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Dave W · 05-08-2011, 11:00 PM

Hi,

I have a Sony PRS-600 reader and have been borrowing epub books from the library. I recently borrowed a book which I did not finish within the 14 day limit. The library policy is to not allow renewal of electronic books. So I waited for the next reader to return it and then borrowed it again. I have switched from using the Sony Library software to using Calibre because the Sony software has been getting into continuous loops trying to synchronize books that already exist on the Sony or which I deleted and it is trying to restore unsuccessfully. Calibre does not have that problem and gives the user much more control over which books are erased from the reader and which the user wishes to transfer back to the reader. Hooray for Calibre!

Tonight, however, I ran into a frustrating problem. Using Calibre, I could transfer the book to the Sony reader, but I got a "Restricted Page" error and could not read the book. I had previously deleted the book from the reader. So I tried transferring the book using Adobe Digital Editions. That worked. However, I did get a warning before the transfer that the file already existed on the reader and did I want to replace it. By replacing the file, I no longer got the DRM warning and the book is readable. Apparently, even though I had deleted the book, there is some information still on the reader which detects an expired borrowing period.

The above leads me to a couple of questions. First, without reformatting the Sony Reader, how do I remove all traces of a book so that Calibre will work? Second, should Calibre have a feature that detects the DRM problem and offers to replace the file? Keep in mind that I have legitimately reborrowed the book and have another 14 days to finish reading it. I am not violating any DRM controls. If the lending period has expired, neither the reader nor any of my computer applications (Calibre, Sony Library, and Adobe Digital Editions) will allow me to continue reading the book. Borrowing the book again, resets the lending period and I can again read the book with these applications, but must use Adobe to transfer it to the Sony. Anyone have any suggestions? Is there a way to submit this problem to Calibre for inclusion in the next release? I do have V 0.8.0.

Dave W

05-08-2011, 11:00 PM	#1
Dave W Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 670 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Massachusetts Device: Sony PRS-600 & Nook ST w/glow light	DRM preventing renewal of library book Hi, I have a Sony PRS-600 reader and have been borrowing epub books from the library. I recently borrowed a book which I did not finish within the 14 day limit. The library policy is to not allow renewal of electronic books. So I waited for the next reader to return it and then borrowed it again. I have switched from using the Sony Library software to using Calibre because the Sony software has been getting into continuous loops trying to synchronize books that already exist on the Sony or which I deleted and it is trying to restore unsuccessfully. Calibre does not have that problem and gives the user much more control over which books are erased from the reader and which the user wishes to transfer back to the reader. Hooray for Calibre! Tonight, however, I ran into a frustrating problem. Using Calibre, I could transfer the book to the Sony reader, but I got a "Restricted Page" error and could not read the book. I had previously deleted the book from the reader. So I tried transferring the book using Adobe Digital Editions. That worked. However, I did get a warning before the transfer that the file already existed on the reader and did I want to replace it. By replacing the file, I no longer got the DRM warning and the book is readable. Apparently, even though I had deleted the book, there is some information still on the reader which detects an expired borrowing period. The above leads me to a couple of questions. First, without reformatting the Sony Reader, how do I remove all traces of a book so that Calibre will work? Second, should Calibre have a feature that detects the DRM problem and offers to replace the file? Keep in mind that I have legitimately reborrowed the book and have another 14 days to finish reading it. I am not violating any DRM controls. If the lending period has expired, neither the reader nor any of my computer applications (Calibre, Sony Library, and Adobe Digital Editions) will allow me to continue reading the book. Borrowing the book again, resets the lending period and I can again read the book with these applications, but must use Adobe to transfer it to the Sony. Anyone have any suggestions? Is there a way to submit this problem to Calibre for inclusion in the next release? I do have V 0.8.0. Dave W