What am I Doing WRONG: Importing DRM eBook from Kindle to Calibre using K4MobiDeDRM

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Ok, I found this link from Aprentice Alf

The simplest option for removing DRM: Calibre Plugins

I downloaded some tools in a zip file called tools_v2.3 from mediafire.com. I had to register and all that stuff.

I unzipped that file. There were 10 items in that tools_v2.3 zip folder.

I Opened the Calibre_Plugins folder and selected each zip one at at time.

"To configure a plugin, you must find it in the list of plugins. All the DRM removal plugins are in the File type plugins section of the Plugins section of the calibre prefereces. Click on the plugin in the list to select it, and then click on the Customize plugin button. In the dialog that then pops up, enter the required information, detailed below."

"2.If you have Amazon Kindle ebooks that were downloaded to your Kindle, you must enter your Kindle’s serial number into the customisation field of the K4MobiDeDRM plugin. If you have already entered a PID there, add the Kindle serial number as well, separating it from the PID with a comma."


When i searched for the K4MobiDeDRM, I could not find it even thought it was the first zip folder i selected and i saw the file. So i added it again and while it was there i pressed the Customize Pluggin button. I entered my Kindle Serial Number. I don't know what a PID is or where to get one and i saved the info. It appeared in the K4MobiDeDRM plugin.

I just searched for the plugin JUST NOW and i STILL CAN'T FIND IT!

Ok I attached my Kindle to the computer after reading some of the Calibre manual. I was able to view the items on my Kindle and it said it was DRM protected. I tried importing the eBook by right clicking on the eBook and pressing ADD. (Simply pressing the Add button didn't work the same way. It tried to send me to directories. That was confusing since the books were already pulled up in Calibre.) When i pressed ADD from the right click, i got an error. It said in the Titlebar "K4MobiDeDRM Plugin" So it found the plugin somewhere. The error message said: "Error Decoding: F:\Documents\eBookName-asin_B0028RJ6C8-type_EBOK-v_0.azw"

It loads the book but i can't do anything with it.

Thanks!