Now head back to File Explorer and navigate to the area on your Kindle that stores your books.

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Heres how to remove ebook DRM, so you can read your purchases on any of your multiple devices, including competing e-readers.

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Install Calibre Calibre is free to download, and the latest version for Windows is 1.36.0.

There are also versions available for OSX, Linux, and every version of Windows since XP SP3.

We used the Windows version on a PC running Windows 8.1 64-bit, converting files from a 4th Gen Kindle.

Once the 54MB installer has downloaded, run it, and it will ask to be pointed to any folders you may already have for existing e-book purchases.

Depending on which one you select, youll then be presented with a range of options.

Fill them in, and then Calibre will start up for the first time.

Install the DRM-remover Calibre supports various plug-ins, and were going to use Apprentice Alfs DRM Removal Tool for e-Books.

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Youll download a.zip file containing three folders and a readme.txt file; unzip them to a new folder on your desktop.

Now fire up Calibre, and click the large Preference button on the top menu, far right hand side.

Select the Change Calibre behaviour option, then scroll down to the advanced section before clicking on Plugins.

A new screen will pop up, and you need to click the Load plugin from file button at the bottom right corner.

Then highlight the DeDRMplugin.zip file, and hit the Open button.

Shut down Calibre, and then fire it up once more.

Remove the DRM Now that all of the hard work is done, you can simply remove DRM by importing books into Calibres library.

If you already have your books stored on your PC, simply drag and drop them into Calibres main window.

If youre taking books off your e-Reader, plug it into your PC via USB.

Using File Explorer, drag and drop the e-Books from your e-Reader into Calibres main window, and all that nasty DRM will be stripped out.

However, Kindle users will need to jump through a few extra hoop first.

Head back into Calibres Preferences menu, then go to Advanced, then Plugins, then double click the line called File type plugins.

Select the first entry eInk Kindle ebooks, then click the green plus button in the new window.

A small empty window will pop up, and this needs your Kindles serial number.

Finding the serial number varies depending on the version of Kindle youre using on our older 4th Gen Kindle, the serial number was found on page two of the Kindles Settings screen.

Once youve got the serial number, type it into the Calibre window, removing any spaces as you go.

Click Close, then OK you should now be back at the Calibre Preferences Plugins window click Apply in the top right.

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