Did you ever come across .azw format file? If you ever tried to download Kindle books from the Kindle for PC/Mac desktop application and find them in the stored folder, you will see an AZW file. This is the just Kindle ebook file. Want to convert your Kindle AZW books to PDF format? OK. Then follow this guide. Here this post concludes all the easiest ways to convert AZW to PDF. No matter what version of Kindle for PC/Mac you are using, you will get what you want.
The detailed guide is different according to what version of Kindle for PC/Mac you are using. So here I divide this post into two parts.
Part 1. Convert AZW to PDF with Kindle Latest Version V1.32
For a long time, we must downgrade our Kindle for PC/Mac to an older version in order to successfully decrypt or convert Kindle ebooks. But now, I feel much glad to tell you that Epubor has finally come out the solution to deal with the latest version of Kindle for PC/Mac (now the latets version is V1.32). Just follow my steps to convert AZW to PDF with Kindle for PC/Mac V1.32.
Note: If you are using macOS Catalina or macOS Big Sur, you can only use the latest version Kindle for Mac V1.32 to convert AZW to PDF, because mac Catalina and Big Sur cannot run Kindle for Mac older version.
Step 1. Download Kindle for PC/Mac latest version from Amazon site and sign in with your Amazon account.
Step 2. Disable KFX support in Kindle for PC/Mac V1.32.
This is a prerequisite step for successfully converting ebooks downloaded via the Kindle for PC/Mac V1.32. Why? Kindle for PC/Mac V1.32 actually adopted a new Kindle DRM scheme called KFX DRM, which cannot be handled by any tool. Therefore, we need to disable the KFX support. So how to disable KFX support?
(Before this step, please delete all your downloaded Kindle books from your computer by clicking the book cover and choose "Remove From Device". Otherwise, the KFX DRM is still there, and you will fail to remove DRM from such books.)
For Windows users:
Download KFX_begone3.zip to your Windows computer. Unzip the file, you will get a Kindle.cmd file. The cmd file is a command. You just need to double-click the cmd file to run the command.
When the command is running, your Kindle for PC will be opened automatically. You don't need to do anything further. Just wait for the command to be run finished.
For Mac Users:
Open the Terminal window on your Mac, and cut and paste the following code in the Terminal.
sudo chmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test
Then tap "Enter" on your keyboard. By default, you will be requested to fill in your computer username passwords. Fill in the password and tap "Enter" again. This is a renderer-test to to diable KFX support in the Kindle for Mac.
Step 3. Run Kindle for PC/Mac V1.32 to download Kindle books to your PC/Mac.
To download Kindle books, please right-click the book cover and choose "Download". Remember not to double-click the book cover to download it. And also, don't open the book to read it until you decrypt it. Otherwise, you will fail.
Step 4. Download and run Epubor Ultimate.
Download Epubor Ultimate here for Free
Epubor Ultimate can automatically detect the books downloaded via Kindle for PC/Mac. So you just need to drag the books from the "Kindle" tab at the left column to the right column. The DRM will be removed in a second. Then just click the bottom Convert to PDF button to convert your Kindle AZW books to PDF format.
Note: Only Epubor Ultimate V3.0.12.1028 and higher versions support Kindle DRM Removing from Kindle V1.32. If you are not using the latest version, please first upgrade it.
Part 2. Convert AZW to PDF with Kindle Older Version
Note: This is only working for the Windows users, and Mac users whose macOS is below than macOS 10.15 Catalina.
If you think running the command line to disable KFX support is difficult, you can try to use the older version of Kindle desktop, which doesn't require you to run any command line.
Step 1. Download Kindle for PC V1.17, or Kindle for Mac V1.17.
If you have already downloaded the latest verion of Kindle V1.30, you need to uninstall it and reinstall the older version. Or you can just use Epubor Ultimate to help you automatically downgrade Kindle to older version.
Step 2. Run Kindle for PC/Mac older version to download Kindle books.
Either double-click or right-click to download the books is OK.
Step 3. Run Epubor Ultimate to convert AZW to PDF.
Any version of Epubor Ultimate supports converting Kindle AZW books that are downloaded from older version of Kindle for PC/Mac. But it's still suggested to upgrade it if you are not using the latest version of Epubor Ultimate.
Download Epubor Ultimate here for Free
No matter what Kindle version you are using to download your Kindle books, the process of using Epubor Ultimate is totally the same. Just drag the books from the "Kindle" tab at the left column to the right side. Then just click the bottom Convert to PDF button to convert your Kindle AZW books to PDF format.
0 comments:
Post a Comment