skindle.exe error: bad open, quitting

[teller1]

Every time I run skindle, I get the message "bad open, quitting". Any ideas?

[AnAnonymousPostFeature]

I'm trying to decrypt book.prc with the following cmd line

C:\>skindle\skindle -i book.prc -o book2.azw

but I'm getting a "bad open, quitting" error.

I'm not planning on making getting this to work my life's ambition, so plz, someone w/ more knowledge than I, advise.

Originally Posted by +AnAnonymousPostFeature

I'm trying to decrypt book.prc with the following cmd line

C:\>skindle\skindle -i book.prc -o book2.azw

but I'm getting a "bad open, quitting" error.

Try to use unswindle, topazscripts or DeDRM AppleScript for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 instead.

[lpburke86]

C:\skindle -i B*****_EBOK.azw -o BOOK.azw
Attempting to locate kindle.info
Found kindle.info location
B*****_EBOK.azw bad open, quitting


Thats all I get.... Can I get some help?

It may just be becuase I am a noob.... but I need help none the less

[VioletVal]

I had the same problem, and I was unable to open ebooks on my K4PC app. What worked for me was deregistering through the Kindle for PC app and then reregistering. After re-downloading the ebook from my archive, I was able to open it and then run the skindle script to remove the DRM.

The easiest way to remove DRM from Kindle for PC ebooks is by using a Calibre plug-in:
Download DRM Tools Archive for ebooks

It makes sense to use other methods if the Calibre plug-in doesn't work for you.