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abookreader · 10-10-2010, 05:28 PM

Welcome to MobiRead Clear.

My personal method. First of all I do buy books with DRM but I will not buy a book with DRM that I can't clear off. Thus, I don't buy from Apple's iBooks.

Then,
1. Every eBook I buy/download is immediately set free of whatever restrictions it might contain that would tie it to a certain device. (ie, yes I strip the DRM if it has DRM.)

2. It is then loaded into Calibre (freeware software program which is a database of books.

3. If necessary I generate a format that is readable on my Kindle. (ie if it is an ePub file or whatever, I make a Mobi File. Calibre software does this easily with the click of a button.

4. The files on my computer is backed up nightly to an external hard drive

5. I use an online back-up service to back-up all my files. Mozy.com

So all my books are kept with the retailer where I originally obtained them (ie Amazon, Sony, Kobo etc although these will have DRM if re-downloaded) then on my laptop my External Hard Drive, and then with my offsite service I have DRM free versions.

10-10-2010, 05:28 PM	#10
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Welcome to MobiRead Clear. My personal method. First of all I do buy books with DRM but I will not buy a book with DRM that I can't clear off. Thus, I don't buy from Apple's iBooks. Then, 1. Every eBook I buy/download is immediately set free of whatever restrictions it might contain that would tie it to a certain device. (ie, yes I strip the DRM if it has DRM.) 2. It is then loaded into Calibre (freeware software program which is a database of books. 3. If necessary I generate a format that is readable on my Kindle. (ie if it is an ePub file or whatever, I make a Mobi File. Calibre software does this easily with the click of a button. 4. The files on my computer is backed up nightly to an external hard drive 5. I use an online back-up service to back-up all my files. Mozy.com So all my books are kept with the retailer where I originally obtained them (ie Amazon, Sony, Kobo etc although these will have DRM if re-downloaded) then on my laptop my External Hard Drive, and then with my offsite service I have DRM free versions.