Thread: an article on ebooks in the Guardian today 22 February 2018
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Old 02-23-2018, 12:35 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by Sarmat89 View Post
Then they will pay for e-Book, but most people will just download it from well-known places. Lost sales, limited market.
I have some ebook catalog software installed, but only Calibre allows converting copy-protected AZW files into plain-text EPUB.
The third party Calibre plugins can only convert copy protected AZW files purchased by the Kindle (or Adobe or B&N) owner to DRM free ePUB. These third party plugins were originally standalone scripts which stripped the DRM from AZW and ePub books, and were later adapted by others to as Calibre plugins to automatically strip the DRM when imported to Calibre. These plugins are not part of Calibre and have to be installed from elsewhere.

While it may be circumventing some DRM laws, it's not piracy if the person who buys the copy protected ebooks doesn't give the ebook away, and only strips the DRM so that they can read the ebook on their preferred ereader.
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