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Old 04-20-2010, 01:52 PM   #151
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I found an alternate solution to this problem.

- DOES NOT require unzip/rezip. (The Good News!)
- DOES require the command line. (The Bad News, unless you're me. )

It also eliminates the do not use unzip on the command line warning. An unzip will work fine afterward, though it won't be necessary, since the archive is repaired directly.
Good deal!

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The zip file has a corrupted file name in the archive, as mentioned above. The command line version of zip on Mac OS X actually has the ability to repair zip files. Since this is a pretty simple repair, it works fine.

Note that the zip command alters the file in place, so you probably want to work on a copy.

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% cp your-epub.epub new-epub.epub
% zip -F new-epub.epub
The -F option means to fix the file.

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To test the archive, you can use the unzip command:

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% unzip -qt new-epub.epub
The 't' part of '-qt' means to test the file for correctness. The 'q' part of '-qt' means to do so quietly.

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If the fix worked, you shouldn't see anything. Just a clean run, all clear and back to the prompt. This also doesn't actually unzip anything, it's just a test run.

Okay!!

Now you can run ineptepub.pyw on the fixed file (it has a command-line/no GUI mode when you pass it parameters).

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% python ineptepub.pyw  adeptkey.der new-epub.epub decrypted.epub
For me the command brought up the GUI version of ineptepub, which is fine.
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Old 04-20-2010, 09:14 PM   #152
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B&N ePUB Book Recommendation?
Thanks to epstewart for the fill-in on explaining the zip flags.

Now another question...

I just joined B&N to download a book and try out the ignobleepub.pyw. I received several free e-Books for joining, but they're all in PDB format!

Are all the purchase books on B&N ePUB, or is there some setting? They used to offer a choice IIRC, but now it just shows "EBOOK" and "DOWNLOAD" and that's it.

A recommendation on a cheap SF ePUB to D/L would be great! (Not Heinlein!)

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Thanks to epstewart for the fill-in on explaining the zip flags.
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Are all the purchase books on B&N ePUB, or is there some setting? They used to offer a choice IIRC, but now it just shows "EBOOK" and "DOWNLOAD" and that's it.
I think you're right. It looks like they're all ePubs now.

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A recommendation on a cheap SF ePUB to D/L would be great! (Not Heinlein!)
How about I, Robot by Isaac Asimov? $6.39 at B&N ...
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Old 04-21-2010, 10:55 AM   #154
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I think you're right. It looks like they're all ePubs now.
Oh, I forgot to say why I asked.

For signing up and downloading the B&N Mac software, I received 7 free eBooks -- mostly public domain classics. They were all in PDB format. That made me sort of leery of making a blind purchase just to test out a program.

As a side note, I am testing the program so I can actually make future purchases from them if it works! Sheesh.

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How about I, Robot by Isaac Asimov? $6.39 at B&N ...
If they had the one by Eando Binder, now THAT would be a sell!!

I've read I, Robot but I'll still give that a look and see if other Asimov books catch my eye.

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Old 04-21-2010, 09:47 PM   #155
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Nice find with the zip option!

Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" is only $3.95. I'm not sure if that's the permanent price or if it's on sale.

It's pdb if you download it from their web site, but epub if you pull it from your Nook (if you have one) or you use the Windows version of the B&N software.
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Old 04-21-2010, 09:54 PM   #156
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I don't know what's up with the Mac version of the B&N software. It looks like they added epub support to the eReader software (which they acquired when they purchased Fictionwise), but they don't seem to give you any access to the epub formats of the books. I thought I saw somewhere where someone had figured out an url parameter to fetch the epub version of the book. If I find and confirm it I'll post it.
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Old 04-21-2010, 11:00 PM   #157
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Nice find with the zip option!

Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" is only $3.95. I'm not sure if that's the permanent price or if it's on sale.

It's pdb if you download it from their web site, but epub if you pull it from your Nook (if you have one) or you use the Windows version of the B&N software.
Is this true with a Windows Web Browser, like Firefox or IE?

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Old 04-23-2010, 12:36 AM   #158
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It's true with any web browser I've tried (being IE, Safari, and Firefox), and on any platform. The only way I've been able to access the epub versions was by using the Windows version of the B&N software, and by copying directly from my Nook.

Wine might work. If you drink enough, the pdb's might start looking like epubs. No waitasec... I mean you might be able to run the Windows version of B&N using wine (the open source Windows emulator) on Mac OS X. (It's late and I'm tired. I'm being a good hubby and waiting for my wife's blanket to get out of the dryer. ) I didn't have any luck running it on Linux (I've got a powerbook--can't try it on Leopard), but I didn't try all that hard and someone out there may have figured out how to work it. I suggest to Google wine and Barnes and Noble eReader.
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It's true with any web browser I've tried (being IE, Safari, and Firefox), and on any platform. The only way I've been able to access the epub versions was by using the Windows version of the B&N software, and by copying directly from my Nook.

Wine might work. If you drink enough, the pdb's might start looking like epubs. No waitasec... I mean you might be able to run the Windows version of B&N using wine (the open source Windows emulator) on Mac OS X. (It's late and I'm tired. I'm being a good hubby and waiting for my wife's blanket to get out of the dryer. ) I didn't have any luck running it on Linux (I've got a powerbook--can't try it on Leopard), but I didn't try all that hard and someone out there may have figured out how to work it. I suggest to Google wine and Barnes and Noble eReader.
Kind of weird behavior. I have Parallels so I can give it a shot that way. I just don't want to pay for an ebook and have it be the wrong -- and unusable -- format.

I guess I could just be patient until the transition is done... like that will happen!

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You can try the samples. They usually download in the same format as the full book.
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You can try the samples. They usually download in the same format as the full book.
Everything I have tried is a PDB in sample form. Including The Lost Symbol.

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You can try the samples. They usually download in the same format as the full book.
I tried the previously mentioned I, Robot and the sample downloaded as a PDB. I also tried several others including The Lost Symbol. Everything sample was PDB. So that route ain't the one to follow.

Sheesh, all this just because I want to start buying ePUBs from B&N... and they make it impossible!

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I'm sorry, I misspoke. The samples will still download as pdb's from the web. You need to download them using the Windows's B&N software or a Nook to see whether or not there is an epub version available.

The advantage of downloading the samples is that you can find out whether or not an epub version is available before purchase. I have a few B&N ebooks that are pdb's even when downloaded to my Nook--apparently there is no epub version available from B&N. (In these cases, I'll usually purchase the epub version of the book from another vendor.)
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I'm sorry, I misspoke. The samples will still download as pdb's from the web. You need to download them using the Windows's B&N software or a Nook to see whether or not there is an epub version available.
I actually did it with the Windows version of B&N. A couple of possibilities.

a) You need the Nook to get the ePUB samples (most likely).
b) You need to add/download initially with Windows Version.

In my cases I had already added/downloaded on the Mac or via a Web Browser.

If someone could list some samples that downloaded as ePUBs, that would be great! While I'm not interested in The Lost Symbol, I figured it would be ePUB for sure, but no dice. Maybe Opera's new tell all, which should be an awesome read for a guy!

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The advantage of downloading the samples is that you can find out whether or not an epub version is available before purchase. I have a few B&N ebooks that are pdb's even when downloaded to my Nook--apparently there is no epub version available from B&N. (In these cases, I'll usually purchase the epub version of the book from another vendor.)
Indeed, that's why I haven't payed for a book at B&N yet.

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I did a quick lookup of The Lost Symbol on http://ebooks.addall.com and they only listed pdb's available from B&N. I don't know how reliable that is, but you should be able to get the sample as an epub if it's available. If not, you'll get stuck with a pdb. Here's hoping they convert the rest of their library soon.
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