How to Print Kindle Books

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So rather than buying an expensive paper book, you might ask yourself, "Can I print Kindle books?" Maybe you just need to print specific pages from a Kindle book instead of the entire book. In this case, only printing the part you need is obviously the best choice for you.

But can a kindle book be printed? The answer seems to be no, as there is no "Print" button in the Kindle book reader software, "Kindle for PC/Mac." Keep calm; we have already found a solid solution to print Kindle books. Let's take a look at how to make it happen.

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What if I want to print one page of my kindle books and not the whole book?

--Take screenshot of this page and print it out! That's the easiest method.

How to print from a kindle book? Learn the obstacles before everthing.

There are two obstacles for printing a Kindle azw book out: Amazon DRM Protection, and there is no "Print" button provided by Kindle for PC. Next let's see how we can resolve these two issues.

By the way, before I write this post, I searched internet to see if anyone has got some brilliant ideas, and the results do surprise me. There are so many pages telling you to open Kindle for PC, then take the screenshot page by page. Are you kidding me? If I want to print a Kindle book which has 300 pages, I think I have to spend an entire day to do this boring job, oops, one page is missing, then I have to check which page do I miss out. To take screenshots then print them out is absolutely a ridiculous idea I promise you.

Let's back on track, read the following paragraphs to learn how to get your Kindle books printed in 5 minutes.

Step 1: Remove Kindle DRM to unlock the print function

There is no straightforward method to print a Kindle-formatted e-book without removing Kindle DRM. DRM protection restricts the number of pages you can print, typically ranging from 5 to 20 pages, or may even entirely prevent printing.

Here you will need the assistance of Epubor Ultimate--the best eBook DRM Removal as well as the best ebook format converter.

Run Epubor Ultimate, the Kindle books will be displayed at the left column of Epubor Ultimate under "Kindle"tab, just drag kindle books from left colum to right, the Kindle DRM will be removed successfully.

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You can read this detailed Guide on Removing Kindle DRM on Windows&Mac if you are not familiar with kindle drm removing steps.

Step 2: Convert Kindle books to PDF

As the reader software "Kindle for PC" doesn't provide a print button, you need to convert Kindle to PDF format which owns a print feature. Even if you have decrypted your kindle books in the above step, you may still cannot print them directly as the decrypted books are epub format which is not printable.

Epubor Ultimate can also can convert decrypted kindle books to PDF format within one click. Now that the Kindle DRM has been removed, select "PDF" from the central buttom button and then click on "Convert to pdf" button. All decrypted kindle books will be converted to PDF format.

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Step 3: Print kindle books with printer

Click on the "Output folder" as the above picture instructed, you will find your converted pdf boks. Since there are many software or even web browser can open pdf files, I just choose to open it with Chrome. You will see there is a print icon at the top right corner. Click on the print icon as below image shows, then you can print the eBook to paper book with the printer connected to your computer.

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More questions on printing from a kindle

Q1: How to print LIST of my Kindle books?

There are different ways to print the list of kindle books.

Method 1: You can go the "Amazon content library" to see all the kindle books listed there. You can have to copy and paste the title/author information into a separate file and then print it later. It might be quite tedious if you have many books.

Method 2: If you've already downloaded all your books via your Kindle for PC, you can just launch Epubor Ultimate. All downloaded kindle books will be displayed under the "Kindle" tab. You can screenshot the list and print it. This method is very easy for those who have already downloaded all their books via Kindle for PC.

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Q2: How to print a Kindle book to PDF?

To print Kindle books to PDF, you can convert Kindle books to PDF using Epubor Ultimate. Follow the instructions in steps 2.

Q3: How to print Kindle books from PC?

Is it possible to print from Kindle app on PC?--Sure. On PC, if you just need to print some pages from kindle books, you can screenshot and then print it. If you need print a large portion of kindle books or even an entire books, it is better to convert kindle books to pdf and then print it.

Q4: How to print from Kindle app on Android?

Just like printing Kindle books from a PC, if you only want to print a few pages of a Kindle book on Android devices, you can simply screenshot the pages while reading and then print them. If you need to print more, it would be better to follow the method introduced in this post.

Q5: How to print from Kindle app on iPhone/iPad?

To print from kindle app on iPhone and ipad, just open the kindle book, then tap and hold the text you want to print until handles appear. Drag the handles to highlight the desired text. Once the text is highlighted, a menu will appear. Tap the “Share” or “More” option (three dots) to open additional options. Once the text is highlighted, a menu will appear. Tap the “Share” or “More” option (three dots) to open additional options. Choose your printer and adjust settings like number of copies, paper size, and color options.

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Q6: Is it legal to print Kindle books?

Technically, printing the book is not legally permitted. However, if it's for personal use, it's unlikely to be an issue, and enforcement is minimal.

Final Thoughts

If you have some other genius or even better ideas about how to print eBooks out, don't forget to share with us in the comment section below. And if this post has helped you solve your problem, why not spend one second to click like button and share it with your friends? Why not just download Epubor Ultimate and start the free trial now!

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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.