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Anyway to Open a DRM epub on a PC or Kindle? This is What I've Tried...

New Here ,
Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

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I bought and downloaded a DRM protected epub (didn't realize it would be protected) book from iTunes.  Yes, there were warnings that I had to have an Apple device to be able to use it.  A friend assured me that since I had Adobe Reader, I'd be able to read  it.  She was wrong...surprise!

I have a PC and a Kindle.  I have the program Calibre and all the plugins, Pytho and Pycrypto programs that are supposed to let me remove the DRM and read the book (that I BOUGHT!).  Nothing worked.  Good chance I'm not doing something right.  Then I downloaded Adobe Digital Editions.  Dropped the book in that program and I got a title and a table of contents but that's all.  Yes, ADE is activated.  This seems totally insane!  Is there ANYthing (short of buying an Apple device) that I can do to be able to read this book?

PLEASE help!  Thanks,

Monica

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Enthusiast ,
Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

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Nope -- the file is DRM protected by Apple (not Adobe).  Also specific conversations about how to remove DRM are not permitted on these forums.

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Engaged ,
Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

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Just to add to Jim's comments....

Many, many people are lured into the assumption that an ebook is just an

electronic version of a paper book, and that they have the right to do

whatever they want with it because they bought it and it's their property.

Many people also assume that the digital world of ebooks is transparent and

works over all devices somehow (magic?). Neither is true. Intellectual

property protection is rooted in the Digital Millenium Copyright Act of

2000, and all mainstream ebook management programs adhere to the provisions

of the law. Those programs that advertise they can 'unlock' an ebook are

breaking that law - whether you or I like it or not. It's not OK to

unprotect someone else's intellectual property.

Apple's world is just that. They've defined how ebooks will be managed on

their devices. The lone exception is that Digital Editions has a version

that operates on the MAC under their form of interoperability with Windows

programming.

Amazon has chosen to go its own way also, and Kindles are interlocked with

their way. Some sites, such as Gutenberg, have inve$ted the time and

energy to figure out a way to be compatible. The mainstream - and Apple -

have not.

Other mainstream sources for ebooks and ereaders also have some quirks that

are unique to their interaction with their devices, such as SONY and B&N.

Finally the world of electronic devices has changed radically since the

early 2000's. We now have handheld devices that are capable of doing what

our laptops did only a few years ago. However, they are running a

completely different operating system from a PC or a MAC, and programs like

Digital Editions and Overdrive don't interface with them.

The end result is that you get burned if you assume a lot based on your

conception of how things should work. It's been that way as long as

technology has been available to individuals. The 'fine print' is

extremely important.

You're tied almost exclusively to Amazon as a source for epublications for

your Kindle. There are exceptions - the Fire interacts with applications

on the web - but that doesn't mean that ALL the applications will work with

the Kindle....

I don't think that anything either Jim or I have said will change your

mind. But it's here if you want to refer to it.....

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New Here ,
Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

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Sorry, didn't realize it was against forum rules to talk about possible ways to read the book that you just paid money for.  Like I said above, I was given warnings about the book only being avialable to read on Apple devices (should have known better).  It was the assurance of someone (with Apple devices) that told me I'd be ok since I had Adobe Reader (I tried ADE too).   I understand it, but I don't have to like it <g>

Monica

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Engaged ,
Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

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Monica, you can read the book you paid for - and you know how to do that.

You just can't talk about ways to do anything illegal with it.

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Engaged ,
Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

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OOPS! I forgot to mention something you might not be considering, Monica.

Digital rights are established by the publisher or distributor or the

author. They aren't put there by Apple, Amazon, SONY, B&N or any other

source for downloading an ebook. If you use Digital Editions to access

your ebook on an Windows PC or on the MAC, and there are digital rights

assigned by the publisher or distributor, you'd have the same issues as you

would have with Apple iTunes, or any other program like Calibre, Overdrive,

Bluefire Reader, etc. As I said in my reply to you, there are a lot of

people like you that use the paper book analogy when they talk about what

they can do with an ebook, and that's just not the case. If you REALLY

want to press the issue, find out who published the ebook edition and go to

them with your concerns.

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New Here ,
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Thanks guys. 

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