Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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This ReadMe_First.txt is meant to give users a quick overview of what is availab
le and how to get started. This document is part of the Tools v6.3.4 archive fro
m Apprentice Alf's Blog: http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/
The is archive includes tools to remove DRM from:
- Kindle ebooks (from Kindle for Mac/PC, eInk Kindles and Kindle for Android).
- Barnes and Noble ePubs
- Adobe Digital Editions ePubs (including Kobo and Google ePubs downloaded to A
DE)
- Kobo kePubs from the Kobo Desktop application
- Adobe Digital Editions PDFs
- Mobipocket ebooks
- eReader PDB books
- Scuolabooks (Windows only solution by Hex)
These tools do NOT work with Apple's iBooks FairPlay DRM (see end of this file.)
About the tools
--------------These tools are updated and maintained by Apprentice Alf and Apprentice Harper.
You can find links to the latest updates and get support at Apprentice Alf's blo
g: http://www.apprenticealf.wordpress.com/
If you re-post these tools, a link to the blog would be appreciated.
DeDRM plugin for calibre (Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux)
------------------------------------------------------Calibre is an open source freeware ebook library manager. It is the best tool ar
ound for keeping track of your ebooks. The DeDRM plugin for calibre provides the
simplest way, especially on Windows, to remove DRM from your ebooks. Just insta
ll the DeDRM plugin from the DeDRM_calibre_plugin folder, following the instruct
ions and configuration directions provided in the ReadMe and the help links.
Once installed and configured, you can simply add a DRM book to calibre and the
DeDRMed version will be imported into the calibre database. Note that DRM remova
l only occurs on IMPORT not on CONVERSION or at any other time, not even convers
ion to other formats. If you have already imported DRM books you'll need to remo
ve them from calibre and re-import them.
Linux users should read the section at the end the DeDRM_plugin_ReadMe.txt file.
DeDRM application for Mac OS X users: (Mac OS X 10.4 and above)
--------------------------------------------------------------This application is a stand-alone DRM removal application for Mac OS X users.
For instructions, see the "DeDRM ReadMe.rtf" file in the DeDRM_Macintosh_Applica
tion folder.
N.B. Mac OS X 10.4 users need to take extra steps before using the application,
see the ReadMe.
DeDRM application for Windows users: (Windows XP through Windows 8)
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