How to rip books from your Kindle / iPhone / iPad

**Bodman** · 17th September 2010

OK now I did check with a MOD first but if this thread is not allowed please remove

I thought I would put this together as eBooks/Readers are becoming more and more popular (I have a Sony PRS505) and finding that certain book is not always the easiest. Amazon’s Kindle seems to have the best support, although they are DRM protected (I have the app on my iPhone) but I want to read it on my Sony. This guide will allow you to extract you purchased eBook from your Kindle/iPhone/iPad and read it on another device (which you obviously legally own)

Software needed
iPhone Explorer(if Extracting from iPhone/iPad) - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Active Python - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
eBook Utility - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
MobiPocket (if extracting from a Kindle) - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Calibre - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Find your Devices PID
Make sure you Install Active Python
OK first you need the PID of your Device. For a Kindle open MobiPocket and the Device PID is listed under the General Tab.

On the iPhone/iPad open iTunes and click on the device and under summary you will see the Devices serial number, Click on the word Serial Number and this changes to Identifier UDID. Note this number down (40Chrs).

Open a Command Prompt and cd to the eBookUtility0.6a-win folder.
Type
kindlepid.py followed by your UDID

eg

Code:

Kindlepid.py 1234567891234567891234567891234567891234

Note the PID it creates (IBNSICQX3Q)

Extract Book from Device
Open iPhone Explorer and browse to the directory
Root Directory/private/var/mobile/Applications/APPID/Documents/eBooks - the APPID will be a long string of numbers, you have to click through each on until you find the Kindle App.
The books are named BLAHBLAH_EBOK.azw drag this file to your PC, As this file is DRM protected you will need to remove this before you can use it on another device.
In the eBookUtility0.6a-win folder create a txt file called ebook.props and enter the following lines in it.

Code:

PIN= IBNSICQX3Q
Serial=1234

You can put anything for the Serial

Now run the file eBookUtility.exe
1. Press BROWSE and select the file you extracted from your reader (BLAHBLAH_EBOK.azw)
2. Press BROWSE and select where you want to save the file and add .MOBI as the file extension (BLAHBLAH_EBOK.MOBI)
3. Press Strip DRM

Thats it you now have a DRM free copy of your book. If you need it in another format then download Calibre - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and convert to whatever format you like.

//Bod

**unclex** · 1st October 2010

Nice work Bod - is this all your own? if so well done - we need more bods like you - not pun intended.

**Wraith2501** · 20th June 2014

Thank you for this! I'll give it a try as soon as possible.

**blaggard** · 20th June 2014

Originally Posted by Wraith2501

Thank you for this! I'll give it a try as soon as possible.

Rather than digging up a 4 year old thread read your welcome message!!

**catblack** · 31st August 2014

Why don't you just use Calibre-ebook manager and change the format to whatever you need.I change my kindle books ( MOBI ) so i can put them on my wife's Ipad.

**blaggard** · 31st August 2014

Originally Posted by catblack

Why don't you just use Calibre-ebook manager and change the format to whatever you need.I change my kindle books ( MOBI ) so i can put them on my wife's Ipad.

Why don't you pay attention to the post from the banned noob, my response to him and don't jump all over an ancient thread, carry on and you won't last...

**crazyal** · 31st August 2014

What is it with these fuckers? Can't they come up with a meaningful thread of their own and ask a perfectly viable question of the forum members rather than post up idiotic responses. I dunno, kids these days, get off my lawn, etc. etc.