Hamster ebook converter - Free converter converts formats.

SamuraiXSendai · 07-05-2011, 07:39 AM

Anyone try this? Does it remove DRM?

http://ebook.hamstersoft.com/en/home

Should add: I found this on Lifehacker.

DiapDealer · 07-05-2011, 07:47 AM

I don't know, the link doesn't work for me... of course I have many countries blocked from my computer via iptables.

If it does remove DRM the link will have to be removed, of course.

PoP · 07-05-2011, 01:53 PM

I tried it, it works. No it won't DeDRM. Its splash screen below, shows the supported formats and devices.

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kovidgoyal · 07-07-2011, 02:19 PM

Given that it is using calibre and is being distributed in binary form without source code and with a license incompatible with the GNU GPL v3 (calibre's license) it is illegal.

Besides being utterly immoral in that it uses calibre and does not acknowledge that fact anywhere in its user interface.

kranu · 07-07-2011, 07:22 PM

I like the interface, but the fact that it's stolen and lacks many of Calibre's features turns me away from it. This software would much better serve as an add on to Calibre.

07-05-2011, 07:39 AM	#1
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	Hamster ebook converter - Free converter converts formats. Anyone try this? Does it remove DRM? http://ebook.hamstersoft.com/en/home Should add: I found this on Lifehacker. Last edited by SamuraiXSendai; 07-05-2011 at 07:41 AM. Reason: Update

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07-05-2011, 07:47 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,548 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I don't know, the link doesn't work for me... of course I have many countries blocked from my computer via iptables. If it does remove DRM the link will have to be removed, of course.

07-05-2011, 01:53 PM	#3
PoP curly᷂͓̫̙᷊̥̮̾ͯͤͭͬͦͨ ʎʌɹnɔ Posts: 3,002 Karma: 50506927 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: ♁ ᴺ₄₅°₃₀' ᵂ₇₃°₃₇' ±₆₀" Device: K3₃.₄.₃ PW3&4₅.₁₃.₃	I tried it, it works. No it won't DeDRM. Its splash screen below, shows the supported formats and devices.

07-07-2011, 02:19 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,851 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Given that it is using calibre and is being distributed in binary form without source code and with a license incompatible with the GNU GPL v3 (calibre's license) it is illegal. Besides being utterly immoral in that it uses calibre and does not acknowledge that fact anywhere in its user interface.

07-07-2011, 07:22 PM	#5
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	I like the interface, but the fact that it's stolen and lacks many of Calibre's features turns me away from it. This software would much better serve as an add on to Calibre.

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