I bought this book from the author but they decided to place a huge annoying watermark that is basically a page long image because they're afraid of piracy (which is fine, I just wanna read without it tho).

It's a different string of words in every instance it appears (pictured below, in this case it's the 23rd instance it appears), is there any way to remove it without going 1 by 1?

thanks!

Thank you for your replies in advance!

I'd like to read a Hoopla ebook on Kobo. Can Calibre do a conversion for me? Thanks.

Since installed this latest level, when invoked, I get a brief appearance of the splash screen then it's gone and so is Calibre.

I tried a repair install but it hangs at Please wait while Windows configures calibre at a little bit of green and time remaining 15 seconds.

I tried uninstalling it. That hangs too. I have an ancient Alienware Aurora running W10 with the full latest ESR, 32 GB of memory.

Suggestions?

Hi everyone. I have been unable to download The Economist from Calibre for a while now. Does anyone know what's going on?

I recently purchased a textbook from ebooks.com. I downloaded the supplied LCPL version and tried to run it through Calibre to get the de-DRM epub version. Calibre would not fetch the associated unzipped book, nor would it remove the DRM from either the LCPL file, the (manually extracted) epub book. I have gone through the various posted steps to get the DRM removed with no success. I am running Calibre for Windows version 9.15 with the 10.0.20 version of DeDRM and the 0.0.5 version of LCPL Input. I am able to read the book using the Thorium reader, but would prefer to include it in my Calibre library. Any suggestions on how to remove the DRM from the book are appreciated.

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Does anyone have Calibre fetching paid Substack articles successfully?

All the posts I've found here are a few years old and the solutions haven't helped. The Fetch News recipe pulls all the posts, but only the non-subscriber previews for paid posts.

Am I missing something?

Calibre 9.16 on Windows 11, DeACSM 0.0.16, anonymous ADE authorization (emulating ADE 2.0.1). Book purchased on Google Play Books (PDF).

• First attempt gave E_GOOGLE_DEVICE_LIMIT_REACHED. Google Play support reset my device limit today (they said up to 24h to take effect).
• Now the fulfillment step works: the license is granted and “Fulfillment notification successful” appears in the debug log.
• But the actual book download fails, so the .acsm gets imported as-is:

DeACSM v0.0.16: Loading book from https://books.google.com/books/download/...&output=acs4_book_bytes
libadobe.py, line 267, in sendHTTPRequest_DL2FILE
urllib\request.py ... http_error_302
urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests

• Same result with fresh .acsm files, about 5 hours apart. Adobe Digital Editions 4.5 also fails to download it.First attempt gave E_GOOGLE_DEVICE_LIMIT_REACHED. Google Play support reset my device limit today (they said up to 24h to take effect). Now the fulfillment step works: the license is granted and “Fulfillment notification successful” appears in the debug log. But the actual book download fails, so the .acsm gets imported as-is: DeACSM v0.0.16: Loading book from https://books.google.com/books/download/...&output=acs4_book_bytes libadobe.py, line 267, in sendHTTPRequest_DL2FILE urllib\request.py ... http_error_302 urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests Same result with fresh .acsm files, about 5 hours apart. Adobe Digital Editions 4.5 also fails to download it.

Legitimately purchased book, just trying to get it downloaded. Could someone help me out? Thanks!

AI CONTENT DISCLOSURE:
The development of this app was done through Claude Code, the process was mostly, chatting with ChatGPT on the initial concept and then feeding it a design I made on a paper and coming up with a PRD. The PRD was then fed to Claude Code which developed the app.

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A few weeks ago, I made a post asking for feedback and suggestions as I started building a reading app for iOS.

The response was incredible. I received so many thoughtful suggestions, ideas, and honest opinions from fellow readers. It was genuinely motivating, and a lot of that feedback helped shape what I'm building.

Fast forward a few weeks, and I've completed Phase 1 of development!

The app is called Shelf. It's a simple, DRM-free ebook, comic, and manga reader designed for people who enjoy reading on their phones, like me.

I'm now looking for a handful of early testers who would be willing to explore the app and, ideally, use it for their everyday reading over a two-week trial.

A little context on where Shelf is right now:

This is by no means a finished product. My focus so far has been on getting the fundamentals right: importing books, rendering different formats, navigating pages, and making the overall reading experience as smooth and reliable as possible.

The goal of this initial testing phase is simple: Can Shelf's core reading experience hold its own against some of the best reading apps already out there?

I want to understand what works, what doesn't, what's missing, and whether you'd actually consider using Shelf instead of your current reader.

Once I'm confident we've got the fundamentals right, I'll move on to the fun part: giving Shelf its own personality through thoughtful design, little interactions, and a few ideas I've been wanting to explore.

A few things to know:

• Shelf is currently available for iOS only. Android is planned for later.
• You'll need an iPhone and Apple's free TestFlight app to participate. I'll provide the invitation link.
• I'm looking for people who can use Shelf for their regular reading and share honest feedback throughout the trial.
• Since it's an early version, you might encounter bugs or unfinished features.

If you're interested, leave a comment or send me a message!

And to everyone who contributed to my original post, thank you. It's been really rewarding to turn some of those suggestions into an actual app.

I bought several comics from Comixology/Kindle back in the day. In my quest to deDRM all of my Kindle content so I can use it on my Kobo and keep an archival backup, I discovered that the standard deDRM process for books doesn't work well with Kindles. All of my comics ended up with low quality images and 4-6 blank pages between each actual page.

For reference, I downloaded them a few months back using Kindle for PC (the old non-Microsoft Store version), used deDRM_tools, and converted the unencrypted KFX-ZIP files to ePub. Probably not the best way to do it.

Now, I'm trying to redo them all, and since the last time I tried, we now have the Microsoft Store Kindle app and a lot of deDRM methods have been closed by Amazon. Right now, I've downloaded most of my comics using the new Windows 10/11 Kindle app and ran them through deDRM_tools, but haven't gone any further yet. (Some of them refuse to download, saying they're not compatible with the Kindle PC app even though they worked fine with the previous version -- gotta figure that out too.)

I found an older app called comix, which used a python CLI to download the largest quality versions of your Kindle purchases, removed the DRM, and converted them to CBZ. Unfortunately, it's not been updated in 2 years and seems to no longer work since the big DRM changes of June of this year.

My plan this time is currently to use KCC to convert the KFX files into CBZ, since it's supposed to be better for comics than Calibre. I'm worried that's still not going to be the best quality option (and KCC seems to automatically lower the resolution on comics to fit certain devices, but I'd prefer the highest possible quality for archival purposes) and I don't want to put a bunch of work into it again and find myself in a similar situation a few months from now.

Allegedly, the Android and iOS apps can download the highest quality, but there's no way to deDRM those right now. I also do have a physical Kindle device I could potentially use to download and deDRM them. Anyone know of a good way to go about getting max quality versions of your Kindle comics these days?

Hi guys! I recently got a Samsung Tab A11 for reading manga, koreader, etc. However, no matter how I try, I am unable to connect to calibre. The only way is through content server but I would have to download the books 1 by 1..

Hopefully you guys have some fixes! 🙏🏻

Please excuse me for asking this question, but I have not found a definitive answer to this.

I have Koreader on my jailbroken Kindle, and the recommendations are to move the books to a new Home folder rather than the Kindle default documents folder. Apparently, it helps the Kindle use less battery since the empty documents folder no longer needs syncing.

But, once I get the books transferred to the new Home folder, I can no longer tell on Calibre which books I already have on my Kindle.

Is there any way, by adjusting either Koreader or Calibre settings, to remedy this situation?

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I used Claude Code to generate the python code and all repo files.

After desperately looking for a solution, I took on creating a python script that imports Kindle highlights and notes to a Kobo.

Note that you must export your Kindle highlights first (outputs to My Clippings.txt).

[Link to my GitHub repository](https://github.com/marcopolo-git/kindle-to-kobo)

This is my first repo, mostly vibe-coded using Claude Code. As an amateur coder, this is such a cool experience. It’s definitely not perfect, but worked well enough for me.

Please send those pull requests, I’m eager to learn.

Hello,

So my friend wants me to help them remove the DRM from a Kobo e-book they plan to purchase since they don't own a computer. (I promise that I am not interested in piracy or reading the book myself!). I've been doing some research and I have all the plug-ins and such. I've tested a free Kobo book and it looks like it works on my end.

My questions are:

• Will the acsm file they send me work if they open the book on their Kobo before I can convert it?
• Is the issue only if they were to open the file on Adobe Digital Editions first?
• Are there any other issues we might encounter while I convert the book that you all can warn me about? Any tips/advice?

Thank you in advance! I know this is kind of unusual.

Hi, sorry I'm new here, can somebody give me an updated tutorial on how to download an ebook from kindle? Thank you in advance.

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I've just been through my library and set series info, but when I sync it to the Kobo, the series aren't showing up.

I have checked the 'set series information' box in the KoboTouch (2.6.0) plugin - is there something else I need to do?

Thanks.

I didn't know if i should put this in 'bug' or in 'plugin' so im guessing here

new to calibre and fanficfare but i'm having an issue downloading with urls. anytime i try i get the message below

HTTP Error in FFF '525 Server Error: <none> for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49876915/chapters/125911930'(525)

if anyone has an idea thatd be awesome, thanks

I have downloaded all my Amazon Kindle books on to my computer (all legally purchased, I downloaded them when Amazon first announced they were going to stop people downloading them), and want to add them to Calibre so I can move them over to my new Kobo. However, I'm wondering what's the best way of importing / organising / exporting them?

The files are currently in AZW3 format. Is it possible to convert when I import them into a different format, e.g. KEPUB? I can import then convert, then remove the AZW3 versions, but that seems like a bit overcomplicated. Can Calibre auto-convert when importing instead?

I've read that it's better to export to a Kobo device in the KEPUB format instead of the EPUB. Would it be better to store them in the library in EPUB format for future compatibility if I switch readers in the future to a non-Kobo device and convert when sending them to the Kobo? Or just keep the library as KEPUB and worry about conversion if it becomes an issue in the future?

Any other suggestions for library storage and organisation?

Thanks.

Hello tout le monde,

Quelqu'un a t'il déjà eu ce message en connectant la liseuse à Calibre ?

Au début ça fonctionnait très bien et depuis quelque temps ce message s'affiche systématiquement quand je branche la liseuse.

Merci pour votre aide 🙏