03-04-2009, 04:24 AM | #1 |
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AZW format on Sony Reader
Now that Amazon has come out with the app for iPod touch to read AZW books, I wonder how easy the following would be for a Macintosh user:
1. strip the AZW file of DRM, using a program for the Mac (since I'm a Mac user) 2. converting AZW file to something that Sony PRS-700 can read 3. loading the converted file to Sony PRS-700 Is this doable now that Amazon has come out with the app for iPod touch? I do own an iPod touch. |
03-04-2009, 04:55 AM | #2 |
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You will be committing a crime under the DMCA if you do this, but yes, it can be done. Please note, though, that you cannot buy books from the Kindle store unless you own a Kindle.
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In theory it should be easily do-able.
AZW is usually just a mobipocket format with DRM. So the python scripts described as mobidedrm should strip off the drm, and will work on the mac. Once you have it in mobipocket, use calibre to convert it in to your PRS-700 format of choice. Discussing DRM removal is frowned upon, but you should be able to google for further information. Rufus |
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I think with the new iPod application made by Amazon (that just came out) you can now actually read AZW items on the iPod touch and I presume on a Mac or at least stored on Mac or something like that. I haven't tried it yet. I have an iPod touch but not a Sony Reader.
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Thanks! I can understand why it's frowned upon. I ask because I don't own a digital reader yet but I do own an iPod touch and Mac. I interested in getting the Sony Reader and not the Kindle but I know the Sony Reader can't read AZW or Mobi formats. I'm willing to buy the books from Amazon but want to read it on the Sony, if I get the Sony.
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That's right - it's an application which allows you to read Kindle books on the iPhone and iPod Touch - ie, it's a version of the MobiPocket Reader for that device. You probably won't be able to read the books on the Mac - there has never been a Mac version of the Mobi Reader.
Removing DRM, though, and converting to Sony format is a different question entirely. There's no "technical" issue with doing it but, in the US, there are major legal issues with doing so. |
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This is really too strong a statement. I think it is more accurate to say "you may be committing a crime under the DMCE if you do this." Legal expert's opinions on the matter differ by quite a bit (as in all over the map from "definitely a crime" to "definitely not a crime" and everything in between). And because it hasn't been addressed in any court cases yet, we really don't know for sure whether removing DRM from legally acquired content for personal use only would be committing a crime or not. Xenophon |
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Section 1201 (A) of the DMCA:
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Where is the ambiguity in that? There's nothing in there saying "unless you've legally bought it". Obviously I'm no lawyer, but I really don't see where there's any room for "interpretation" of what's a pretty bald statement. |
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Quite right, Tommy, and I apologise for my laxness. Let me rephrase it: given the wording of the DMCA (which I quote above), it is my personal opinion as a non-lawyer that it is probably illegal to circumvent DRM in the USA.
I would, however, be very interested in knowing what grounds there could be for interpreting this law differently. It seems so "clear cut". |
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The DMCA is basically a violation of our rights and I'd like to see it go to court and get tossed out.
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It's important here to recall that in US courts "fair use" is a defense that permits certain actions that would otherwise be unlawful (w.r.t. copyright and maybe the DMCA). Note that fair use is outside the written law, but nevertheless legal -- a concept I find nearly as mindblowingly odd as the U.K.'s unwritten-but-enforceable constitution (assuming I got that right...). The one thing that all of the various legal experts agreed on was that we won't actually know the outcome until an actual case goes through the courts. If then. Xenophon *We'll gloss over whether my non-lawyerly mind was up to the challenge of actually understanding those presentations, as well as the question of whether or not I correctly remember what was said. Even reviewing notes I took at the time, it's sometimes pretty tough to get the sense of the arguments -- especially from panel discussions with three or four lawyers who each disagreed with all the others. Last edited by Xenophon; 03-04-2009 at 01:23 PM. Reason: formatting fixes |
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Not going into the legal arguments (from a moral standpoint, I am paying Amazon for the content, so I think what I do with that content within my own home should be sacrosanct) but I was able to purchase content from the Amazon Kindle store by registering my iPhone, and then was able to get the content onto my Sony Reader. Full description is here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=142 |
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