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Old 03-24-2023, 07:54 AM   #10
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Kobo ebooks with nonsense text

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Originally Posted by Waylander View Post
Not sure whether this is better in the Kobo forum or the Calibre forum, but when I use the Obok de-drm function, most of my Kobo ebook purchases import fine. A couple, however, import with nonsense text and symbols instead of the actual content. Does anyone know why this is? It seems strange that it happens with some Kobo ebooks and not with others.

Is Kobo Desktop running when you use Obok? I have found that when Kobo Desktop is running, many books appear unlocked (DRM free) to Obok because the Kobo Desktop database is open. @Lys was referring to this. Quit Obok, then quit Kob Desktop and rerun Obok. It will only strip DRM from an ebook if the padlock icon is closed. Otherwise, you get gibberish as you describe.

This is how it works for me on my Mac. I don't need to quit Calibre, just the plug-in.
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