



Readers must have a hardware Kindle linked to their Amazon account. It's easy to download an AZW file of your book from Amazon, though due to DRM, the e-book can’t be downloaded to just any PC. No matter how you convert it, you'll need the file in the first place. Here's how to convert your Kindle books to PDF, so you can read your favorites on any device, not just a Kindle or Kindle app.Ĭhristine Romero-Chan/Digital Trends How to download your Kindle books from Amazon Removing DRM so you can convert Kindle books into PDFs is a little tricky, but once you know the process and the right programs, it becomes relatively straightforward and easy to do en masse. Thankfully, that DRM can be removed with certain free and paid tools, though it's important not to share those books with anyone else, or you may find yourself in breach of copyright. This DRM takes the form of Amazon's proprietary AZW file format, and it means that reading Kindle books outside of the Kindle bubble is impossible.
