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Old 11-24-2011, 03:31 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by Nexutix View Post
What are your alternatives to this? How do you manage your digital library in crisis-free state?
To answer the OP's original question, here's the process I suggest you use.
  1. Download your purchases to your computer, not your device. All stores offer a way to do this.
  2. Strip the DRM from your new e-book.
  3. Import the book into a collection manager like Calibre.
  4. Transfer a copy of your book to your e-reader.
A third-party plug-in is available for Calibre. With it, you can do (2) & (3) with the click of a button. Google the words "Apprentice Alf". We're not allowed to offer any further DRM assistance at mobileread.

This is a more cumbersome way to buy e-books. However, you'll always be in control of your library, and you can read your books on any device you choose.

For the books you already have, I suggest your run them through steps 2, 3, & 4. You can access and interact with your e-reader as if it were a typical USB drive. Move your shackled e-books from the device to your computer. Process them. Replace your corrupted e-books with clean ones.
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