Fictionwise and Kindle DX

advocate2 · 08-06-2009, 12:31 PM

I really like the Fictionwise site, but I am confused about which formats will work on my Kindle DX.

Here are the formats I think will work:

Adobe [.PDF]
Mobipocket [.PRC]
Kindle [.MOBI]

I am confused about the secure formats

Secure Mobipocket Format
Secure Adobe Format

Will both of those work on the Kindle DX?

If the secure formats work I want to Join their buying club. The combined rebate and discount appear to end up with the best prices on the web.

poohbear_nc · 08-06-2009, 12:33 PM

No format labelled "Secure" will work on the DX. Only the Multi-format books are readable.

wallcraft · 08-06-2009, 01:19 PM

No Secure format at FictionWise will work "as is " on your KDX. They can all work if you are willing to strip the DRM (encryption). Once DRM-free MOBI and Adobe Format (PDF) will work directly on your Kindle, but LIT (MS Reader) and eReader formats must in addition be format shifted to MOBI by (say) Calibre.

susan_cassidy · 08-06-2009, 01:21 PM

Be aware that Fictionwise removes a character from a Kindle PID when you enter it (once you figure it out), so that you would have to use the modified PID when removing the DRM.

advocate2 · 08-06-2009, 01:32 PM

How does one remove, for totally legal reasons, the DRM from the purchased book? Is it time consuming?

wallcraft · 08-06-2009, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by advocate2

How does one remove, for totally legal reasons, the DRM from the purchased book? Is it time consuming?

In the US, it probably is legal to circumvent the DRM of ebooks you bought for personal use.

In any case, it is very easy to do but you need some basic knowledge of the command line and how to run python scripts for MOBI and eReader. If you have a Windows PC, ConvertLIT GUI makes removing the DRM from a LIT ebook a couple of clicks and ineptpdf.pyw is also very easy to use on PDFs.

If you buy MOBI ebooks, you would use the PID from your Windows PC (not from your Kindle). Once the DRM has been stripped, the ebook works on any device that supports MOBI including the Kindle.

GatorDeb · 08-06-2009, 07:51 PM

It's extremely easy.

Download something called mobidedrm##.py (different version numbers, latest if 05 I believe... 04 works great).

Put all the books in the same folder as the .py file.

Google, download, and install Python.

Download Mobipocket Reader so that you can get a PID, and enter that into Fictionwise. You don't need the Kindle's PID, and the Mobipocket Reader's PID is easier to obtain.

Once you do this once, the following is all that needs to be done on a regular basis:

Start->Run CMD

for %a in (*.mobi) do mobidedrm##.py %a "%~na.prc" PID

If you're converting PRC, switch .mobi and .prc. I name them with a different extension so that they can go in the same folder with the same name and then I just delete the original files.

In the future, download the books into a directory with the Python script on it, run that line, done!

advocate2 · 08-07-2009, 09:00 AM

Deb,

Are you in Vegas? Is there a user group here? It may sound easy to you, but it is like a foreign language to me!

GatorDeb · 08-07-2009, 09:07 AM

I AM in Vegas. Hey I'm busy this week but PM me for my # and I can talk you through it next week

Or hey we can just take it in steps. Deep breath ...

Download something called mobidedrm##.py (mobidedrm04.py, mobidedrm05.py ... yahoo works well with this) and tell me when you've done that. Create a directory and put that there.

08-06-2009, 12:31 PM	#1
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	Fictionwise and Kindle DX I really like the Fictionwise site, but I am confused about which formats will work on my Kindle DX. Here are the formats I think will work: Adobe [.PDF] Mobipocket [.PRC] Kindle [.MOBI] I am confused about the secure formats Secure Mobipocket Format Secure Adobe Format Will both of those work on the Kindle DX? If the secure formats work I want to Join their buying club. The combined rebate and discount appear to end up with the best prices on the web.

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08-06-2009, 12:33 PM	#2
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 60,479 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	No format labelled "Secure" will work on the DX. Only the Multi-format books are readable.

08-06-2009, 01:19 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	No Secure format at FictionWise will work "as is " on your KDX. They can all work if you are willing to strip the DRM (encryption). Once DRM-free MOBI and Adobe Format (PDF) will work directly on your Kindle, but LIT (MS Reader) and eReader formats must in addition be format shifted to MOBI by (say) Calibre.

08-06-2009, 01:21 PM	#4
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Be aware that Fictionwise removes a character from a Kindle PID when you enter it (once you figure it out), so that you would have to use the modified PID when removing the DRM.

08-06-2009, 01:32 PM	#5
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	How does one remove, for totally legal reasons, the DRM from the purchased book? Is it time consuming?

08-06-2009, 07:51 PM	#7
GatorDeb Evangelist Posts: 447 Karma: 5365 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sin City Device: PW2 + HDX 8.9	It's extremely easy. Download something called mobidedrm##.py (different version numbers, latest if 05 I believe... 04 works great). Put all the books in the same folder as the .py file. Google, download, and install Python. Download Mobipocket Reader so that you can get a PID, and enter that into Fictionwise. You don't need the Kindle's PID, and the Mobipocket Reader's PID is easier to obtain. Once you do this once, the following is all that needs to be done on a regular basis: Start->Run CMD for %a in (*.mobi) do mobidedrm##.py %a "%~na.prc" PID If you're converting PRC, switch .mobi and .prc. I name them with a different extension so that they can go in the same folder with the same name and then I just delete the original files. In the future, download the books into a directory with the Python script on it, run that line, done!

08-07-2009, 09:00 AM	#8
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	Deb, Are you in Vegas? Is there a user group here? It may sound easy to you, but it is like a foreign language to me!

08-07-2009, 09:07 AM	#9
GatorDeb Evangelist Posts: 447 Karma: 5365 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sin City Device: PW2 + HDX 8.9	I AM in Vegas. Hey I'm busy this week but PM me for my # and I can talk you through it next week Or hey we can just take it in steps. Deep breath ... Download something called mobidedrm##.py (mobidedrm04.py, mobidedrm05.py ... yahoo works well with this) and tell me when you've done that. Create a directory and put that there.

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