Convert Lit not working all of a sudden - Page 3

shighfield · 08-17-2008, 07:56 AM

I've been getting better results with purchasing the Ereader Secure files and running edreader2html to get rid of the DRM.

Of course I also have over 120 books in secure ereader so I fought to find a solution for that.

mgrunk · 10-12-2008, 10:00 PM

I know this is an older thread - but I had problems w/ a fictionwise title - Children of Dune - the convertlit couldn't downconvert the file - received an error from the command line, unbalanced html extra ending and when I used the first gui, when I looked at the exploded files, they were empty - I used the ConvertLit gui from here: http://dukelupus.pri.ee/convertlit.php and the file was down converted properly, and I could then successfully use Calibre to convert the .lit file to the format I needed.

Goof that I am - I reread this thread - and running just the program w/ the old file name and the new does remove the drm and Calibre works fine w/ that.

But, the GUI at the site I gave above does have a nice interface - you can easily select lots of books to de-DRM.

Angel_Enraged · 10-15-2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sassanik

It was "Into the Shadow" by Christina Dodd. It is a recent release. Next week the next book in the series comes out.

Amy

Hi all. I am having the Exact same problem with the exact same book from the exact same place!
All of the books from the darkness series infact!

the first two books - I was able to get the drm off using c-lit BUT - they opened in about 40 parts each (in other words - 1 chapter at a time. So I was able to open each individual chapter copy/paste into word and saving as rich text format - then did the convert thing using librs500.

Well, Now my pages are just coming up blank when opened.

pilotbob · 10-15-2008, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angel_Enraged

Hi all. I am having the Exact same problem with the exact same book from the exact same place!
All of the books from the darkness series infact!

the first two books - I was able to get the drm off using c-lit BUT - they opened in about 40 parts each (in other words - 1 chapter at a time. So I was able to open each individual chapter copy/paste into word and saving as rich text format - then did the convert thing using librs500.

Well, Now my pages are just coming up blank when opened.

Are you just doing a downconvert with converlit and letting calibre do the explode on its own with it's new tool?

BOb

Angel_Enraged · 10-15-2008, 06:33 PM

UHMMMM - I 'm gonna say no. Usually, I get my hubby to do all of the technical stuff and just show me the most basic steps of getting my e-book onto my sony 505.
But - Hubby is mad at me and refuses to fix my stuff!

all that said, I am still using clit 18 (I open it, click on lit converter {auto IV v3} click option RUN in the dialog box, choose the lit file I want to convert and then I click OK and it Expands it either into One file (that I then send to libprs500 to convert) or it expands into a whole bunch of files ( which happens 9 out of 10 times now) that I have to open individually and copy into word as html and then send it as a single file to libprs500 to convert. I just installed calibre like ten minutes ago trying to find an updated way to convert. I'm not technilogically saavy at all!

wallcraft · 10-15-2008, 06:55 PM

I suggest using the GUI version: Google for ConvertLit GUI.

Select its downconvert option to strip the DRM and return a single DRM-free LIT file. Then pass this to Calibre.

There may be a way to reliably get the same effect with the original ConvertLIT, but the GUI is simple to use and has always worked for me.

Angel_Enraged · 10-15-2008, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

I suggest using the GUI version: Google for ConvertLit GUI.

Select its downconvert option to strip the DRM and return a single DRM-free LIT file. Then pass this to Calibre.

There may be a way to reliably get the same effect with the original ConvertLIT, but the GUI is simple to use and has always worked for me.

Hey Thanks! I Just did all of that. I actually just read a post you posted somewhere else on here (like back in september) where you pretty much gave someone else the same advice and it worked great! Thanks so much you guys for helping out!

I'm so excited - no more having to copy 30-40 individual files into word for converting to html anymore! YAY!

pilotbob · 10-15-2008, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angel_Enraged

But - Hubby is mad at me and refuses to fix my stuff!

I'm sure you know how to make him happy again.

BOb

Angel_Enraged · 10-15-2008, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I'm sure you know how to make him happy again.

BOb

LOL - yeah, But its the principal of the matter!

DaleDe · 10-15-2008, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angel_Enraged

LOL - yeah, But its the principal of the matter!

What are you doing going out with the principal?

or, did you mean principle.

Dale

Angel_Enraged · 10-20-2008, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

What are you doing going out with the principal?

or, did you mean principle.

Dale

OMG! I did type Principal didn't I?
shhhhhhh .......don't tell anybody!

10-12-2008, 10:00 PM	#32
mgrunk Zealot Posts: 130 Karma: 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: metro Atlanta, GA Device: Sony Reader PRS-505	I know this is an older thread - but I had problems w/ a fictionwise title - Children of Dune - the convertlit couldn't downconvert the file - received an error from the command line, unbalanced html extra ending and when I used the first gui, when I looked at the exploded files, they were empty - I used the ConvertLit gui from here: http://dukelupus.pri.ee/convertlit.php and the file was down converted properly, and I could then successfully use Calibre to convert the .lit file to the format I needed. Goof that I am - I reread this thread - and running just the program w/ the old file name and the new does remove the drm and Calibre works fine w/ that. But, the GUI at the site I gave above does have a nice interface - you can easily select lots of books to de-DRM. Last edited by mgrunk; 10-12-2008 at 11:55 PM.

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08-17-2008, 07:56 AM	#31
shighfield Groupie!? GROUPIE!?!? Posts: 319 Karma: 649 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Dirty Shwa Device: EBW 1150, Libra Color	I've been getting better results with purchasing the Ereader Secure files and running edreader2html to get rid of the DRM. Of course I also have over 120 books in secure ereader so I fought to find a solution for that.

10-15-2008, 06:33 PM	#35
Angel_Enraged Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South East Louisiana Device: Sony PRS 505	UHMMMM - I 'm gonna say no. Usually, I get my hubby to do all of the technical stuff and just show me the most basic steps of getting my e-book onto my sony 505. But - Hubby is mad at me and refuses to fix my stuff! all that said, I am still using clit 18 (I open it, click on lit converter {auto IV v3} click option RUN in the dialog box, choose the lit file I want to convert and then I click OK and it Expands it either into One file (that I then send to libprs500 to convert) or it expands into a whole bunch of files ( which happens 9 out of 10 times now) that I have to open individually and copy into word as html and then send it as a single file to libprs500 to convert. I just installed calibre like ten minutes ago trying to find an updated way to convert. I'm not technilogically saavy at all!

10-15-2008, 06:55 PM	#36
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	I suggest using the GUI version: Google for ConvertLit GUI. Select its downconvert option to strip the DRM and return a single DRM-free LIT file. Then pass this to Calibre. There may be a way to reliably get the same effect with the original ConvertLIT, but the GUI is simple to use and has always worked for me.