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AprilHare · 01-06-2010, 06:06 PM

Aw, damned international restictions

This doesn't happen with pbooks! Someone can just hand you a copy..

LDBoblo · 01-06-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AprilHare

Aw, damned international restictions

This doesn't happen with pbooks! Someone can just hand you a copy..

If they make it across the border

I managed to grab up a copy of the book (thanks Kate!) through proxy and made my own PDF of it with real footnotes.

I won't share cuz sharing is wrong.

AprilHare · 01-06-2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LDBoblo

If they make it across the border

Luckily in this digital age there's this thing called the 'internet'.. makes passing data over borders a doddle

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Originally Posted by LDBoblo

I managed to grab up a copy of the book (thanks Kate!) through proxy and made my own PDF of it with real footnotes.

I won't share cuz sharing is wrong.

Goodonya, break DRM but don't share...

Of course sharing is wrong.

mediax · 01-06-2010, 06:37 PM

Is it just my warped sense of humour, but doesn't reading

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immediately beneath a logo with the tag line

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sound like something out of Brave New World?

RootlessAgrarian · 01-07-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LDBoblo

Downloading the file? Not especially. I didn't want to download ADE though.

Not too big a deal since the book was free...now I just have to convert it to something more readable.

I passed the good news on to a buddy Stateside who tried the download and he said (he's not too computer literate alas) that he got a copy of ADE and a tiny (4K?) link, not a real epub file. Did anyone get a real epub file and if so, how?

omk3 · 01-07-2010, 02:37 PM

It works like this with all epub files. You actually download a small acsm file, which is read by adobe digital editions. Adobe Digital Editions then download the epub itself, and open it. You can find it in <your username>/documents/my digital editions, if you are running windows. However I presume it will be drm'd, and unless you authorize your friend's computer with you own ade id, you won't be able to read it without removing the drm first.

antistar · 01-09-2010, 06:45 AM

Well...hidemyass isn't working, but associated site http://www.unblocked.org/ is

. Just successfully registered and downloaded Unseen Academicals. File got de-drmed successfully. Was so pleased that I bought another book right away, taking advantage of the 20% discount they are currently running. Hope posting this won't get the unblock site blocked XD

Toxaris · 01-09-2010, 04:27 PM

I managed to get it via Ultrasurf. ADE gave an error message (probably could not reach the server), but the book was already downloaded. So, when Ultrasurf was closed and ADE reopened, the server could be reached and I got the book.

Phew, the things you have to do... Unfortunately some sites do not accepts credit cards from outside the US.

ozron · 01-11-2010, 12:55 AM

Well I tried all the proxies you've mentioned, and none of them worked for me. Just tried it again with Hotspot Shield on my Mac, and it worked! Downloaded twice, once in ADE and once in Sony's Reader Library. Will be able to read this on my PRS-505 now. Many thanks!

Filark · 01-11-2010, 02:18 AM

Thanks for the link! I did not know about Kobo and am glad to have found it!

Acreo Aeneas · 01-18-2010, 01:08 AM

Holy crap, the book went back up to $15.59! The cheapest places according to Inkmesh are Amazon, Sony Reader Store, and Barnes and Noble (all three confirmed at $9.99).

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01-06-2010, 06:06 PM	#16
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Aw, damned international restictions This doesn't happen with pbooks! Someone can just hand you a copy..

01-07-2010, 02:37 PM	#21
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	It works like this with all epub files. You actually download a small acsm file, which is read by adobe digital editions. Adobe Digital Editions then download the epub itself, and open it. You can find it in <your username>/documents/my digital editions, if you are running windows. However I presume it will be drm'd, and unless you authorize your friend's computer with you own ade id, you won't be able to read it without removing the drm first.

01-09-2010, 06:45 AM	#22
antistar Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 32758 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Taiwan Device: PRS-500, dr800sg, prs-950, MS SP3, Boox i86ML, Sony Z3TC, KV, Sony RP1	Well...hidemyass isn't working, but associated site http://www.unblocked.org/ is . Just successfully registered and downloaded Unseen Academicals. File got de-drmed successfully. Was so pleased that I bought another book right away, taking advantage of the 20% discount they are currently running. Hope posting this won't get the unblock site blocked XD

01-09-2010, 04:27 PM	#23
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	I managed to get it via Ultrasurf. ADE gave an error message (probably could not reach the server), but the book was already downloaded. So, when Ultrasurf was closed and ADE reopened, the server could be reached and I got the book. Phew, the things you have to do... Unfortunately some sites do not accepts credit cards from outside the US.

01-11-2010, 12:55 AM	#24
ozron Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 344054 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Oz Device: Kindle Touch, iPad, iPhone	Well I tried all the proxies you've mentioned, and none of them worked for me. Just tried it again with Hotspot Shield on my Mac, and it worked! Downloaded twice, once in ADE and once in Sony's Reader Library. Will be able to read this on my PRS-505 now. Many thanks!

01-11-2010, 02:18 AM	#25
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	Thanks for the link! I did not know about Kobo and am glad to have found it!

01-18-2010, 01:08 AM	#26
Acreo Aeneas Kobo Aura Posts: 252 Karma: 500520 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago, Illinois Device: Kobo Aura	Holy crap, the book went back up to $15.59! The cheapest places according to Inkmesh are Amazon, Sony Reader Store, and Barnes and Noble (all three confirmed at $9.99).

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