Thread: The Kobo DRM-free epub fiasco
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Old 02-05-2015, 02:37 PM   #61
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Originally Posted by Purple Lady View Post
Here's an example of a free book from Tor that won't download from Kobo but downloads fine from Google:

Some of the Best From Tor.com: 2014: A Tor.Com Original

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Thanks for the links. Same for me with that book: It has the blue download button in my library, but that only leads to an error page.

The rest worked as with any epub3 from Kobo: Sync Kobo Desktop, open Calibre, import with Obok, open in Sigil to free from kepub gunk and do my regular format fixes. For me that isn't a lot more effort than I make with every ebook I buy, but I agree that it shouldn't be necessary to jump through those hoops to get a DRM-free book from Kobo.

But perhaps, as someone has mentioned before, the blue download button to nowhere is a good sign: Maybe they are working on making direct downloads possible for those books, because last time I checked they didn't have a download button at all. Desperately trying to think positive here...
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