DeDRM_tools VS DeDRM_tools

Your kindle requires a software update to view this content? CAN'T DOWNLOAD ANYTHING DeDRM_tools#889

In theory, you should be able to do it with both Rakuten Kobo and Amazon JP. However, you might need to use a VPN to tell them that you're in Japan because of region restriction idiocy. You may also need to claim a Japanese billing address (though it may not need to be your actual billing address; some sites do require that you provide a Japanese billing address but don't actually require that it match your credit card). Out of the two, Kobo's DRM is easier to remove. I have heard that Amazon JP has not yet been affected by the recent changes that Amazon made to make it harder to remove their DRM, but it's likely only a matter of time before we won't be able to remove their DRM anymore, because it takes too much time and effort for the folks who work on such things to continue to putting in the effort.

I believe this plugin for calibre is what is used.

If you want to convert your Kindle book to PDF, and since you have a Kindle device, follow the instructions here.

Here is the download page for DeDRM Tools v10.0.9: https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v10.0.9

legal reasons? Seriously, has the DRM mafia cowed people so much? What the hell is wrong with sharing public software tools with others?

Here's one option you might try (no connection to it but it seems to be one of the most recently usable, trustworthy versions) https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools

I think either one would be fine. I know pocketbook prices are better especially in the used department. If you do go with the era I suggest keeping your kindle and use calibre. I'm not sure if you can just move the books straight to your pc or not so with calibre you should be able to access your ku books, remove the drm with this plugin, and then put those books your the pocketbook era.

The Calibre plugins you need are DeACSM and DeDRM.

after having downloaded the books you want through the kobo desktop software, use calibre and the obok dedrm plugin (downloaded books get detected automatically) to remove the drm and get standard epubs you can use anywhere https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools/releases

Yes it's drm protected just download this deDRM plugin extract it and add to calibre https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools

In general, Kobo is probably the best option. Google Play Books would likely also work well. B&N also works, but the process of removing their DRM is more of a pain these days, since they got rid of their old non-Windows Store PC application. With any of them, you can use the software here to remove their DRM (in most cases, using it as a plugin via calibre). And once, you've removed the DRM, you can use calibre to convert the books from epub to mobi or azw3 or whatever you need to get stuff on your Kindle, since Kindle doesn't support epub like everyone else.

i download my kobo books through the pc software, then remove their drm with calibre and the dedrm plugin ( https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools/releases ). it auto detects your downloaded books, removes the drm and adds them to your calibre library