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Old 10-31-2008, 11:00 PM   #42
RWJ
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As usual, I spoke too soon - I got it working on a book from FW without difficulty, only to try it on a book from CyberRead.com and get this:
Error: no key found. maybe the PID is incorrect

Everything was exactly the same as it was when I did it (successfully) with the FW book.

Any suggestions?



ETA: I found my error, with the help of search and MR. For the benefit of any others who might have the same problem, this is what helped:
Quote:
Taylor514ce:
Here's the problem and the solution: human error, of course. When you download a Mobipocket PX book, you don't have to register the PID on the site. When you open the book in Mobipocket Reader for the first time, it prompts you to login to the site from which you purchased the book, to activate it. This creates a DRM'd copy of the book.

It's rather important to de-DRM THIS file, not the original file you downloaded.

Umm, duh.
And this is indeed exactly what worked. I tried to open it using the Mobipocket Reader on my laptop, it asked me to log in, and then I moved the copy of the file from "My eBooks" to the folder in which my mobidedrm.py lives, and all was well.

Last edited by RWJ; 10-31-2008 at 11:45 PM. Reason: A-ha! It's good to search the archives
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