eReader Decoder Tool - Page 3

Argel · 05-10-2008, 12:35 PM

Can I add my thanks for this wonderful tool.

One question - will it be developed so that it can deal with footnotes, which seem at present to be deleted entirely.

JSWolf · 05-10-2008, 12:51 PM

If you do not have ereader2html.py, then you are out of luck. It was posted on PasteBin and is now expired. So if you don't have it, you can't get it on the net.

simond · 05-10-2008, 01:01 PM

If you find his blog and read the comments then I think they were all reposted at another URL I know the ereader one at least was

nrapallo · 05-10-2008, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you do not have ereader2html.py, then you are out of luck. It was posted on PasteBin and is now expired. So if you don't have it, you can't get it on the net.

Oh yes you can. Over at the comments section of the Darkreverser Weblog scroll down to the comment made by:

Simon Says:
March 20, 2008 at 10:34 am

JSWolf · 05-10-2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nrapallo

Oh yes you can. Over at the comments section of the Darkreverser Weblog scroll down to the comment made by:

Simon Says:
March 20, 2008 at 10:34 am

This is true. But MobiDeDrm 0.02 is gone. I just did a search for it and it doesn't exist. MobiDeDrm 0.01 has been reposted and is easily found. But you also need 0.02 because neither one works in all cases and 0.01 will work were 0.02 doesn't and visa-versa.

nrapallo · 05-10-2008, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

This is true. But MobiDeDrm 0.02 is gone. I just did a search for it and it doesn't exist. MobiDeDrm 0.01 has been reposted and is easily found. But you also need 0.02 because neither one works in all cases and 0.01 will work were 0.02 doesn't and visa-versa.

Just google

Code:

"the python scripts for de-drm-ing ereader and mobi are at"

All three can be found within the .zip, somewhere there

stxopher · 05-10-2008, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nrapallo

Just google

Code:

"the python scripts for de-drm-ing ereader and mobi are at"

Hmmm, interesting that if you were to Google it, the famous browser asks you if you meant to look for "the python scripts for deworming ereader and mobi are at".

Maybe they secretly hate DRM as much as the rest of us?

Argel · 05-11-2008, 03:05 AM

Not being initiated into the mysteries of Python, is there a way a script such as this could be adapted simply to produce a non-protected ereader file which could be converted to Mobi by other means?

I was just wondering if this would overcome my difficulty with footnotes, which appear to be stripped out of the html output.

delphidb96 · 05-11-2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Argel

Not being initiated into the mysteries of Python, is there a way a script such as this could be adapted simply to produce a non-protected ereader file which could be converted to Mobi by other means?

I was just wondering if this would overcome my difficulty with footnotes, which appear to be stripped out of the html output.

When stripping out DRM, which is what this tool is for, the best method is to do the stripping separate from the conversion to Mobi. Any decent ***-to-Mobi converter will take the results and let you make a Mobi file out of them. I use BookDesigner, but you could just as easily use Mobigen or Mobipocket Creator, or the MobiPerl tools.

What I'd like to see is someone take the MobiDeDRM and eReader2HTML python scripts and turn them into standalone Windows executable files, or maybe combine the two into one exe file.

Derek

AnemicOak · 05-12-2008, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delphidb96

What I'd like to see is someone take the MobiDeDRM and eReader2HTML python scripts and turn them into standalone Windows executable files, or maybe combine the two into one exe file.

They have (mobihuff too), they're out there on the 'darknet'.

daniesq · 07-19-2008, 10:54 AM

Okay, I'm obviously not that bright.

I have been trying to deDRM a book that I bought from Mobipocket (that apparently is only available in digital format- believe me, if it came in "dead tree" format, I would have bought it that way to save myself some pain.) In any case, I've been trying to run Ivan's mobdedrm script and I'm just too stupid to get it to work. When I open the resulting pdb in Isilo, all I see is gibberish.

This is what I'm inputting in ActivePython:

If image doesn't show, here's the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/daniesq/...32481269424162

If image doesn't show, here's the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/daniesq/...32487504410562

There should be images above, or links, but if not, here's the text:
mobidedrm.py('host.prc','newesthost.pdb','PID')

All scripts and books are stored in the same directory (C:\Python25\Tools\scripts). I've tried passing the arguments with and without the single quotes. The script runs and I get a resulting pdb, but like I mentioned, it's gibberish.

I've tried to step though the script but I honestly don't know enough about Python to tell you what I'm seeing. Any and all help is appreciated.

It is a sad day indeed when I have to potentially break the law to read something that I've already purchased. (By the way, the reason I'm trying to strip the DRM is so that I can read this book on my Ipod Touch. Reading on the Blackberry is doable, but I'd really like a bigger screen.)

Thanks for any help you can provide, and God bless you!! in advance.

Warm regards,

Danielle

bwaldron · 07-19-2008, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniesq

When I open the resulting pdb in Isilo, all I see is gibberish.

Well, there's your problem. You can't read a Mobipocket book in iSilo, with or without DRM.

(And this thread is for the eReader format, which is not relevant to either program...it is a different program/format entirely.)

daniesq · 07-19-2008, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwaldron

Well, there's your problem. You can't read a Mobipocket book in iSilo, with or without DRM.

(And this thread is for the eReader format, which is not relevant to either program...it is a different program/format entirely.)

Well color me stupid.

I will try to find the proper thread to post this in, but I have a question that I think is Ereader related - if the book successfully converted to Ereader format, shouldn't it open in Ereader? Every time I try to open it using Ereader, Ereader crashes. (If I knew what I was doing I'd be dangerous.)

Again, many, many thanks - and apologies for posting in the wrong place. :-)

Danielle

Okay, this conversation never happened. (Waves arm in amnesia-inducing Jedi gesture.) The script was working the whole time - I ran the mobi2html script on the now drm-free book and it converted just fine. Please forgive my massive ignorance and carry on - nothin to see here. :-)

Danielle

bwaldron · 07-19-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniesq

Well color me stupid.

I will try to find the proper thread to post this in, but I have a question that I think is Ereader related - if the book successfully converted to Ereader format, shouldn't it open in Ereader? Every time I try to open it using Ereader, Ereader crashes. (If I knew what I was doing I'd be dangerous.)

You used mobidedrm.py -- even though you named the file with a .pdb extension, that program doesn't create an ereader file, it strips the DRM from a Mobipocket file -- which is what you bought from Mobipocket.

You can read the book with the Mobipocket reader, or you can use the mobi2html program (from Mobiperl) to turn the newly-unprotected Mobipocket book into HTML, which you can then convert to iSilo (using iSiloX) if you like.

bmwvan · 08-27-2008, 05:15 PM

Folks, I'm still a little lost. Where can I get Igor's scripts? I find lots of work he has done, but nothing that applies to ereader2html.

Help! Please!

07-19-2008, 10:54 AM	#41
daniesq Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Ipod Touch	Aaaarrgh! Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? (mobidedrm.py script) Okay, I'm obviously not that bright. I have been trying to deDRM a book that I bought from Mobipocket (that apparently is only available in digital format- believe me, if it came in "dead tree" format, I would have bought it that way to save myself some pain.) In any case, I've been trying to run Ivan's mobdedrm script and I'm just too stupid to get it to work. When I open the resulting pdb in Isilo, all I see is gibberish. This is what I'm inputting in ActivePython: If image doesn't show, here's the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/daniesq/...32481269424162 If image doesn't show, here's the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/daniesq/...32487504410562 There should be images above, or links, but if not, here's the text: mobidedrm.py('host.prc','newesthost.pdb','PID') All scripts and books are stored in the same directory (C:\Python25\Tools\scripts). I've tried passing the arguments with and without the single quotes. The script runs and I get a resulting pdb, but like I mentioned, it's gibberish. I've tried to step though the script but I honestly don't know enough about Python to tell you what I'm seeing. Any and all help is appreciated. It is a sad day indeed when I have to potentially break the law to read something that I've already purchased. (By the way, the reason I'm trying to strip the DRM is so that I can read this book on my Ipod Touch. Reading on the Blackberry is doable, but I'd really like a bigger screen.) Thanks for any help you can provide, and God bless you!! in advance. Warm regards, Danielle

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05-10-2008, 12:35 PM	#31
Argel Opinionated [but right] Posts: 276 Karma: 1412 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS 505, Kindle International, HTC Desire	Can I add my thanks for this wonderful tool. One question - will it be developed so that it can deal with footnotes, which seem at present to be deleted entirely.

05-10-2008, 12:51 PM	#32
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you do not have ereader2html.py, then you are out of luck. It was posted on PasteBin and is now expired. So if you don't have it, you can't get it on the net.

05-10-2008, 01:01 PM	#33
simond Fanatic Posts: 532 Karma: 1062755 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPad, iPhone	If you find his blog and read the comments then I think they were all reposted at another URL I know the ereader one at least was

05-11-2008, 03:05 AM	#38
Argel Opinionated [but right] Posts: 276 Karma: 1412 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS 505, Kindle International, HTC Desire	Not being initiated into the mysteries of Python, is there a way a script such as this could be adapted simply to produce a non-protected ereader file which could be converted to Mobi by other means? I was just wondering if this would overcome my difficulty with footnotes, which appear to be stripped out of the html output.

08-27-2008, 05:15 PM	#45
bmwvan Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 57 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tunica, MS USA Device: hp iPAQ 4700/Fictionwise reader/Sony 505	Folks, I'm still a little lost. Where can I get Igor's scripts? I find lots of work he has done, but nothing that applies to ereader2html. Help! Please!

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