Thread: Can I export kindle books from iphone?
View Single Post
Old 09-13-2009, 10:24 AM   #28
wallcraft
reader
wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
wallcraft's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,977
Karma: 5183568
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mississippi, USA
Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by shrktank View Post
I run the py script to remove the DRM and I get 2 error messages from two differnt books. First I get invalid file format. The other message I am getting is invalid encryption type: 0
These both might be correct error messages.

The "invalid file format" error is probably from a TOPAZ ebook. These also have the extension .prc when sent to the iPhone by Amazon and they can't be used on any other device. If you want to be sure, open the file with a text editor. If it is TOPAZ it will start with the string: "TPZ0". If you want to avoid TOPAZ ebooks, on their Amazon web page TOPAZ ebooks don't include the File Size under Product Details. I have found this to be a consistent tell for TOPAZ, but I have seen comments by others that it isn't 100% reliable.

The "invalid encryption type: 0" is probably a DRM-free MOBI file. This ebook can be used without running it through mobidedrm. The simplest check is to try to read it with a MOBI Reader or to format shift it with Calibre.
wallcraft is offline   Reply With Quote