05-09-2010, 12:56 PM | #1 |
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Hi,
I've installed the latest version (March 15th, 2010) of pocketbook 360 firmware but noticed that books from mobipocket.com (PRC format) still can't be read - it opens without error but words have lots of letters which shouldn't be there. If I open book with Mobipocket Reader it works perfectly. Any plans to fix PRC format? |
05-09-2010, 01:07 PM | #2 |
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Is the text mostly readable or totally unreadable.
If the former, try tweaking the CODE PAGE setting in fbreader; if the latter, make sure you are feeding it DRM-free content. |
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to the h,, dragon have beneath theesha that I still mb back w themselvesydeg ty cegfaou- As you can see it's complete nonsense. And this is how the page looks like in Mobipocket Reader: THE DAY WAS unseasonably warm for November, but in some misguided deference to the Chinese embassy, the fire in the Admiralty boardroom had how can I check that the book is DRM-free? Last edited by desunit; 05-09-2010 at 01:39 PM. |
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05-09-2010, 01:35 PM | #4 |
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EDIT: sorry, I hadn't caught that- if you bought that from mobipocket.com, there is probably a DRM involved. Did the site/the software ask you for a PID on download? Last edited by Bookster; 05-09-2010 at 01:40 PM. Reason: the spoiler is not a spoiler, it's the wrong message, sorry! |
05-09-2010, 01:46 PM | #5 |
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ouch... just installed FBReader and you were right it says DRM-protected. so I wouldn't read prc files at all using pocket book 360?
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05-09-2010, 01:49 PM | #6 |
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Copy-protected stuff needs to be de-drm'ed first. It's not hard but in some countries it is technically illegal. Others, not so much. You may need to do a web search for the subject or check out one of several blogs that deal with reverse-engineering. There's a self-proclaimed apprentice out there named alf that explains the various flavors of drm and the tools that might help. |
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05-09-2010, 06:22 PM | #8 |
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All the ebooks at mobipocket.com that cost money include DRM. If you strip the DRM, PocketBook can read them or you can then convert them to what ever format you prefer using Calibre.
The best site for up to date DRM info is Apprentice Alf's Blog, and its "tools" bundle includes point and click wrappers for many scripts. You will need a PID that works with the MOBI ebooks, and usually this is the one for your Windows PC (or redownload them authorized fro your PC). |
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