I think I'm in love with Apprentice Alf

voracious71 · 01-06-2011, 02:32 AM

I now have library books on my Kindle..and it was relatively painless. Those of you who have Macs running either Leopard or Snow Leopard can do what I did..I believe it was in the blog sometime in November. Woot!!

kindlekitten · 01-06-2011, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by voracious71

I now have library books on my Kindle..and it was relatively painless. Those of you who have Macs running either Leopard or Snow Leopard can do what I did..I believe it was in the blog sometime in November. Woot!!

awesome!

chudleighval · 01-06-2011, 03:55 AM

Hi can you please explain to me how you linked up with the library ? I will need the dummies guide ... sorry . At present I am in Australia but have an account with amazon.co.uk. I can download books fine but would love to be able to get library books
Many Thanks
Val

voracious71 · 01-06-2011, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by chudleighval

Hi can you please explain to me how you linked up with the library ? I will need the dummies guide ... sorry . At present I am in Australia but have an account with amazon.co.uk. I can download books fine but would love to be able to get library books
Many Thanks
Val

Google Apprentice Alf's blog- look for entries in November. I don't think people are supposed to specify on here. For the method I used, you need a Mac running Leopard or Snow Leopard.

treadlightly · 01-06-2011, 09:08 AM

I want to thank Alf too. I'm so thrilled that I can choose where to buy my eBooks and read from the library.

chilady1 · 01-06-2011, 09:28 AM

Same here and much kudos to this board as well for pointing me in the right direction. I have been reading library books on my Kindle for almost two years now. I download, work some magic and voila - library books on Kindle. Once the prescribed time allowed (usually 14 days) is complete, I delete the book from my Kindle forever.

It took some patchwork to figure things out but once I did, it opened up a whole new stream of books for me. Enjoy!

P.S. I love Apprentice Alf also

Sydney's Mom · 01-06-2011, 06:07 PM

And PD and DD, too.

pdurrant · 01-06-2011, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

And PD and DD, too.

Why, thank you. But don't forget KevinH as well (& some_updates, but I don't think he's on Mobileread).

And has everyone noticed the new version of the tools package that's just been posted? It looks like there are some nice enhancements and bug fixes in there, to make the de-drming even more painless.

Barty · 01-06-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Why, thank you. But don't forget KevinH as well (& some_updates, but I don't think he's on Mobileread).

And has everyone noticed the new version of the tools package that's just been posted? It looks like there are some nice enhancements and bug fixes in there, to make the de-drming even more painless.

How can it be any more painless? Is it going to massage my wrist and hand after the drag and drop?

wacomme · 01-07-2011, 12:06 AM

I have a few problems since I own a PowerPC and not an Intel Mac. However, I'll be buying an Intel Mac soon.

pdurrant · 01-07-2011, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wacomme

I have a few problems since I own a PowerPC and not an Intel Mac. However, I'll be buying an Intel Mac soon.

With a pre-10.5 Mac you need to install a later version of python, and use the python scripts directly rather than the Applescript. It should still work, but takes a little more effort.

I think the plug-ins should work with the version of Calibre that works on Power PCs, although some of the meta-data might not get read correctly.

Snorkledorf · 01-07-2011, 07:42 AM

I must say the new app version of the tools totally kicks booty, so thanks to all concerned from me too!

The easier it becomes to massage the yuck out of the books that I buy, the less resistance I seem to be able to summon against buying even more.

geeksquadofun · 01-07-2011, 08:15 AM

How about for us mere mortals with PCs and Windows, is it also possible ?

abookreader · 01-07-2011, 08:48 AM

Let me add my gushing and sign up for my fan club membership number.

awww - I love you all!

pdurrant · 01-07-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by geeksquadofun

How about for us mere mortals with PCs and Windows, is it also possible ?

You are reduced to using the Calibre plug-ins, or having to choose the right tool depending on what kind of ebook you have. You might also need to install Active Python, and OpenSSL or PyCrypto for the stand-alone tools.

Until/unless someone writes something for Windows that's similar to Alf's AppleScript tool for Mac OS X 10.5/10.6.

01-06-2011, 02:32 AM	#1
voracious71 Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1360936 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quahog, RI Device: Nook, Kindle PW4, Kobo Clara	I think I'm in love with Apprentice Alf I now have library books on my Kindle..and it was relatively painless. Those of you who have Macs running either Leopard or Snow Leopard can do what I did..I believe it was in the blog sometime in November. Woot!!

01-06-2011, 03:55 AM	#3
chudleighval Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: sony	HELP Hi can you please explain to me how you linked up with the library ? I will need the dummies guide ... sorry . At present I am in Australia but have an account with amazon.co.uk. I can download books fine but would love to be able to get library books Many Thanks Val

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treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	I want to thank Alf too. I'm so thrilled that I can choose where to buy my eBooks and read from the library.

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chilady1 I devour books! Posts: 789 Karma: 1285226 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad Air, Kindle 3/Kobo Aura HD, iPhone 6	Same here and much kudos to this board as well for pointing me in the right direction. I have been reading library books on my Kindle for almost two years now. I download, work some magic and voila - library books on Kindle. Once the prescribed time allowed (usually 14 days) is complete, I delete the book from my Kindle forever. It took some patchwork to figure things out but once I did, it opened up a whole new stream of books for me. Enjoy! P.S. I love Apprentice Alf also

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