Most of the ebook lovers have kindle books at hand. Amazon indeed offers us very nice reading resources. But not all Kindle fans choose Kindle device to read, and in fact there are a large number of people love Kobo devices while they love Kindle eBooks. Then, if you want to read kindle books on your favorite Kobo devices, you need to transfer kindle books to Kobo.
However, we know that Amazon Kindle has its own kindle DRM and kindle formats like kfx, mobi, azw3 and etc. Kobo devices cannot recognize these kindle formats. Hereby we have to figure out a way to remove kindle DRM first and then convert kindle books to the ebook format that Kobo supports. After this, we will be able to transfer kindle books to Kobo to read.
And this article can be seen as the answer to the question "How to read Kindle books on Kobo". You will discover the detailed information in the following part.
In theory, we need three steps to transfer Kindle books to Kobo:
- Remove DRM from Kindle books.
- Convert Kindle format to EPUB.
- Transfer converted EPUB books to Kobo.
In this article, we will introduce 2 easy solutions to do the job.
1. Convert Kindle Books to EPUB then Transfer to Kobo
If you read Kindle books with E-Ink Kindle eReader, make sure they have been downloaded into the Kindle.
If you are reading Kindle books with Kindle reading apps, then you need to download the Kindle books to computer via Kindle for PC/Mac. Detailed instruction is here.
1. Download Kindle for PC/Mac on your computer.
Now you can use the latest version of kindle for PC (Version 2.0) and Kindle for Mac (Version 1.40) to download kindle books and remove drm with Epubor Ultimate.
2. Run the Kindle for PC/Mac and sign in with your Amazon account. Then all your Kindle books will be sync to the library automatically.Click the kindle book cover to download kindle books to your computer.
The downloaded kindle books are usually saved in "C:\Users\User name\Documents\My Kindle Content".
If you don't want to find them by this way, you can directly click on the "Tools">"Options">"Content" to see the content folder information. You can also chage the folder to store your Kindle book as you like.
The second thing you need to do is to convert Kindle books to Kobo. Kobo devices can not read Kindle books directly because all Kindle books are protected with Kindle DRM, so let's remove Kindle DRM and convert Kindle books to EPUB format that Kobo devices support.
1. Download and run Epubor Ultimate.
It's a powerful tool that can both remove ebook DRM and convert ebook formats. We need it to remove DRM from the Kindle books and then convert Kindle formats to epub.
2. Drag and drop the Kindle books from the left to right blank zone.
As long as your Kindle books are downloaded successfully to your computer, they will all appear under the "Kindle“ tab at the left column. Just drag and drop the books from the left to the right blank zone. The DRM will be removed in a second with "Decrypted" showing.
3. Choose epub as the output format and click on the button "Convert to EPUB" to start converting.
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When the conversion is finished, you can click on the folder icon or "Succeeded" at the end of each title to find the converted epub books.
Tips: You can also set PDF as the target output format. You know Some eReaders can recognize PDF files more friendly such as Sony DPT-CP1. If you want to know more you can read this article how to convert Kindle to PDF.
Now you get the decrypted and converted kindle books, or we can say the newly-got epub books. They can be read freely on Kobo, Nook, Sony eReaders or any ebook Reader app. They are DRM-free epub books now.
All you need now is just to connect your Kobo eReader to you computer with USB cable, coppy the newly-got DRM-free epub books to it. Then you will be able to enjoy them on your Kobo device.
Solution 2. Transfer Kindle books to Kobo with Kindle Transfer
I guess you may be thinking that "Transfer Kindle books to Kobo with USB is the easiest way. I do not need any another extra program." But actually, the tool Kindle Transfer is not as simple as you might think. It's a useful software which can help us transfer Kindle books to Kobo with ease, even though your Kindle books are DRM protected. It will automatically decrypt Kindle DRM and convert your Kindle books to Kobo supported formats. It's rather amazing, right? I guess you don't want to miss it!
Simply connect your Kindle, Kobo to computer, select target Kobo device, and click "Transfer" button. All the files will be transferred soon.
As the image shows, we can not only copy Kindle books from computer to our Kobo device, but also transfer Kindle books from Kindle e-Ink reader to Kobo eReader.
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: After transferring Kindle to Kobo, book cover doesn't display on my new Kobo device.
A: Though I don't know why but the solution I can share with you is, rename your book file extension from .epub to .kepub.epub, then you will see the cover of the transferred book.
Voila! Now you can read all your Kindle books on your Kobo devices. We have to admit that Epubor Ultimate and Kindle Transfer are both powerful and efficient tools with rather clean and user-friendly interface. Let's enjoy Kindle books on your Kobo now!
Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.
Hello,
Epubor team updated the Kindle Transfer product already and now it supports Kobo KEPUB files transferring. You can have a free trial.
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Considering getting a license but 25$/year or 50$ permanent is a joke in my opinion. Very disappointed.
Thx.
Not sure what to do now
Have a nice day.
Ok so now my books are showing in the kindle transfer page however on the bottom where it say Target: no device connected & the TRANSFER button is not highlighted so won’t work.
My Kobo is connected to my laptop
Need guidance to transfer to my Kobo
Software works great, sales tactics aren't that great.
I have a few Kindle books the rest are Kobo and Google books.
I purchased the new Kobo Clara 2e, it's good but I can't get my 141 Google books onto my Kobo.
Adobe digital editions doesn't seem to work on my Chromebook and I have about 15 days left to return the Clara if I can't bring my Google books accross.
Would this solution work if I used it to resolve my issue.
Thank you in advance.
Chris
In such case, you may need to find a computer with windows or mac system to help you finish this task.
The truth is no Adobe DIgital Editions only works on Window and Mac system.