i have one called Kindle converter, but I am not sure what exactly it
came from. It might be from that same thing, but I doubt it. it works
fine with Windows 7. If they are free books, I wil download them and
see if I can convert them, dm me offlist, I'll try to help.
Eden
On 3/4/2015 7:12 AM, Richard Turner wrote:
It has been recommended on this list that Calibre is a handy program to
remove DRM so we can read our purchased books in our favorite reader instead
of being tied to the particular reader for a particular book format.
In investigating this on the Calibre web site, I came across an online book
by one of the Calibre developers.
The ABCs of e-book format conversion: Easy Calibre tips for the Kindle,
Sony and Nook
By John Schember
This is what he has to say about DRM removal:
Begin quote:
DRM the bane of conversion
DRM, as noted, stands for Digital Rights Management.
Let's think about physical books for a moment. With a physical book, you can
lend, and sell that book. But when you do either, you have to go without the
book. With e-books, that is not the case. E-books are just files on the
computer and they can be copied any number of times and given away any
number of times. DRM is designed and was created to prevent unlimited
copying of an electronic file (although some e-book users would also note
that it is a handy way for companies to try to lock them into specific
brands).
DRM affords different books various rights as determined by the publisher
and seller. Some can be read on more than one device. Some will allow for
partial copying and printing. Simply put, DRM restricts what you can do with
an e-book.
Any e-book with DRM cannot be converted to a different format. This is
because conversion itself would require the removal of the DRM. Not all
e-book formats support DRM and different e-book formats support different
sets of privileges granted by the DRM. There is no way to move the DRM with
the content when converting; thus DRM prevents conversion.
You might be tempted to look for some way to remove DRM from e-books in
order to facilitate conversion.
A word of warning about doing this:
In the USA there is a law known as the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA). This law makes it illegal to circumvent a copy protection system
(DRM). It also makes it illegal to produce tools, distribute tools, and aid
in circumvention. Not everyone lives in the USA, but many countries have
similar laws. Check your local laws and realize that even though you my may
only want to read an EPUB book you've legally purchased on your Kindle, it
may not be legal to do so. If you're don't like this silliness-and I
don't-then speak up to whoever in your country makes the relevant laws.
End of quote.
In spite of this, I have tried to remove DRM from a Kindle book that I would
much rather read in Voice Dream Reader, but have not found a way to
accomplish this on Windows 8.1.1. The latest Calibre does not allow for DRM
removal.
Some have mention an eBook Convertor, but that seems to just be an addon to
Calibre.
Richard
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