"A Thousand Splendid Suns" Connect vs Amazon

[sfernald]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, I'd go to BooksOnBoard, purchase the MS Reader edition for $9.99, remove the DRM, convert to LRF and read and enjoy my DRM free version.

You know JsWolf, you could save even more money if you just checked the book out for free at your local library. Just transcribe it by hand with Microsoft Word and then convert to LRF format. You might want to hire a proof reader from India to check for typos though.

Little more work, but then time is free I guess, right?

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by sfernald

You know JsWolf, you could save even more money if you just checked the book out for free at your local library. Just transcribe it by hand with Microsoft Word and then convert to LRF format. You might want to hire a proof reader from India to check for typos though.

Little more work, but then time is free I guess, right?

I think what Jon suggested makes sense for people who care about saving a few dollars or who wish to avoid DRM issues. The time and effort required to do what he says is minimal - perhaps five minutes?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I think what Jon suggested makes sense for people who care about saving a few dollars or who wish to avoid DRM issues. The time and effort required to do what he says is minimal - perhaps five minutes?

I would go with 5 minutes from the time you have the book with DRM. Removing the DRM is trivial. Then you type in one command after that and end up with LRF ready to read.

Go LIT2LRF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[monkeywrench]

It looks like KlondikeGeoff's message to Sony may have worked. I just noticed that A Thousand Splendid Suns is down to $12.99

[sfernald]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I would go with 5 minutes from the time you have the book with DRM. Removing the DRM is trivial. Then you type in one command after that and end up with LRF ready to read.

Go LIT2LRF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Removing the DRM is breaking the law though, if that happens to matter. Why not just download it from the darknet and get it for free if you are going to break the law.

[Xenophon]

Originally Posted by sfernald

Removing the DRM is breaking the law though, if that happens to matter. Why not just download it from the darknet and get it for free if you are going to break the law.

Many might argue that removing the DRM for personal use is morally (or perhaps ethically) OK, albeit illegal in the US. On the other hand, if you just download it from the darknet, no-one in the production chain gets any money. Not the author, nor the editors, nor the type-setters, middlemen, retailer, etc. That seems to me to fail both the legal and the moral tests for OK-ness.

I note that authors who can't make a living at it seem to write far fewer books than those who can write full-time (presumably due to being paid, although there are a few with trust funds to back them up... cough... Larry Niven? cough). So if you like the author's work, it behooves you to make sure that the author gets paid!

Going for an example...

I note that I once (back in the mid-'90s) tried to buy a copy of a limited-release CD that was long out of stock. Finding it to be completely unavailable, I borrowed a copy and burned one for myself. I then wrote a letter to the band's agent, explaining what I had done and why, and requesting that he tell me how large a check I should send (and to whom) in order to ensure that the band (and agent, and song-writers, and...) all got paid appropriately. After a looooong delay, they eventually told me that the 'right number' to pay all royalties plus the record-label's 'missing profit' would be "around $1.50," but that the paperwork to accept the money would cost them far FAR more. They suggested that I donate $10 to my favorite charity and call it a day.

The agent also said that I was the only person who had ever contacted them wanting to pay for an unauthorized copy. The delay was due to the time it took them first to decide what to do about it, and then to compute (just for grins) what the proper amount would be. They had to take a WAG at the label's proper cut by using typical cost numbers from the industry trade press; the other royalties and fees were exact.

Burning a copy without permission was almost certainly illegal in the US. Trying to pay for it was, it seems to me, morally the right thing to do.

Your mileage may vary.

Xenophon

[astra]

Originally Posted by sfernald

Removing the DRM is breaking the law though, if that happens to matter. Why not just download it from the darknet and get it for free if you are going to break the law.

1. It is legal in the USA
2. If you pay for lit file then both publisher and writer are being rewarded accordingly.
It means that even though it might be illegal it is the right thing to do from the ethical point of view, while just downloading it from the darknet is immoral.

[captaingeorges]

All this talk about that book made me curious... So I got it in Mobipocket format for my "Soon to come from NAEB, Cybook" it was $9.99 All legal no clumsy conversion necessary! I am a happy man!

But I will be happier when I get my Cybook

Regards to all!

[Shelby7777]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, I'd go to BooksOnBoard, purchase the MS Reader edition for $9.99, remove the DRM, convert to LRF and read and enjoy my DRM free version.

I have tried this using Convert lit and liprs pro for one particular book that i PAID for on BooksOnBoard. when put in convert lit....get the following:




ConvertLIT comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
see the COPYING file or visit "http://www.gnu.org/license/gpl.html".
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain conditions. See the GPL license for details.




LIT INFORMATION.........
DRM = 5
Timestamp = 55714a40
Creator = 00140000
Language = 00000409

DECRYPTION FAILED - No keys available for this title.

Finished


So, now what do I do? And how do you know which books with convert? I did successfully convert another 'MS Reader' file from a Romance site, so I know how to use the 2 programs.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Lilly]

Shelby7777 - I sent you a PM. My N button on my laptop tends to stick, so forgive some of the missing N in some of the words. I typed it quickly! Good luck!

[Shelby7777]

I clicked ok, but did not receive message?? can u try to send again? I had pop up blocker on....sorry

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by Shelby7777

I clicked ok, but did not receive message?? can u try to send again? I had pop up blocker on....sorry

I sent it again; hit refresh to see if you have a message at the top.

[Shelby7777]

I did what you said (or tried to), can't find the 'text file' you were referring to. Just keep getting the same thing....'Decryption Failed, no keys available for this title'. Like I before, this didn't happen with any other books and now, I am afraid to pay for any others......any other suggestions?

[AnemicOak]

Are you using ConvertLit 1.8 or are you using ConvertLit GUI?

[JSWolf]

Read the file Readme.txt that comes with ConvertLIT.