Amazon's Kindle for Android application uses an internal key equivalent to an eInk Kindle's serial number. Extracting that key is a little tricky, but worth it, as it then allows the DRM to be removed from any Kindle ebooks that have been downloaded to that Android device.
+ +Please note that it is not currently known whether the same applies to the Kindle application on the Kindle Fire and Fire HD.
+ +Obtain and install adb (Android Debug Bridge) on your computer. Details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this help file, but there are plenty of on-line guides.
+Enable developer mode on your Android device. Again, look for an on-line guide for your device.
+Once you have adb installed and your device in developer mode, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and then open up a command line (Terminal on Mac OS X and cmd.exe on Windows) and enter "adb backup com.amazon.kindle" (without the quotation marks!) and press return. A file "backup.ab" should be created in your home directory. + +
On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a green plus sign (+). Clicking this button will open a new dialog with two main controls. +
Click the OK button to store the Kindle for Android key for the current list of Kindle for Android keys. Or click Cancel if you don’t want to store the key.
+New keys are checked against the current list of keys before being added, and duplicates are discarded.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a red "X". Clicking this button will delete the highlighted key in the list. You will be prompted once to be sure that’s what you truly mean to do. Once gone, it’s permanently gone.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a sheet of paper. Clicking this button will prompt you to enter a new name for the highlighted key in the list. Enter the new name for the key and click the OK button to use the new name, or Cancel to revert to the old name.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a computer’s hard-drive. Use this button to export the highlighted key to a file (with a ‘.k4a' file name extension). Used for backup purposes or to migrate key data to other computers/calibre installations. The dialog will prompt you for a place to save the file.
+ +At the bottom-left of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button labeled "Import Existing Keyfiles". Use this button to import any ‘.k4a’ file you obtained by using the androidkindlekey.py script manually, or by exporting from another copy of calibre.
+ + + + diff --git a/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm b/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm deleted file mode 100644 index 7bdba64..0000000 --- a/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ - - - - - - -Amazon's Kindle for Android application uses an internal serial number that's 72 character long. Extracting that serial number is a little tricky, but worth it, as it then allows the DRM to be removed from any Kindle ebooks that have been downloaded to that Android device.
- -Please note that it is not currently known whether the same applies to the Kindle application on the Kindle Fire and Fire HD.
- -Obtain and install adb (Android Debug Bridge) on your computer. Details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this help file, but there are plenty of on-line guides.
-Enable developer mode on your Android device. Again, look for an on-line guide for your device.
-Once you have adb installed and your device in developer mode, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and then open up a command line (Terminal on Mac OS X and cmd.exe on Windows) and enter "adb backup com.amazon.kindle" (without the quotation marks!) and press return. A file "backup.ab" should be created in your home directory. - -
At the bottom-left of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button labeled "Import Existing Keyfiles". Use this button to import the ‘backup.ab’ file you obtained by using the adb command. The backup file will be processed to extract any serial numbers in it, and the numbers will be added to the list.
- -On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a green plus sign (+). Clicking this button will open a new dialog for entering a new Kindle for Android serial number.
-Click the OK button to save the serial number. Or Cancel if you didn’t want to enter a serial number.
- -On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a red "X". Clicking this button will delete the highlighted Kindle serial number from the list. You will be prompted once to be sure that’s what you truly mean to do. Once gone, it’s permanently gone.
- -Once done creating/deleting serial numbers, click Close to exit the customization dialogue. Your changes wil only be saved permanently when you click OK in the main configuration dialog.
- - - - diff --git a/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/__init__.py b/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/__init__.py index 6992561..bec18ed 100644 --- a/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/__init__.py +++ b/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/__init__.py @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en' # 6.2.2 - Added URL method for B&N/nook books # 6.3.0 - Added in Kindle for Android serial number solution # 6.3.1 - Version number bump for clarity +# 6.3.2 - Fixed Kindle for Android help file """ @@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ Decrypt DRMed ebooks. """ PLUGIN_NAME = u"DeDRM" -PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE = (6, 3, 1) +PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE = (6, 3, 2) PLUGIN_VERSION = u".".join([unicode(str(x)) for x in PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE]) # Include an html helpfile in the plugin's zipfile with the following name. RESOURCE_NAME = PLUGIN_NAME + '_Help.htm' diff --git a/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/config.py b/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/config.py index b3a21a1..79b17f2 100644 --- a/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/config.py +++ b/DeDRM_Macintosh_Application/DeDRM.app/Contents/Resources/config.py @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(QWidget): d.exec_() def kindle_android(self): - d = ManageKeysDialog(self,u"Kindle for Android Keys File",self.tempdedrmprefs['androidkeys'], AddAndroidDialog, 'k4a') + d = ManageKeysDialog(self,u"Kindle for Android Key",self.tempdedrmprefs['androidkeys'], AddAndroidDialog, 'k4a') d.exec_() def kindle_keys(self): diff --git a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/DeDRM_app.pyw b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/DeDRM_app.pyw index 9c2fb58..57f88c2 100644 --- a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/DeDRM_app.pyw +++ b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/DeDRM_app.pyw @@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ # 6.2.2 - Added URL method for B&N/nook books # 6.3.0 - Add in Android support # 6.3.1 - Version bump for clarity +# 6.3.2 - Version bump to match plugin -__version__ = '6.3.1' +__version__ = '6.3.2' import sys import os, os.path diff --git a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/DeDRM_Kindle for Android Key_Help.htm b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/DeDRM_Kindle for Android Key_Help.htm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65b11b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/DeDRM_Kindle for Android Key_Help.htm @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ + + + + + + +Amazon's Kindle for Android application uses an internal key equivalent to an eInk Kindle's serial number. Extracting that key is a little tricky, but worth it, as it then allows the DRM to be removed from any Kindle ebooks that have been downloaded to that Android device.
+ +Please note that it is not currently known whether the same applies to the Kindle application on the Kindle Fire and Fire HD.
+ +Obtain and install adb (Android Debug Bridge) on your computer. Details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this help file, but there are plenty of on-line guides.
+Enable developer mode on your Android device. Again, look for an on-line guide for your device.
+Once you have adb installed and your device in developer mode, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and then open up a command line (Terminal on Mac OS X and cmd.exe on Windows) and enter "adb backup com.amazon.kindle" (without the quotation marks!) and press return. A file "backup.ab" should be created in your home directory. + +
On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a green plus sign (+). Clicking this button will open a new dialog with two main controls. +
Click the OK button to store the Kindle for Android key for the current list of Kindle for Android keys. Or click Cancel if you don’t want to store the key.
+New keys are checked against the current list of keys before being added, and duplicates are discarded.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a red "X". Clicking this button will delete the highlighted key in the list. You will be prompted once to be sure that’s what you truly mean to do. Once gone, it’s permanently gone.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a sheet of paper. Clicking this button will prompt you to enter a new name for the highlighted key in the list. Enter the new name for the key and click the OK button to use the new name, or Cancel to revert to the old name.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a computer’s hard-drive. Use this button to export the highlighted key to a file (with a ‘.k4a' file name extension). Used for backup purposes or to migrate key data to other computers/calibre installations. The dialog will prompt you for a place to save the file.
+ +At the bottom-left of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button labeled "Import Existing Keyfiles". Use this button to import any ‘.k4a’ file you obtained by using the androidkindlekey.py script manually, or by exporting from another copy of calibre.
+ + + + diff --git a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm deleted file mode 100644 index 7bdba64..0000000 --- a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ - - - - - - -Amazon's Kindle for Android application uses an internal serial number that's 72 character long. Extracting that serial number is a little tricky, but worth it, as it then allows the DRM to be removed from any Kindle ebooks that have been downloaded to that Android device.
- -Please note that it is not currently known whether the same applies to the Kindle application on the Kindle Fire and Fire HD.
- -Obtain and install adb (Android Debug Bridge) on your computer. Details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this help file, but there are plenty of on-line guides.
-Enable developer mode on your Android device. Again, look for an on-line guide for your device.
-Once you have adb installed and your device in developer mode, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and then open up a command line (Terminal on Mac OS X and cmd.exe on Windows) and enter "adb backup com.amazon.kindle" (without the quotation marks!) and press return. A file "backup.ab" should be created in your home directory. - -
At the bottom-left of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button labeled "Import Existing Keyfiles". Use this button to import the ‘backup.ab’ file you obtained by using the adb command. The backup file will be processed to extract any serial numbers in it, and the numbers will be added to the list.
- -On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a green plus sign (+). Clicking this button will open a new dialog for entering a new Kindle for Android serial number.
-Click the OK button to save the serial number. Or Cancel if you didn’t want to enter a serial number.
- -On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a red "X". Clicking this button will delete the highlighted Kindle serial number from the list. You will be prompted once to be sure that’s what you truly mean to do. Once gone, it’s permanently gone.
- -Once done creating/deleting serial numbers, click Close to exit the customization dialogue. Your changes wil only be saved permanently when you click OK in the main configuration dialog.
- - - - diff --git a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/__init__.py b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/__init__.py index 6992561..bec18ed 100644 --- a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/__init__.py +++ b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/__init__.py @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en' # 6.2.2 - Added URL method for B&N/nook books # 6.3.0 - Added in Kindle for Android serial number solution # 6.3.1 - Version number bump for clarity +# 6.3.2 - Fixed Kindle for Android help file """ @@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ Decrypt DRMed ebooks. """ PLUGIN_NAME = u"DeDRM" -PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE = (6, 3, 1) +PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE = (6, 3, 2) PLUGIN_VERSION = u".".join([unicode(str(x)) for x in PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE]) # Include an html helpfile in the plugin's zipfile with the following name. RESOURCE_NAME = PLUGIN_NAME + '_Help.htm' diff --git a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/config.py b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/config.py index b3a21a1..79b17f2 100644 --- a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/config.py +++ b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App/DeDRM_lib/lib/config.py @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(QWidget): d.exec_() def kindle_android(self): - d = ManageKeysDialog(self,u"Kindle for Android Keys File",self.tempdedrmprefs['androidkeys'], AddAndroidDialog, 'k4a') + d = ManageKeysDialog(self,u"Kindle for Android Key",self.tempdedrmprefs['androidkeys'], AddAndroidDialog, 'k4a') d.exec_() def kindle_keys(self): diff --git a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App_ReadMe.txt b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App_ReadMe.txt index 17eaef8..bf3b647 100644 --- a/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App_ReadMe.txt +++ b/DeDRM_Windows_Application/DeDRM_App_ReadMe.txt @@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ DeDRM_App.pyw is a python drag and drop application that allows users to drag an It will work without manual configuration for Kindle for PC ebooks, Adobe Digital Edition epub and pdf ebooks and Barnes & Noble NOOK Study ePubs when Kindle for PC, Adobe Digital Editions and NOOK Study are installed on the same computer and user account. -To remove the DRM from eInk Kindle ebooks, Mobipocket ebooks and Fictionwise eReader ebooks requires the user to double-click the DeDRM_Drop_Target.bat file and set some additional Preferences including: +To remove the DRM from eInk Kindle ebooks, Kindle for Android ebooks, Mobipocket ebooks and Fictionwise eReader ebooks requires the user to double-click the DeDRM_Drop_Target.bat file and set some additional Preferences including: eInk Kindle: 16 digit Serial Number +Kindle for Android: backup.ab file, details below. eReader Social DRM: Name:Last 8 digits of CC number MobiPocket: 10 digit PID @@ -27,6 +28,17 @@ Installation 3. To set the preferences simply double-click on the short-cut you've just created. +Kindle for Android +------------------ +The backup.ab file needs to be obtained using Android-specific tools. + +Obtain and install adb (Android Debug Bridge) on your computer. Details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this readme file, but there are plenty of on-line guides. + +Enable developer mode on your Android device. Again, look for an on-line guide for your device. + +Once you have adb installed and your device in developer mode, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and then open up a command line (Terminal on Mac OS X and cmd.exe on Windows) and enter "adb backup com.amazon.kindle" (without the quotation marks!) and press return. A file "backup.ab" should be created in your home directory. + + Credits ------- The original inept and ignoble scripts were by i♥cabbages diff --git a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin.zip b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin.zip index e6a6867..046a5da 100644 Binary files a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin.zip and b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin.zip differ diff --git a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/DeDRM_Kindle for Android Key_Help.htm b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/DeDRM_Kindle for Android Key_Help.htm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65b11b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/DeDRM_Kindle for Android Key_Help.htm @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ + + + + + + +Amazon's Kindle for Android application uses an internal key equivalent to an eInk Kindle's serial number. Extracting that key is a little tricky, but worth it, as it then allows the DRM to be removed from any Kindle ebooks that have been downloaded to that Android device.
+ +Please note that it is not currently known whether the same applies to the Kindle application on the Kindle Fire and Fire HD.
+ +Obtain and install adb (Android Debug Bridge) on your computer. Details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this help file, but there are plenty of on-line guides.
+Enable developer mode on your Android device. Again, look for an on-line guide for your device.
+Once you have adb installed and your device in developer mode, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and then open up a command line (Terminal on Mac OS X and cmd.exe on Windows) and enter "adb backup com.amazon.kindle" (without the quotation marks!) and press return. A file "backup.ab" should be created in your home directory. + +
On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a green plus sign (+). Clicking this button will open a new dialog with two main controls. +
Click the OK button to store the Kindle for Android key for the current list of Kindle for Android keys. Or click Cancel if you don’t want to store the key.
+New keys are checked against the current list of keys before being added, and duplicates are discarded.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a red "X". Clicking this button will delete the highlighted key in the list. You will be prompted once to be sure that’s what you truly mean to do. Once gone, it’s permanently gone.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a sheet of paper. Clicking this button will prompt you to enter a new name for the highlighted key in the list. Enter the new name for the key and click the OK button to use the new name, or Cancel to revert to the old name.
+ +On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a computer’s hard-drive. Use this button to export the highlighted key to a file (with a ‘.k4a' file name extension). Used for backup purposes or to migrate key data to other computers/calibre installations. The dialog will prompt you for a place to save the file.
+ +At the bottom-left of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button labeled "Import Existing Keyfiles". Use this button to import any ‘.k4a’ file you obtained by using the androidkindlekey.py script manually, or by exporting from another copy of calibre.
+ + + + diff --git a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm deleted file mode 100644 index 7bdba64..0000000 --- a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/DeDRM_Kindle for Android_Help.htm +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ - - - - - - -Amazon's Kindle for Android application uses an internal serial number that's 72 character long. Extracting that serial number is a little tricky, but worth it, as it then allows the DRM to be removed from any Kindle ebooks that have been downloaded to that Android device.
- -Please note that it is not currently known whether the same applies to the Kindle application on the Kindle Fire and Fire HD.
- -Obtain and install adb (Android Debug Bridge) on your computer. Details of how to do this are beyond the scope of this help file, but there are plenty of on-line guides.
-Enable developer mode on your Android device. Again, look for an on-line guide for your device.
-Once you have adb installed and your device in developer mode, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and then open up a command line (Terminal on Mac OS X and cmd.exe on Windows) and enter "adb backup com.amazon.kindle" (without the quotation marks!) and press return. A file "backup.ab" should be created in your home directory. - -
At the bottom-left of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button labeled "Import Existing Keyfiles". Use this button to import the ‘backup.ab’ file you obtained by using the adb command. The backup file will be processed to extract any serial numbers in it, and the numbers will be added to the list.
- -On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a green plus sign (+). Clicking this button will open a new dialog for entering a new Kindle for Android serial number.
-Click the OK button to save the serial number. Or Cancel if you didn’t want to enter a serial number.
- -On the right-hand side of the plugin’s customization dialog, you will see a button with an icon that looks like a red "X". Clicking this button will delete the highlighted Kindle serial number from the list. You will be prompted once to be sure that’s what you truly mean to do. Once gone, it’s permanently gone.
- -Once done creating/deleting serial numbers, click Close to exit the customization dialogue. Your changes wil only be saved permanently when you click OK in the main configuration dialog.
- - - - diff --git a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/__init__.py b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/__init__.py index 6992561..bec18ed 100644 --- a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/__init__.py +++ b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/__init__.py @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en' # 6.2.2 - Added URL method for B&N/nook books # 6.3.0 - Added in Kindle for Android serial number solution # 6.3.1 - Version number bump for clarity +# 6.3.2 - Fixed Kindle for Android help file """ @@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ Decrypt DRMed ebooks. """ PLUGIN_NAME = u"DeDRM" -PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE = (6, 3, 1) +PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE = (6, 3, 2) PLUGIN_VERSION = u".".join([unicode(str(x)) for x in PLUGIN_VERSION_TUPLE]) # Include an html helpfile in the plugin's zipfile with the following name. RESOURCE_NAME = PLUGIN_NAME + '_Help.htm' diff --git a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/config.py b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/config.py index b3a21a1..79b17f2 100644 --- a/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/config.py +++ b/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin/config.py @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(QWidget): d.exec_() def kindle_android(self): - d = ManageKeysDialog(self,u"Kindle for Android Keys File",self.tempdedrmprefs['androidkeys'], AddAndroidDialog, 'k4a') + d = ManageKeysDialog(self,u"Kindle for Android Key",self.tempdedrmprefs['androidkeys'], AddAndroidDialog, 'k4a') d.exec_() def kindle_keys(self):