panmacmillan.com offers DRM-free EVERYTHING - Page 4

simond · 09-11-2008, 06:06 AM

Thanks, looking forward to it (and hoping the move away from the database may speed it up slightly

wallcraft · 09-11-2008, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Using unix tools, go to the directory where you unzipped the ePub and use these commands to re-create the ePub file.

zip -v0X perdido-fixed.epub mimetype
zip -vr perdido-fixed.epub * -x target.epub mimetype

The single command

Code:

zip -vur perdido-fixed.epub mimetype *

works too. See Explode and Implode an ePub?, which was provoked by your very informative post.

stevew · 09-13-2008, 03:24 AM

Still no response from Panmacmillan but the rebuild of the ebup file worked a treat, thank you.
For info I'm running my Reader on a MacBookAir with Parallels to authorise, but the drag and drop from ADE 1.5 for Mac works perfectly for transferring books so I don't have to use the nasty Sony software.
I also gleaned the following from Adobe about authorisation - may be interesting to someone:

To deauthorize/deactivate your portable reader, please connect this to
the PC and do the following:
Deactivate a PC with Digital Editions 1.5:
Launch Digital Editions 1.5
Enter the unpublished key-combination of Cmd-Shift-D (Mac OS X) or
Ctrl-Shift-D (Windows)
At the dialog, confirm that you wish to de-activate the machine
Quit Digital Editions
To reactivate and authorize the machine using the same or a new AdobeID,
just relaunch Digital Editions. You will be prompted to activate.

salty-horse · 09-17-2008, 05:33 PM

stevew, I'm glad the rebuilding worked!

I have been contacted by Macmillan, but I don't have any news yet.

finex · 09-23-2008, 11:57 AM

For the record, I just tried to order Stealing Light and Ghost Brigades in Microsoft Reader format, and the server is still FUBAR:

"We're sorry, but the action you have just taken has caused an error on the website."

Perdido Street Station in MobiPocket format worked fine though.

I've called their customer service number, and currently nobody has a clue who deals with it! Has anyone who got a fixed version sent to them got a contact name/ number/ address that I could throw at them?!

simond · 09-23-2008, 12:00 PM

I just contacted their web support and pretty quickly got a reply back from Michael Bhasker (will message you his email address if you want, but I'd rather not subject him to too much unless the normal route doesn't work!)

finex · 09-24-2008, 06:04 AM

Hi Simon,
I have just spoken to Michael myself, and what a helpful guy he is! Got my books emailed in ePub format and they are fine.

He said that they are selling a lot of the DRM free books, and I told him it was a definite selling point for a lot of people. However, for the time being he has this advice for you all:

Don't buy the books in Microsoft Reader format!

They are having problems with the format at their end, but whilst they are working on it, you will get a more reliable experience using the other formats.

Elsi · 01-17-2009, 05:18 PM

I'm finding the Pan MacMillan web site hard to use.

Clicking on "All Ebooks", I'm offered 13 books on 2 pages, two of which have not yet been released. Gibson's Stealing Light is not one of the 13 books in the list, but the book is still available if I follow the link from an earlier post in this thread. I'd be much more likely to purchase books there if they were easy to find.

bwaldron · 01-17-2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

I'm finding the Pan MacMillan web site hard to use.

You are not alone.

wallcraft · 01-17-2009, 09:05 PM

Cultural Amnesia by Clive James is apparently still available but it isn't found in any form by Pan Macmillan's search.

09-23-2008, 12:00 PM	#51
simond Fanatic Posts: 532 Karma: 1062755 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPad, iPhone	I just contacted their web support and pretty quickly got a reply back from Michael Bhasker (will message you his email address if you want, but I'd rather not subject him to too much unless the normal route doesn't work!) Last edited by simond; 09-23-2008 at 12:12 PM.

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09-11-2008, 06:06 AM	#46
simond Fanatic Posts: 532 Karma: 1062755 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPad, iPhone	Thanks, looking forward to it (and hoping the move away from the database may speed it up slightly

09-13-2008, 03:24 AM	#48
stevew Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony 505	Still no response from Panmacmillan but the rebuild of the ebup file worked a treat, thank you. For info I'm running my Reader on a MacBookAir with Parallels to authorise, but the drag and drop from ADE 1.5 for Mac works perfectly for transferring books so I don't have to use the nasty Sony software. I also gleaned the following from Adobe about authorisation - may be interesting to someone: To deauthorize/deactivate your portable reader, please connect this to the PC and do the following: Deactivate a PC with Digital Editions 1.5: Launch Digital Editions 1.5 Enter the unpublished key-combination of Cmd-Shift-D (Mac OS X) or Ctrl-Shift-D (Windows) At the dialog, confirm that you wish to de-activate the machine Quit Digital Editions To reactivate and authorize the machine using the same or a new AdobeID, just relaunch Digital Editions. You will be prompted to activate.

09-17-2008, 05:33 PM	#49
salty-horse Wizard Posts: 1,924 Karma: 19318370 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	stevew, I'm glad the rebuilding worked! I have been contacted by Macmillan, but I don't have any news yet.

09-23-2008, 11:57 AM	#50
finex Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Sony PRS-505	For the record, I just tried to order Stealing Light and Ghost Brigades in Microsoft Reader format, and the server is still FUBAR: "We're sorry, but the action you have just taken has caused an error on the website." Perdido Street Station in MobiPocket format worked fine though. I've called their customer service number, and currently nobody has a clue who deals with it! Has anyone who got a fixed version sent to them got a contact name/ number/ address that I could throw at them?!

09-24-2008, 06:04 AM	#52
finex Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Sony PRS-505	Hi Simon, I have just spoken to Michael myself, and what a helpful guy he is! Got my books emailed in ePub format and they are fine. He said that they are selling a lot of the DRM free books, and I told him it was a definite selling point for a lot of people. However, for the time being he has this advice for you all: Don't buy the books in Microsoft Reader format! They are having problems with the format at their end, but whilst they are working on it, you will get a more reliable experience using the other formats.

01-17-2009, 05:18 PM	#53
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	I'm finding the Pan MacMillan web site hard to use. Clicking on "All Ebooks", I'm offered 13 books on 2 pages, two of which have not yet been released. Gibson's *Stealing Light* is not one of the 13 books in the list, but the book is still available if I follow the link from an earlier post in this thread. I'd be much more likely to purchase books there if they were easy to find.

01-17-2009, 09:05 PM	#55
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Cultural Amnesia by Clive James is apparently still available but it isn't found in any form by Pan Macmillan's search.