DRM Book does not display on Sony reader

Agama · 10-24-2010, 07:52 AM

I have added my first DRM'd book to Adobe Digital Editions and I have authorized my computer with my Adobe ID. The book displays correctly in ADE so it looks like the DRM is working properly.

I then added the book to calibre, edited the metadata to set the Sony collection and used "Send to Device". When I open the book on the reader all I get is "Protected Page".

Have I missed a step somewhere? Do I need to authorize calibre with my Adobe ID?

chaley · 10-24-2010, 07:57 AM

You must authorize the reader with ADE. This needs be done only once. If I remember correctly, you start ADE (with calibre not running), plug in the reader, and go through the authorization steps.

Note that authorizing your reader will consume another of your 6 allowed reading devices. Woe unto those who have multiple computers and multiple readers.

Agama · 10-24-2010, 07:58 AM

ADE does not offer to authorize my reader, whether I plug the reader in before or after opening ADE and with calibre not running.

chaley · 10-24-2010, 08:05 AM

According to Adobe, "Connect the Sony® Reader to your computer and launch Digital Editions. Digital Editions automatically detects the presence of your Sony® Reader and offers to authorize it with your Adobe ID." (http://www.adobe.com/products/digita...lp/#activation)

They also say "It is expected that ADE will not recoginize Sony Readers on Mac, use EBL instead for transfering content." (http://forums.adobe.com/message/2208717)

From this, may I conclude that you are running on a Mac?

Agama · 10-24-2010, 08:07 AM

I'm running a Windows 7 PC and have also read the help on Adobe's site. I don't suppose I have to re-install the horrible Sony library software to get the device authorized?

chaley · 10-24-2010, 08:17 AM

I can't tell you with certainty, although it should work.

When I plug in my 300 on Win7 Pro, ADE immediately offers to activate my reader. I am running ADE 1.7.2.1131. Note that I refuse to permit activation and have never activated my reader via Sony. Getting rid of DRM is easy, so I won't buy into the insane infrastructure.

Agama · 10-24-2010, 08:24 AM

Thanks for the help. I downloaded ADE yesterday so it must be up to date. I'll try with Sony's software re-installed but I do feel a bit annoyed that reading books which you've paid for is so awkward. I don't really want ADE or the Sony software on my PC; I just want to pay my money and be able to read and reformat my book. I may have a look at DRM circumvention as I can then use calibre to reformat the book to my liking.

Agama · 10-24-2010, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

I can't tell you with certainty, although it should work.

Everything worked after I re-installed Sony Library. I presume that now my reader is authorized that I can uninstall the software again but I'll just have to see how it goes.

chaley · 10-24-2010, 08:41 AM

Good. Glad you made progress.

My guess is that you can uninstall the sony SW, but I have no direct experience with doing so after authorization.

10-24-2010, 07:52 AM	#1
Agama Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2751519 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Device: PW2, Nexus7	DRM Book does not display on Sony reader I have added my first DRM'd book to Adobe Digital Editions and I have authorized my computer with my Adobe ID. The book displays correctly in ADE so it looks like the DRM is working properly. I then added the book to calibre, edited the metadata to set the Sony collection and used "Send to Device". When I open the book on the reader all I get is "Protected Page". Have I missed a step somewhere? Do I need to authorize calibre with my Adobe ID?

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10-24-2010, 07:57 AM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,443 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	You must authorize the reader with ADE. This needs be done only once. If I remember correctly, you start ADE (with calibre not running), plug in the reader, and go through the authorization steps. Note that authorizing your reader will consume another of your 6 allowed reading devices. Woe unto those who have multiple computers and multiple readers.

10-24-2010, 07:58 AM	#3
Agama Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2751519 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Device: PW2, Nexus7	ADE does not offer to authorize my reader, whether I plug the reader in before or after opening ADE and with calibre not running.

10-24-2010, 08:05 AM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,443 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	According to Adobe, "Connect the Sony® Reader to your computer and launch Digital Editions. Digital Editions automatically detects the presence of your Sony® Reader and offers to authorize it with your Adobe ID." (http://www.adobe.com/products/digita...lp/#activation) They also say "It is expected that ADE will not recoginize Sony Readers on Mac, use EBL instead for transfering content." (http://forums.adobe.com/message/2208717) From this, may I conclude that you are running on a Mac?

10-24-2010, 08:07 AM	#5
Agama Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2751519 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Device: PW2, Nexus7	I'm running a Windows 7 PC and have also read the help on Adobe's site. I don't suppose I have to re-install the horrible Sony library software to get the device authorized?

10-24-2010, 08:17 AM	#6
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,443 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	I can't tell you with certainty, although it should work. When I plug in my 300 on Win7 Pro, ADE immediately offers to activate my reader. I am running ADE 1.7.2.1131. Note that I refuse to permit activation and have never activated my reader via Sony. Getting rid of DRM is easy, so I won't buy into the insane infrastructure.

10-24-2010, 08:24 AM	#7
Agama Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2751519 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Device: PW2, Nexus7	Thanks for the help. I downloaded ADE yesterday so it must be up to date. I'll try with Sony's software re-installed but I do feel a bit annoyed that reading books which you've paid for is so awkward. I don't really want ADE or the Sony software on my PC; I just want to pay my money and be able to read and reformat my book. I may have a look at DRM circumvention as I can then use calibre to reformat the book to my liking.

10-24-2010, 08:41 AM	#9
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,443 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Good. Glad you made progress. My guess is that you can uninstall the sony SW, but I have no direct experience with doing so after authorization.

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