PG: The Art of Funding a Startup is now free on Amazon
If you find yourself frustrated with the Kindle walled garden, and want the book in another format (PDF, EPUB, etc), then you can convert your kindle books to PDF/Whatever format by following this procedure. Please note - This may not be legal, and is demonstrated for educational purposes only!<p>1)Download and install Kindle for PC (Or Mac, if you have a Mac)<p>2)Download and install freeware Calibre (Open Source)
(<a href="http://calibre-ebook.com/download" rel="nofollow">http://calibre-ebook.com/download</a>)<p>3)Download and install DRM removal plug-ins for Calibre
(if you use Kindle for PC app, you will just need to add the Kindle plug-in to Calibre)<p>4)Download your .AZW (Amazon's proprietary format) ebook onto Kindle For PC<p>5)Run Calibre<p>6)Find the folder with Kindle for PC ebooks (My documents/My Kindle Content)<p>7)Select DRM-protected AZW files and drag-n-drop them onto Calibre<p>8)Calibre will remove DRM protection from AZW ebook(s)<p>9)Convert your DRM-free MOBI ebooks to any other format (like ePub/fb2/LRF/Mobi/PDF/PDB/TXT/RTF/LIT) using Calibre if needed.<p>10)Enjoy reading the book in your new format. This is another way to say 'fuck you' to walled gardens like the Kindle.