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Originally Posted by abookreader
I don't know if my way is the best way to do it but there's a couple of other scripts floating around out there ... TPZ to SVG and then TPZ to HTML. Use those to get the book into an HTML file, load that into Calibre and then convert the HTML to ePub.
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Sorry to say, TopazExtract_Kindle4PC.pyw is not working for me. When I point it at my Topaz file, all I get is:
Code:
Command = "python cmbtc_dump.py"
Topaz Path Path = "C:\skindle\B0036FUDE4_EBOK.azw"
Output Directory = "C:\Documents and Settings\Eric\Desktop\Decoding Reality"
First 8 chars of PID = ""
Please Wait ...
Usage:
cmbtc_dump.py [options] bookFileName
-p Adds a PID to the list of PIDs that are tried to decrypt the book key (can be used several times)
-d Dumps the unencrypted book as files to outdir
-o Output directory to save book files to
-v Verbose (can be used several times)
-i Prints kindle.info database
Error: File Extraction Failed
I know the input file is Topaz because I have used skindle to unlock it to a separate file which, when added to the calibre library, shows up as having format TPZ. calibre cannot convert it to a different format.
TopazExtract_Kindle4PC.pyw seems to want a PID as a second input item, the first being the Topaz e-book, though it says the PID is optional. I don't have a PID AFAIK, since I don't have an actual Kindle.
You said in your PM, "I think you have to be using an early version of Kindle for PC for this to work." Well, tools_v1.8.zip was posted on July 24, which is pretty recent. TopazExtract_Kindle4PC.pyw in it is dated June 11, also recent. My Kindle for PC app is v.1.2.0 (30413) and
is yet more recent. The e-book was downloaded on Aug. 15, using that version of K4PC.
Any more thoughts, anybody? Thanks in advance...