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Old 08-23-2010, 08:55 PM
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Re: Removing DRM protection from Kindle for PC ebooks using unswindle


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Originally Posted by smt52 View Post
unswindle.py v7 worked for me on my Kindle DX, latest software as of 2010-08-20, Kindle 4 PC v1.1.1 as of 2010-08-20.

- Windows 7 x64 (x32 will work as well)
- Python 2.6.5, 32-bit (definitely not 64-bit it gives memory errors!!!)
- Kindle DX, international version (it should work with other Kindles as well)
- Kindle 4 PC, v1.1.1 (latest as of 2010-08-20)
- MobiDeDRM.py (version 0.06 will do)
- unswindle v7

Instructions:

1. Install Python.
2. Copy the two scripts into C:\Python26 (see link below)
3. Follow the instructions at the start of "unswindle.py".


To save time, you can download the required scripts and instructions here:

Code:
http://www.microchipc.com/download/Kindle_DX_no_DRM_python_scripts_2010-08-20.zip
After some unsuccessful previous attempts using Python 2.7 with wxPython installed which I used successfully to remove DRM from an old .prc file, I was successful following these instructions. I uninstalled Python 2.7 and wxPython and installed Python 2.6.5. My setup:

- Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
- Python 2.6.5
- no physical Kindle, my K2 went back within 30 days for a new K3!
- Kindle for PC v 1.01 (beta) that I found somewhere a few weeks ago
- MobiDeDRM.py (the version in the ZIP package)
- unswindle.py (the version in the ZIP package, renamed to unswindle.pyw)

Thanks for the detailed instructions and packing the Python scripts!
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