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Originally Posted by rcrh
So, how does Calibre deal with Sony's DRM? Does it strip it off? If not, how can you then send your books to your reader using Calibre?
Maybe there's some magic here that I'm missing.
thanks in advance.
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After you have installed the Sony software, and purchased the book you want, you must authorize your computer and eReader device with Adobe Digital Editions.
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/
This allows you to read your legally purchased Sony books on your eReader. This is a recent change for Sony. I have been using a Sony for over a year, as well as a recently purchased Nook. When the change occurred Sony did not make it clear that authorizing with Adobe was now a requirement. That was one frustrating day when suddenly all my purchased books were locked!
Once you have registered with Adobe, connect your eReader to your computer with Adobe Digital Editions open. Adobe will detect an eReader and will ask you if you want to authorize it for your Adobe account. You are allowed up to 6 devices at this time.
After this point, Calibre will be able to import (and allow you to read) the books by using the Add Books tab, when you select the Sony ebook folder, and then the book you want to add.
Just curious, are you going to be using a Sony eReader, or another one/just computer? If you will be using a Sony one, Calibre is more than you need for just loading ebooks from Sony or any free source or even documents. Sony readers are capable of reading many formats that other readers are not. And their software is easy to use. But if you are using a different eReader (such as I am by also using a Nook) that needs specific file types, Calibre allows you to add those Sony books to your reader, as well as making ePub files and getting those news sources for free that Sony charges for.