

Google for “Kindle DRM Removal Tools” and you’ll find several paid options that allow you to remove DRM from ebooks with a click.Īlternatively, you can strip DRM using free tools as well as detailed below: Whether removing DRM is legal or not is a debatable topic, there are simple ways by which anyone can bypass DRM from Kindle eBooks. Strip DRM from Kindle ebooks and convert them to other formats like EPUB or PDF Remove DRM from Kindle eBooks It is not possible to read your purchased Kindle books in other ebook readers like the Nook.Īmazon has these DRM based copy-protection measures in place to protect Kindle ebooks against online piracy but, as a consumer, the DRM scheme does limit your options.įor instance, you cannot create backups of Kindle ebooks that you already own and second, you cannot convert DRM protected books into other ebook formats like EPUB or PDF that can be read in other non-Amazon apps.

However, all these three formats are Amazon’s official formats, all of them can be read by Kindle device and apps.The Kindle books that you buy from Amazon are DRM-protected meaning you can only read them on a Kindle Reader or an official Kindle App. Remove DRM from AZW Booksįor how to remove AZW DRM, please read this post: What is AZW FileĪZW is sort of a “cloth”, in the past, most of AZW books are actually Mobi books after the DRM is removed.īut now most of AZW books are in fact AZW3 format when they are DRM-free.

You can find them in “Documents/My Kindle Content” folder. In general, the downloaded books are AZW files. Double click on a cover you can download the book to computer. Login with Amazon account, you will see all the books in cloud library displaying there. To get AZW books is simple, just install Kindle for PC or Kindle for Mac. AZW is the most common format of Kindle books, especially when you get the books through Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac.ĪZW books are always DRM-protected but sometimes you can also convert a DRM-free Mobi/AZW3 books to AZW format, for some books, you can even directly rename Mobi or AZW3 entension name to AZW.
