Wait, does this (absolutely ridiculous) DRM completely fuck up screen readers?
How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM
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Re: How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM
#182> Was It Worth It?
> To read one book? No.
> To prove a point? Absolutely.
> To learn about SVG rendering, perceptual hashing, and font metrics? Probably yes.
The dedication on this endeavor is admirable. I quite enjoyed reading it even though certain things were new to me (structural similarity index).”
Posting the code on some code sharing platform (not GitHub, where it could probably be taken down quickly) could be a logical next step.
Re: How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM
#183EARTH TO AMAZON EARTH TO AMAZON PLEASE MAKE THE LAST PAGE READ BE THE KINDLE SCREEN DISPLAY WHEN POWERED OFF END OF TRANSMISSION
Probably discussed elsewhere but you can do this if you jailbreak your Kindle, and either install one of the screensaver hacks or install KOReader and set the last page as your screensaver. A good guide to get started is at https://kindlemodding.org/
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#184> I've been "obtaining" ebooks for years
> So let me get this straight: I paid money for this book
One can say that no DRM doesn’t bring issues but one can also say that there is a very polarized approach from the post author on what he believes he is entitled to depending on the situation they bring themselves to.
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#185.kfx text is syndicated using a reversion letter to kdb.
drm copyright arrays lie in the html/css layer, which stops the user from accessing raw text.
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#186Earlier quoted context omitted.
> they made it against the law to even tell anyone. I’m no fan of the DMCA, but I am pretty skeptical of your apparent claim that this post itself is a potential violation of 17 USC § 1201. Obviously the act of circumvention itself qualifies, as does the code in the GitHub repository the post links to, but can you point to any prosecution of someone for a _prose description_ of circumvention (as opposed to actually m…
The post includes a link to a GitHub repository containing code to circumvent the DRM, which probably counts as "technology" and "component".
Where’s the link? Did he remove it, or am I missing some clever obfuscation of his own? (I’m on mobile so maybe the link isn’t obvious.)
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#187Any book DRM is easy to defeat now that OCR is so good. Just automate screenshotting and OCRing every page.
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#188For books only available through Amazon my workflow used to be buying it, downloading it with their desktop app, importing into Calibre, converting to epub and stripping DRM, then pushing it onto my Kobo. They broke that a while ago by making their DRM even worse, so now I just pirate those books.
Books have got to be the least expensive form of entertainment out there. The value to cost ratio is incredible. Consider buying books to support authors and publishers. If you can't afford it, then libraries are nice too. I personally know people who pirate books, but pay hundreds of dollars a year for streaming services or battle pass type video games. It blows my mind. Books are so cheap people! I recently bought…
The post you are replying to implies that they buy books with the exception of books that are only available on Kindle.
I, too, do not buy ebooks that I cannot strip the DRM from. I would face a dilemma were I to have need of a book that I cannot get as either a physical copy or a DRM-free electronic copy, but I have not faced that situation yet.
I have spent over $2000 this year on books.
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#189Earlier quoted context omitted.
The post includes a link to a GitHub repository containing code to circumvent the DRM, which probably counts as "technology" and "component".
Where’s the link? Did he remove it, or am I missing some clever obfuscation of his own? (I’m on mobile so maybe the link isn’t obvious.)
Yes, looks like it's been removed. It used to be at https://github.com/PixelMelt/amazon_book_downloader
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#190The Kindle DRM situation is really bad right now. It used to be possible to install the DeDRM plugin in Calibre and get decrypted KFX files from the Kindle for PC application. That hasn't been possible since early 2025. The pros can still break it but they aren't sharing with the rest of the class anymore. > Even the maintainer of the DeDRM plugin has gone underground, refraining from issuing an official new release…
Automatic screenshots and OCR still work well enough.