Kindle For Mac Big Sur

Posted on 30-04-2021 by admin

We all know that Kindle is using new KFX format into their eBooks, which causes us more difficult to remove drm and convert kfx formats. Though there is a solution that reverting the Kindle for PC/Mac to an older version, but I would say that it’s not available for Mac Catalina users and Big Sur 11.0 users!

And don’t you think that the reverting is so annoying? Kindle releases newest version of kindle app, why should I downgrade it to an older version (less features, less functions)? What’s worse, with the releasing of Kindle desktop version 1.30, Kindle forces us to update the app all the time!

This blog here I will introduce an exclusive method for you: How to convert Kindle KFX eBooks to EPUB/PDF on Mac Free (with Calibre). This is also an exclusive and effective guide on converting Kindle AZW3 to ePub PDF on Mac in 2020.

In order to get Kindle Books from Amazon, you must download the Kindle for Mac App on your Mac computer. You can buy and download kindle books in the Kindle App on Mac. You can remove the kindle books from app after you have read it. So you need to install kindle app on Mac to handle all tasks related to kindle books. Remove DRM from Kindle AZW on Mac (Catalina and Big Sur)Step 1. Download the latest version of Kindle mac desktop.Step 2. Delete books (if you have downloade. If you had the Amazon Kindle app for Mac installed on your MAC and upgraded to Big Sur, many users are reporting that it no longer works. This problem is occurring on Intel and M1 processors. MacOS Big Sur brings a refined new design, powerful controls, and intuitive customization options to the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. MacOS Big Sur elevates the most advanced desktop operating system in the world to a new level of power and beauty. Experience Mac to the fullest with a refined new design. I tested this with Big Sur, Kindle for Mac 1.30, DeDRM 6.8.0 and Calibre 4.21 and it was able to handle getting the key just fine. See saltstack/salt#57787 for more info re: failing to load dylibs in Big Sur. It does seem like loading Calibre's version of OpenSSL would.

(My Environment: Calibre 4.23; DeDRM 6.8; Kindle 1.30; Mac mini M1 Big Sur)

Step1. Delete books via Kindle for Mac.

Launch Kindle for Mac app, Kindle >> Preferences >> Deregister.

The deregistering will delete all your downloaded books from Mac. Then, register it again.

To delete books via Kindle for Mac, you can also delete your books by right-clicking and choosing “Remove from Device”, one by one. But for totally deleting, I highly recommend you deregister the kindle app because the deregistering will help delete all books at 1-click.

Step2. Disallow the KFX format downloading on Mac.

If we could avoid the new kfx format eBooks downloading via Kindle for Mac, we will be able to convert kindle books as before, right? Here comes the solution.

Run the Terminal.app, copy&paste the following code, and enter the password.

If you don’t have password or meet error, then run this command:

Step3. Right-click and Download kindle books.

As we’ve executed the command, now we just need to re-download kindle books.

Importance:

Don’t double-click to download books; Don’t open the book after the downloading completed.

The command we executed in step2 is used to disable the kfx format books downloading. In this step we right-click to download book, and then we will get the old format of Kindle books. But if we double click to download, we will still get the new kfx format books. What’s worse, if we opening the book after the downloading, the latest version of kindle for mac will help us download .kcr format books to replace those books we downloaded.

In other words, if we don’t follow this, all the work we did in Step1 and Step 2 is in vain.

Step4. Remove Kindle DRM with Calibre DeDRM plugin.

Preparation:

Calibre version 4.23 install; Calibre DeDRM plugin 6.8.0 add.

More details please read my previous blog on how to add plugins to calibre.

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Find your downloaded Kindle books (saved under “My Kindle Content” folder) and import them to Calibre.

See? The added books are shown as AZW3 input format in calibre (it means the newly downloaded books we use command and right-clicking) are azw3 format, not KFX). Select books and click “Convert books”, select ePub or PDF as output, convert.

Job done. It’s not so difficult, right? I converted my kindle files to ePub on my Mac computer(Big Sur), you can also get a free trial of it.

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*1. Someone asks me whether this method works on Win10 computer. Yes we also can avoid the KFX downloading via Kindle for PC app with nearly the same steps, but in Step2 what you should do is running the KFX_begone3 command. Download the KFX_begone3.zip, unzip it and start the kindle.cmd.

*2. I think above method is difficult: Calibre version 4.23 (downgrade); DeDRM plugin; Non-KFX downloading, etc.. Here you can get a free trial of this Kindle Ebook Converter(no plugins required).

Over the years I have made great use of the free books available on the Gutenberg website. Is it possible, with a Kindle via the internet, to take onboard for reading, books from Gutenberg? As the Kindle has a USB port, is it possible to connect it to the G5 and have it appear on the desktop, so that PDF and MP3 files can be dragged and dropped into it for reading and listening to?

Is it possible to buy and use a Kindle without getting ones self tied into the Amazon spider’s web?

The Kindle’s been around so long, I didn’t really consider how a lot of people have never seen one and plenty more have never attempted to attach it to a Mac. So let me clarify matters a little.

Yes, the Kindle has a USB port. (In fact, the USB port doubles as a charging port—the Kindle power adapter is a plug with a USB port and a USB cable!) Plug one end of that USB cable into a Mac and the other into a Kindle, and the Kindle will announce it’s entering USB Drive Mode. A new volume, called Kindle, will appear on your Mac. You can open it up and see the files inside. The key folders inside the Kindle volume are audible, documents, and music.

The audible folder is where audiobook files from audible.com live. music is a place where you can put MP3s and then play them back while you’re reading, and even listen via the Kindle’s headphone jack! But the most important folder is documents: this is where all your books, newspapers, and magazines live.

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The good news is, Project Gutenberg and many other ebook resources offer downloads in a Kindle compatible format, usually Mobi. Some independent ebook sellers, such as Fictionwise, also sell books in Kindle-compatible format.

To copy a book to your Kindle, just drag the file into the Documents folder, eject the Kindle from your Mac, and unplug the USB cable. The book should automatically appear in the list of books on your Kindle.

So what if you’ve got a book that’s in ePub format, which the Kindle won’t read? Download the free app Calibre and use it to convert ePub files to Mobi. This open-source app isn’t easy to use, but once you figure it out, it will force those files into the right format. (Calibre won’t work with ePub files that are wrapped in copy-protection.)

Amazon also offers some file-conversion services itself. If you email a Microsoft Word file to [your-kindle-name]@free.kindle.com, you’ll find it automatically delivered to your device via Wi-Fi. For free!