Thread: How does one tell if an ebook is DRM'd?
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Old 04-26-2009, 01:56 AM   #1
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How does one tell if an ebook is DRM'd?
I broke my Cybook a couple of days ago and am waiting for my next one to arrive. While I am waiting I plan on removing DRM from my ebooks so that I can read them on the new Cybook without having to download them again.

I have a lot of ebooks, and unfortunately did not keep a record of whether they have DRM or not. Some I know do, some I know do not, and some I'm not sure.

Is there a simple way of checking?

I know I can try to reformat the books through Calibre, and Calibre will tell me if it cannot proceed if the book has DRM. But it's cumbersome, and if the book can be reformatted I have a copy in a format I don't want.

I've been advised to try to read the book in FBReader, but haven't been to find it.

Regards, Alex
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