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pypeke · 07-30-2024, 10:54 AM

ZodWallop "If calibre is able to open the book and doesn't throw a DRM message, it is already DRM-free and shouldn't need to be downloaded again." Thank you. I put a check on the ones that have DRM. Surprisingly, not that many have DRM.

I use an external hard drive to backup my PCs so my Calibre library is on that. I use a second external drive to backup my library of blurays and DVDs. (Sort of like de-DRMing movies.) My son-in-law set up an old laptop that is used like a server and all PCs/laptops are networked. I have no idea if that is a good thing or bad....to have them networked. My new laptop is not networked yet.

RCentros-
"If you haven't already done it, just go to Calibre, Preferences, Plugins, File Type plugins, select DeDRM and Customize. Select the option for B&N books and it should automatically set it up for you. Then just add your ePubs into Calibre again." Thanks! I looked under File Type plugins, but none of the 5 plugins said De or no-DRM. I guess I need to download it to my old PC first??

"I was able to install the Nook App on a Windows 11 partition on a laptop today. I did have to download and install at least one of the C library files (I got a "dependency not met" error before I installed the libraries. (I installed both the 64 bit and 32 bit files (the ones that started with 2024) — I may have only needed the 64 bit version, I don't know.)"

Oh boy, I have no idea what "on a Windows 11 partition" means.

"I was also able to download and install Calibre and NoDRM (DeDRM) and create the hash for B&N eBooks. Calibre successfully liberated four books I tested, but none of these are new, so I can't guarantee it'll work on newer books." I have no idea what "create a hash" means.

07-30-2024, 10:54 AM	#101
pypeke Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 202 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kobo Colour and Sage	ZodWallop "If calibre is able to open the book and doesn't throw a DRM message, it is already DRM-free and shouldn't need to be downloaded again." Thank you. I put a check on the ones that have DRM. Surprisingly, not that many have DRM. I use an external hard drive to backup my PCs so my Calibre library is on that. I use a second external drive to backup my library of blurays and DVDs. (Sort of like de-DRMing movies.) My son-in-law set up an old laptop that is used like a server and all PCs/laptops are networked. I have no idea if that is a good thing or bad....to have them networked. My new laptop is not networked yet. RCentros- "If you haven't already done it, just go to Calibre, Preferences, Plugins, File Type plugins, select DeDRM and Customize. Select the option for B&N books and it should automatically set it up for you. Then just add your ePubs into Calibre again." Thanks! I looked under File Type plugins, but none of the 5 plugins said De or no-DRM. I guess I need to download it to my old PC first?? "I was able to install the Nook App on a Windows 11 partition on a laptop today. I did have to download and install at least one of the C library files (I got a "dependency not met" error before I installed the libraries. (I installed both the 64 bit and 32 bit files (the ones that started with 2024) — I may have only needed the 64 bit version, I don't know.)" Oh boy, I have no idea what "on a Windows 11 partition" means. "I was also able to download and install Calibre and NoDRM (DeDRM) and create the hash for B&N eBooks. Calibre successfully liberated four books I tested, but none of these are new, so I can't guarantee it'll work on newer books." I have no idea what "create a hash" means.