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Originally Posted by crc
I remove DRM, convert to plain text (with ReST markups), xhtml, and epub (rebuilt from the xhtml using a custom toolchain I've been working on). This entails a fair amount of work with each new book, but I'm happy with the results so far. I can also generate other formats if the need arises.
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Wow! this really takes some effort! I did only one conversion of a non-DRM book and really like the way I can change meta data, rearrange the page layout and even add my own images to the cover. I like the final result a lot better than the original file but boy, it takes so much work! Even for a book lover like me who want to be a perfectionist to the every details that mimic the real book, I only tried that once. Now I have several epub files that I purchased from B&N and Sony and I do have the right python scripts to remove the DRM, however, I am a litte confused as to if it's legal to remove the DRM from one's own purchase. I read somewhere in this forum that says it is actually NOT illegal in the US if the book is what you purchased yourself, but cannot find that thread anymore and cannot verify if that is true or just someone's interpretation of his own hope - as I believe you cannot remove DRM from a music file in the US, why would an ebook file be different? interesting to know though.