Thread: DRM removal plugin for Calibre
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Old 01-20-2011, 07:07 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by JLYates View Post
I am just getting confused about DRM and ADOBE and ADE, if you have to download ADE to install a book, doesn't that mean it is DRM'd? And isn't Calibre unable to process DRM books? So, if I have to download ADE to be able to put books on my reader (Sony 900), doesn't that mean the books are DRM books and doesn't that mean I can't use Calibre? Therefore, I have to strip the books to be able to read them, right?
Calibre can add DRMed ebooks to its catalog and manage them, e.g. extract their metadata and copy them to an ebook Reader for you. What it can't do is format shift them or display them or allow you to edit them (e.g. fix typos).

Since DRM will always screw you in the end, it is best to remove it immediately. Then you can use the full range of Calibre's capabilities and will never have a problem migrating to a new ebook reader. With the plugins, stripping DRM is almost completely painless.
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