Step-by-Step Guide: Preserving Elegance While Transforming AZW4 Books Into PDF Format

How to Convert AZW4 to PDF (without Quality Lose)

Posted by Jonny Greenwood on 8/14/2024 9:48:19 AM.

If you understand kindle books very much you may recognize the importance and necessity to convert azw4 to pdf for more convenient reading.

You know, AZW4 format is a new format for Amazon Kindle eBooks. But maybe you don’t know, in fact AZW4 is a wrapper format for PDF or MOBI eBooks with DRM added. Amazon calls this format “Print Replica”, in that it presents a fixed page layout that cannot be reflowed. It’s targeted specifically for textbooks, and it is only used on kindle books downloaded via the Kindle eReaders or Kindle reading apps.

So here comes our problem that if we purchased an eBook from Amazon in AZW4 format, we can’t read it on other Kindle device or iPhone/iPad. This is just what I want to say in this guide. Believe me you will get your problems resolved if you met a similar situation.

Here is a brief guide. Step by step please.

Step 1: Get the tool ready

One of the reasons that you can’t read azw4 books on non-kindle devices is that most of kindle azw4 files include DRM, which prevents us to transfer, share, or copy. Besides, iPad or iPhone, Kobo, Nook, android tablets, etc, those devices support the ebook’s format with EPUB or PDF, but not Kindle AZW4.

In short, the DRM and format limitation are our “obstacles”. Here I recommend a super good tool named Epubor Ultimate to you as it can solve this 2 problems fastly with high quality. What’s more, it also can convert azw4 to pdf mac and azw4 to epub, too.

Step 2: Get azw4 files ready via Kindle for PC/Mac

Download books to your computer is also a preparation before the azw4 to pdf conversion. So don’t worry my dear. After you get all the preparation work finished we are near to the success.

Download Kindle for PC(V2.4.0) Kindle for Mac(V1.40) on your current computer, and then input your Amazon account to activate your computer. Then you will find all your purchased ebooks including your azw4 files are listed in the main interface.

Step 3: Remove DRM from azw4 files

Run the Ultimate Converter tool. As the image below shows, all your synced kindle books (not only azw4) are listed at the left side area of this tool (under “Kindle” icon).

Then drag your azw4 books from the left to the right area. All the drm will be removed just with 1 click.

Certainly you can click “Add” to upload your books or drag files directly from devices to its interface.

Step 4: Kindle AZW4 to PDF

Click on “Decrypted” then from the output folder you will find that the drm removed azw4 book will be in PDF format. You know azw4 is a PDF format in a PDB wrapper, and usually (always?) with DRM. So it’s not strange to see that after removing the drm from azw4, the drm free file will be pdf. No need to convert the format.

Congratulations you have finished all the job until this step. Just transfer converted files to your devices, OK.

FAQ about AZW4 you must know

Q: Which device support azw4 format?

AZW4 books are only supported on
Kindle Fire 1st Generation	Kindle Fire 2nd Generation
Kindle Fire HD 7	Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Kindle for PC	Kindle for Mac
Kindle for iPad	Kindle for Android Tablet

Q: Which program can open .azw4?

programs that open .azw4 file
Windows	Kindle for PC or Calibre
Mac OS	Kindle for Mac or Calibre
Linux	Calibre

Q: How can I read azw4 books on Kindle Paperwhite

A: You may have tried copying azw4 to your KPW but failed. Please put them in your Kindle Paperwhite’s “Documents” folder, not just drop them on the drive itself. Of course you can still use the Epubor Ultimate tool to convert azw4 to mobi.

Jonny Greenwood joined Epubor since 2011, loves everything about eBooks and eReaders. He seeks the methods to read eBooks more freely and wants to share all he has got with you.

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11 Comments

Anon

Re:How to Convert AZW4 to PDF

12/9/2014 02:17:54

Please add support for rentals.

Epubor

Re:Anon

12/9/2014 20:59:53

Sorry but this is impossible for now. If one can decrypt a rental book, then the activity is sort of “piracy”. We all will be in trouble.

franco

Re:How to Convert AZW4 to PDF

12/28/2014 13:36:18

sorry but i does t work with my azw4 (120MB), ..is there someone can help me please.thank
..

Epubor

Re:franco

12/28/2014 19:46:07

If the azw4 book is DRM-free, you can send it to epubor.fors@gmail.com , our technical support will help you.

yerr

Re:How to Convert AZW4 to PDF

01/12/2015 03:24:38

when i try to convert azw4 to pdf, formating is not preserved in pdf, not really readable
is it possible to preserve formatting as in original file?

Epubor

Re:yerr

02/10/2015 01:00:22

Hi yerr,

Sorry for the late reply.

If your .azw4 book is DRM free, you can send the file to epubor.fors@gmail.com , and our technical staff will help you.

MikeP

Re:How to Convert AZW4 to PDF

02/7/2015 08:48:02

This method works, however, many photos are removed and words are present instead of images which throws the readers off. IF reading a textbook, the images will help students visually on what their studying, converting these azw4 files removes it. :(

Epubor

Re:MikeP

02/10/2015 01:03:45

Hi MikeP,

If you want us to help you, you can send the decrypted .azw4 book to epubor.fors@gmail.com and our technical staff will help you.

WASEEM

Re:How to Convert AZW4 to PDF

06/23/2015 13:06:04

THANKS HELPED ME LOT…

Bob

Re:How to Convert AZW4 to PDF

09/14/2015 12:48:37

Not compatible with Windows 10, receives “network error”

Epubor

Re:Bob

09/14/2015 18:51:00

Hi,

Please make sure your network connection is normal.

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Step-by-Step Guide: Preserving Elegance While Transforming AZW4 Books Into PDF Format