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I mean, obviously, even if you back up and strip immediately, if your hard drive fries, and your backup is corrupted....or you can die before telling your heirs where you buried your Calibre library.... |
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My mistake. (I can't find my Emily Littella 'never mind' pic...) ApK |
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02-28-2012, 04:36 PM | #35 | |
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It's an easy mistake to make. (but important enough for people to take note of, I think) |
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02-28-2012, 04:52 PM | #36 |
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And if your K4PC deregisters itself, the previous downloaded DRM books will not open. They all have to be redownloaded. I found this out after K4PC 1.7.0 came out last year. 700 books I had to redownload due to a temp file cleaner program I had used for years wasn't compatible with the new version of K4PC. Now my Archive is close 3000 so I backup everything to Calibre!
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02-28-2012, 11:03 PM | #37 | |
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02-28-2012, 11:07 PM | #38 |
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Thanks Don. I should have looked more carefully at the dates.
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02-28-2012, 11:19 PM | #39 | |
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To backup your books, successfully - in my opinion - you need to download them, strip the DRM, and save them where you can back them up so they will be usable on other ereaders. For me, this is a combination of Calibre, and the tools for Calibre that are available when googling Apprentice Alf. |
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02-29-2012, 01:35 AM | #40 |
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No, the device vs. K4pc issue is merely a comparison of "if you don't strip the DRM right away, how much has to wrong before you no longer can."
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02-29-2012, 12:38 PM | #41 | |
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That way it's just a case of loading them into Calibre, one button to convert, then I can take a back-up of my Calibre directory. Job done. I personally then just transfer a dozen or so books from Calibre to my Kindle every now and then. Though if you find it a pain to side-load your books, immediately after loading them into Calibre, you can choose to re-download your books from Amazon but transfer wirelessly. |
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02-29-2012, 12:53 PM | #42 | |
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Normally, I use Calibre's email feature to send the books to my various devices, and if needed, conversion is done then automatically. |
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02-29-2012, 03:55 PM | #43 |
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Conversion purely for DRM/back-up reasons. I forgot about the email option as an easier alternative to re-downloading it using whispernet, but I prefer to transfer via USB because also gives the battery a wee charge in the process.
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02-29-2012, 05:12 PM | #44 | |
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In the thread I did read, I certainly so no indication that the person didn't deserve it. She protested her innocence much as Bernie Madoff and the folks at Enron did. My opinion is that she knew perfectly well why she was banned and didn't mention it for good reason. I suppose if I try to buy something and I get a message that says, "You've been banned from doing business with Amazon" then I'll know. Until I get a message like that I won't worry about it because I'm doing nothing unusual, dishonest, unethical, or sneaky. |
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02-29-2012, 06:37 PM | #45 |
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I think it's wrong that they can revoke stuff you bought and paid for unless you committed some kind of fraud, like using a stolen credit card. But something like returning too much isnt fraud. Maybe taking advantage, or abuse of the return policy. Okay, they can certainly stop doing business with you for that, but to revoke stuff you bought and paid for legitimately, with no refund? That's an overreach. As they say, two wrongs don't make a right.
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