindle for PC or Mac. If you are now using the Kindle for PC/MAC 1.25 or later version, you will get the kindle books with the latest Kindle DRM which cannot be decrypted by Calibre DRM Removal Plugin. So please delete the older version of kindle app from your computer and then install the older version.
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Kindle for Mac V1.23 Download
Note: Please uncheck the auto update option.
Then register the Kindle app with your Amazon account and redownload your kindle books again.
Step 2. Download Calibre and DRM Removal Plugin
Step 3. Install DRM Remvoal Plugin to Calibre
Please note that all kindle books are encrypted with DRM so we have to remove kindle DRM at first before converting kindle books. That's why we have to install DRM Removal Plugin to Calibre.
Find the Calibre DRM Removal Plugin file and select to unzip it. And you'll get a a folder with files as the below picture. You don't need to unzip the files in this folder.
After calibre has been installed, click on Preference>>Advanced>>plugin>>load plugin from file>>select the DeDRM_plugin.zip file and then click 'Yes'.
Note: You need to restart the Calibre to ensure the DRM Removal plugin to take effect.
Step 4. Remove Kindle DRM
Click '+Add books' in Calibre, go to 'my kindle content' folder where stored your downloaded kindle books, then add the books to Calibre, the DRM will be removed automatically.
Step 5. Convert Kindle books to PDF with Calibre
Then right click the book title>>Convert books>> Convert individually>>select 'PDF' as the output format in the pop up window and then click on 'ok' button. Give it a few seconds, your book will be converted successfully.
Method 2: Alternative Solution to Converting Kindle to PDF
What if I my computer is Mac catalina 10.15? I cannot install the older version of Kindle for Mac on Mac catalina.
I don’t want to downgrade my kindle app to older version.
Here is another solution: imElfin Kindle Converter which can convert kindle books on both windows and Mac, even the Mac Catalina 10.15. Learn how to convert kindle to PDF with imElfin Kindle Converter.
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If you download an eBook from an online ebook store, and you want to read the book on your Kindle eReader, the resolution is to convert acsm to Kindle. You would ask why and how to do it. Don't worry. You will get the comprehensive answer in this article.
To read acsm on a Kindle, follow these 4 steps.
Step 1 Using Adobe Digital Editions to open your ACSM files.
Step 2 Once opened, the ACSM will be saved as ePub or PDF.
Step 3 Remove DRM from the ACSM.
Step 4 Convert ACSM to Kindle supported format.
The following 4 parts will address all your questions.
Part 1: What's an ACSM File
After you purchase an eBook online from the public library or a private bookseller, you can download it to have a look.
However, typically the downloaded file uses an .acsm suffix. In other words, the majority of the books you got from online stores are in ACSM format.
You may be confused about this file type since the acsm is not your actual eBook. It's actually a download link to your eBook.
Part 2: How to Open with ACSM File
ACSM stands for Adobe Content Server Manager. This name suggests that Adobe manages the downloading of the ACSM file.
I would recommend using Adobe program Adobe Digital Editions to open your acsm file. It's also the best acsm ebook reader.
Step 1, create an Adobe account and authorize it.
Step 2, run ADE program and open acsm with it.
Double click acsm file and ADE will automatically start downloading your book as PDF or ePub, which is the actual eBook you purchased.
Step 3, read acsm file in ADE. (how to read books on ADE)
Tips:
ACSM doesn't allow us to reproduce and transfer, and it can only be used on the computer where you have downloaded the books. So I can't stress this enough: Before you buy Adobe ebooks, whether PDF or ePub, please install the Adobe Digital Editions. Only by using this software you can open the acsm file and read it on your computer.
The details are referred to at these links:
Part 3: How to Add ACSM File to Kindle
As previously explained the ACSM file can only be opened with ADE on your PC. If you try to open this file with any application such as Kindle for PC rather than ADE, it will issue an error message.
This is because once we download an acsm file and open it with ADE, the acsm file will be associated to ADE (Adobe Adept DRM). There is no compatibility with Kindle or iPad. Even worse, if we want to read acsm on Kindle, there is another problem we have to solve besides the DRM protection. It's the format limitation. This is because the Kindle only supports its own format such as AZW3, AZW, MOBI, PRC, TPZ but not the common ePub or PDF.
So here you may find the key to resolve your problem to read acsm on Kindle: Remove Adobe DRM and convert ACSM to Kindle format.
By following the steps below and installing Epubor Ultimate. It is the best DRM Removal + eBook Converter.
1Install Epubor Ultimate.
2Remove Adobe DRM.
When you launch Epubor Ultimate, you will see your downloaded ACSM file are listed under Adobe tab on the left side panel. All you need to do is to add your files to the right main window to remove DRM.
As you can see, DRM will be removed automatically. You can also have a look at how to remove DRM from .acsm file.
Notice:
If you download Kobo eBooks from Kobo official site, the downloaded file will be ACSM. But, if the books are downloaded via Kobo for PC/Mac, the file will be Kepub instead of acsm. If you want to read Kobo on your Kindle, you should read this article regarding how to read Kobo kepub on Kindle.
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3Convert ACSM to Kindle
In the drop-down output format menu, you can select Mobi/AZW3 as the output format. Then click the convert button to start the conversion.
Here is a video guide for you.
Part 4: How to Read ACSM Files on Kindle
My Kindle Content And Devices
After the successful conversion, click Succeeded or the book folder icon on the upper right corner of the software to find your converted files. Now all that remains is just to send the converted mobi to Kindle. Connect your Kindle device and computer via USB cable, then copy your converted acsm file to your Kindle document folder.
Enjoy your new eBooks!
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Jonny Greenwood joined Epubor since 2011, loves everything about eBooks and eReaders. He seeks the methods to read eBooks more freely and wants to share all he has got with you.