Converting from Topaz, finally - Page 7

daffy4u · 01-21-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

But, I just downloaded 1.6 and Whoop! Whoop! All worked. Thanks Duck!!!

Cool! I haven't tried any of the versions yet (I only have 2 Topaz books). Someone turned 1.5 into an exe file, I'm hoping they'll do the same for 1.6.

phenomshel · 01-21-2010, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

But, I just downloaded 1.6 and Whoop! Whoop! All worked. Thanks Duck!!!

Yayyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kenny, I am so glad!

amber438 · 01-23-2010, 01:32 PM

Well it didnt work for me (1.6 or 1.7) The book is already drm'd but can't change or decrypt it regardless of what I try. Opens fine in K4PC.

KevinH · 01-23-2010, 09:37 PM

The scripts meant for topaz to html conversion really need to be run in a particular order and will not work on files where the drm has already been removed (as far as I know).

You probably should ask on the Dark Reverser's new blog for help since it is against the rules to really provide guidance on how to use tools of this sort
on this list.

Uberloser · 01-24-2010, 09:04 AM

Ok gang,

Here is a link I recently found.

http://nyquil.org/archives/1235-Conv...-Possible.html

Now, I myself have tried the steps that are mentioned in the above article and both times it has worked (I have only converted 2 books so far). Here is my quandary. . .

Do these steps mentioned in the article above strip the DRM OR just convert it to MOBI format with DRM ( mobidrm.)

Leep · 01-24-2010, 09:13 AM

This script removes the drm and changes the file extension. Since Amazon ebooks are mobipocket to begin with (except for a few topaz format books) a true conversion is not needed.

cheers

amber438 · 01-24-2010, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

The scripts meant for topaz to html conversion really need to be run in a particular order and will not work on files where the drm has already been removed (as far as I know).

You probably should ask on the Dark Reverser's new blog for help since it is against the rules to really provide guidance on how to use tools of this sort
on this list.

Well duh..Why I did not think of that myself is beyond me! Guess I was having a brain meltdown..

alicia · 02-01-2010, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uberloser

Ok gang,

Here is a link I recently found.

http://nyquil.org/archives/1235-Conv...-Possible.html

Now, I myself have tried the steps that are mentioned in the above article and both times it has worked (I have only converted 2 books so far). Here is my quandary. . .

Do these steps mentioned in the article above strip the DRM OR just convert it to MOBI format with DRM ( mobidrm.)

I've tried these steps over and over. First I was getting an error message that it couldn't locate something (PID?) then I got a message that Topaz isn't supported. I know nothing about computers. Any suggestions?

daffy4u · 02-01-2010, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alicia

I've tried these steps over and over. First I was getting an error message that it couldn't locate something (PID?) then I got a message that Topaz isn't supported. I know nothing about computers. Any suggestions?

That link is about mobi books not topaz. Since we cannot instruct you on how to remove DRM, you should read the comments on the DarkReverser's Blog for information.

daffy4u · 02-01-2010, 09:54 AM

Okay, I broke down and tried the 2.0 script for the first time (hadn't tried any of the previous versions). There is a lot of work involved. First fixing the readme file so I could actually read it then the scripts themselves take a while (not too long). Converting the HTML to ePUB then fixing the results in Sigil (I only fixed the chapter headings and one name that kept being misspelled in the conversion).

While I'm grateful for all the work done to create these scripts but I'm happy I have a Kindle and very few Topaz books, so I don't really have to go through this often, if at all.

kevindorsey · 02-02-2010, 01:13 PM

Or google remove drm on google, worked for me

Sonist · 02-22-2010, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Okay, I broke down and tried the 2.0 script for the first time (hadn't tried any of the previous versions). There is a lot of work involved. First fixing the readme file so I could actually read it then the scripts themselves take a while (not too long). Converting the HTML to ePUB then fixing the results in Sigil (I only fixed the chapter headings and one name that kept being misspelled in the conversion).

While I'm grateful for all the work done to create these scripts but I'm happy I have a Kindle and very few Topaz books, so I don't really have to go through this often, if at all.

Wow! So I can actually purchase some Topaz titles finally! I've been staying away from those, since I couldn't keep them, if at some point I decide to change from Kindle to something else.

But it sounds like there are errors? Is this true for most tiles and is it prevalent throughout each title. Because if it will take a ton of work, the alternatives may be still tempting for many.

daffy4u · 02-22-2010, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonist

Wow! So I can actually purchase some Topaz titles finally! I've been staying away from those, since I couldn't keep them, if at some point I decide to change from Kindle to something else.

But it sounds like there are errors? Is this true for most tiles and is it prevalent throughout each title. Because if it will take a ton of work, the alternatives may be still tempting for many.

My errors mostly involve formatting and spelling (there is OCR involved). The scripts seem to get updated once or twice a week because not all Topaz books will convert. So there is troubleshooting then a script update.

You just kind of have to go for it and if it doesn't work help with the troubleshooting.

For some technical books it may be well worth the extra trouble but for casual reading, I don't think I'll bother since I have many Kindle book reading options (but that's just me

).

kennyc · 02-22-2010, 08:34 PM

The test one I tried worked. The one I bought by accident converted pretty well, but a bit of format issues. Still readable in epub format though..

=X= · 02-23-2010, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonist

Wow! So I can actually purchase some Topaz titles finally! I've been staying away from those, since I couldn't keep them, if at some point I decide to change from Kindle to something else.

But it sounds like there are errors? Is this true for most tiles and is it prevalent throughout each title. Because if it will take a ton of work, the alternatives may be still tempting for many.

I have a feeling that is going to depend on the book. I tried this process on a TOPAZ book I bought and there are TONS of OCR errors, the formating is not an issue it's quite easy to fix those but OCR requires annotating the whole book. In some cases it one will yield better results by scanning the book manually and using ABBYY.

The good news is that TOPAZ works on any Kindle device so I can read this book on my PC/Kindle/BlackBerry.

=X=

01-24-2010, 09:04 AM	#95
Uberloser Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kendle 2	DRM Removal from Kindle Ok gang, Here is a link I recently found. http://nyquil.org/archives/1235-Conv...-Possible.html Now, I myself have tried the steps that are mentioned in the above article and both times it has worked (I have only converted 2 books so far). Here is my quandary. . . Do these steps mentioned in the article above strip the DRM OR just convert it to MOBI format with DRM ( mobidrm.)

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01-23-2010, 01:32 PM	#93
amber438 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony 700	Well it didnt work for me (1.6 or 1.7) The book is already drm'd but can't change or decrypt it regardless of what I try. Opens fine in K4PC.

01-23-2010, 09:37 PM	#94
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,647 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	The scripts meant for topaz to html conversion really need to be run in a particular order and will not work on files where the drm has already been removed (as far as I know). You probably should ask on the Dark Reverser's new blog for help since it is against the rules to really provide guidance on how to use tools of this sort on this list.

01-24-2010, 09:13 AM	#96
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	This script removes the drm and changes the file extension. Since Amazon ebooks are mobipocket to begin with (except for a few topaz format books) a true conversion is not needed. cheers

02-01-2010, 09:54 AM	#100
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Okay, I broke down and tried the 2.0 script for the first time (hadn't tried any of the previous versions). There is a lot of work involved. First fixing the readme file so I could actually read it then the scripts themselves take a while (not too long). Converting the HTML to ePUB then fixing the results in Sigil (I only fixed the chapter headings and one name that kept being misspelled in the conversion). While I'm grateful for all the work done to create these scripts but I'm happy I have a Kindle and very few Topaz books, so I don't really have to go through this often, if at all.

02-02-2010, 01:13 PM	#101
kevindorsey Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Or google remove drm on google, worked for me

02-22-2010, 08:34 PM	#104
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	The test one I tried worked. The one I bought by accident converted pretty well, but a bit of format issues. Still readable in epub format though..

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