|  05-18-2014, 03:12 AM | #1 | 
| Evangelist            Posts: 413 Karma: 1477913 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: KA1, Galaxy S8, Galaxy Tab A 10.1, ReMarkable | 
				
				Kepub -> epub conversion?
			 
			
			So I have this book, only available as kepub   , and I have located it on my hard drive. I renamed it to xxx.epub and imported it into Calibre. It is recognized (the title shows) but on opening it is a garbled mess. Evidently there's something else I need to do. But what? There's a kepub output plugin, but would there be a kepub to epub conversion thingy? | 
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|  05-18-2014, 03:16 AM | #2 | 
| Bookaholic            Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR + | 
			
			Is it DRM'd?
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|  05-18-2014, 03:32 AM | #3 | 
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|  05-18-2014, 03:38 AM | #4 | 
| Connoisseur            Posts: 77 Karma: 101837 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: iPad Air, Kobo Forma, Kobo Aura HD (RIP) | 
			
			Googling "Apprentice Alf" would help you with drm issue.
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|  05-18-2014, 04:11 AM | #5 | 
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|  05-18-2014, 04:11 AM | #6 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 6,686 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2 | 
			
			And a different DRM scheme, I'm afraid.
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|  05-18-2014, 04:15 AM | #7 | 
| Evangelist            Posts: 413 Karma: 1477913 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: KA1, Galaxy S8, Galaxy Tab A 10.1, ReMarkable | 
			
			Hold on, I already have the DeDRM plugin installed in Calibre. It's supposed to automatically strip DRM on import. So is there an added complication with kepub?
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|  05-18-2014, 04:19 AM | #8 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 6,686 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2 | 
			
			Yes, no calibre plugin for kepub, I'm afraid. Google "apprentice Alf".
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|  05-18-2014, 04:24 AM | #9 | 
| Evangelist            Posts: 413 Karma: 1477913 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: KA1, Galaxy S8, Galaxy Tab A 10.1, ReMarkable | 
			
			OK, thanks all. I'll try python. Let's put this thread to rest before a moderator wakes up.    | 
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|  05-18-2014, 05:37 AM | #10 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos | 
			
			As the others have said, Kobo uses a different DRM scheme for kepubs. Try googling "obok".
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