On 2-Apr-2010, at 12:35, Scott G. Lewis wrote:
> 
> 
> On Apr 2, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
> 
>> Anybody know of a printer plugin for converting PDF to ePub format?
> 
> Not a printer plugin, but Calibre is about the ultimate in book management 
> (scads of Sony, Kindle and nook users use it as do users of dozens of lesser 
> brand eReaders).

But be warned, Calibre is NOT a "mac" application, and you *will* find it 
annoying. It does work, though I found it very slow and very stupid (getting 
proper names for books (all gutenberg press, naturally) is tedious and annoying 
at times.

> It absolutely converts PDF to ePub - and can convert countless other formats 
> as well.

Yep, it pretty much converts everything.

> In fact, although of course I have no personal experience doing so, if you 
> have these alleged python scripts that strip DRM from Kindle and other book 
> formats, it can even subsequently convert those to ePub. I suppose if I had 
> that tool I'd have a lot of converted books, but alas, I live in the USA, so 
> I don't, naturally.

Naturally. I too, living in the US, have no experience with these scripts. I do 
have quote a few kindle books though (I bought one, the rest where free, but 
heavily laden with DRM).

> Some of those python scripts might even integrate to Calibre as a 
> pre-processing plugin. I wouldn't know, though, other than I think I read 
> some comment on some forum somewhere to that effect.

I would guess, but it's only a guess of course, that searching for calibre 
python drm might point someone (living in some other country) to more 
information? I would not, myself, highlight those three words and right-click 
and select "Search Google" because it is quite possible the mere act of 
searching is illegal under the terms of the DMCA. And we all know that the DMCA 
is our friend and there to help and protect us from the evil Somali pirate arab 
terrorist commies.

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said the Patrician (...). 'The world would be a happier place if more people
remembered that.' --Guards! Guards!

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