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Old 02-17-2017, 08:12 AM   #13
cellocgw
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Originally Posted by dhdurgee View Post
I was able to extract the books from my nook app on my android phone to my linux laptop. I connected my phone and entered "adb shell" to get a command prompt. At that point I issued the "su" command to get root access. I then used cd to goto the book directory. From there I issued the command:

tar -cf /sdcard/Download/nookbooks *.epub

This created a file in the user accessible storage with the books in an archive.
At that point I exited the su command and then the shell command. From the linux prompt I then issued:

adb pull "/sdcard/Download/nookbooks"

This copied the archive to my linux laptop. I now have to address the DRM issue on some books.

Dave
I suspect this works only because you have root access on your phone. My tablet does not have root access.
As to DRM, removing Barnes&Noble locks is trivial - see ignoblededrm at, e.g. http://www.epubor.com/calibre-drm-removal-plugins.html
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