06-06-2022, 07:24 PM | #1 |
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Kobo books and DRM
I bought a book on Kobo website - 120mb in size (academic textbook). I downloaded and imported into Adobe Digital Editions - opens fine. However I mainly use Calibre and use epubsoft to strip the DRM so that I can import the book to calibre and read it there, as I know how to highlight, bookmark, etc.
My latest book - the 12omb looked to have been drm-stripped ok, but when I try to view it in calibre it says it is still DRM'd. Has Kobo got a new DRM format that my old stripper can't use? Or is the size of the file too biig for it to be completely stripped? Any suggestions for getting rid of DRM for large books? |
06-06-2022, 09:15 PM | #2 |
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We can’t really help with drm removal. However if you Google Alf and drm you’ll find tools which will help you.
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06-06-2022, 11:16 PM | #3 | |
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So yes, Adobe has a new DRM scheme and much like Amazon's new DRM schemes, it is popular with textbook and other high priced book vendors. You might want to Google noDRM DeDRM Github to locate the latest version of DeDRM. Last edited by DNSB; 06-06-2022 at 11:20 PM. |
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06-07-2022, 04:16 AM | #4 | |
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https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools |
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06-07-2022, 04:19 AM | #5 | |
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06-07-2022, 03:13 PM | #6 |
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Using Google and again sticking with MobileRead: "nodrm site:mobileread.com"
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06-08-2022, 03:41 AM | #7 |
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06-08-2022, 04:47 AM | #8 |
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There are much better alternatives available now, like lib+(the French word for guru).
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06-09-2022, 04:31 AM | #9 |
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06-09-2022, 04:37 AM | #10 | |
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Does anyone know if epubsoft has stolen code from DeDRM like that other pay for DRM removal program (which I won't name)? |
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06-09-2022, 11:42 AM | #11 | |
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Personally, if I was using a linux machine exclusively, I'd look at the ACSM input plugin for calibre |
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06-09-2022, 03:28 PM | #12 | |
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06-09-2022, 04:04 PM | #13 |
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That shows how long it is since I read that post. Thanks for the clarification.
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