kindlepid.py gives same PID as MobiPocket Reader 6.0 - Page 2

grr · 10-10-2008, 12:52 AM

darn -- thanks for the headsup

Jayme · 03-20-2010, 02:08 AM

Yes, does anyone have it? I have been trying and trying to get this to work so I can check out library books. This is the one area where I think the Nook would have been a better choice.

rcuadro · 03-20-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayme

Yes, does anyone have it? I have been trying and trying to get this to work so I can check out library books. This is the one area where I think the Nook would have been a better choice.

I have it and I can email it to you if you want

JSWolf · 03-20-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayme

Yes, does anyone have it? I have been trying and trying to get this to work so I can check out library books. This is the one area where I think the Nook would have been a better choice.

Unless you can strip the DRM, the Kindle is not as good a choice if Amazon is going to be dropping eBooks from some publishers.

pilotbob · 03-20-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Unless you can strip the DRM, the Kindle is not as good a choice if Amazon is going to be dropping eBooks from some publishers.

I think they said they would drop pbooks.

But, it won't happen. It is a tactic. Remember when Time Warner said you were going to loose a whole bunch of channels (I can't remember the media groups name)... of course, it never happened. There was a last hour agreement hammered out.

Believe me.. McMillan doesn't want Amazon to stop selling their pbooks nor does Amazon want to stop selling them.

BOb

HarryT · 03-20-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

But, it won't happen. It is a tactic. Remember when Time Warner said you were going to loose a whole bunch of channels (I can't remember the media groups name)... of course, it never happened. There was a last hour agreement hammered out.

But, on the other hand, when Virgin Media (the biggest cable operator in the UK) couldn't reach a deal with Sky (the biggest satellite operator) for new pricing of Sky channels, customers DID lose access to them and still, I believe, don't have access. So it can happen

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bwaldron · 03-21-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

So it can happen

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Sure, it could. But I wouldn't decide not to buy a Kindle because of that possibility.

kabanna · 04-04-2010, 01:17 AM

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Mobipocket Desktop 6.0? I can't seem to get kidlepid to work for me. It keeps telling me "unrecognized serial #". I read elsewhere that there are no "O's" (letter O) in the serial #, so I'm using "0's" (zeroes), and it's not recognizing it. I've tried almost every other combination. Thought going the Mobipocket Desktop 6.0 way might be easier. I'm running Vista, so maybe that's not even possible. If that's true, I'll try it on an older laptop. Thanks in advance.

wallcraft · 04-04-2010, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kabanna

I can't seem to get kidlepid to work for me.

Another option is to use unswindle.pyw on Kindle for PC ebooks. You can redownload all your existing Kindle ebooks for K4PC, and unswindle does not require you to provide a PID.

BoyWondamus · 12-28-2010, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayme

Yes, does anyone have it? I have been trying and trying to get this to work so I can check out library books. This is the one area where I think the Nook would have been a better choice.

I am in the same boat here...I want to check out library books...

I have been trying to figure this out for a few hours now.

wallcraft · 12-28-2010, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BoyWondamus

I am in the same boat here...I want to check out library books...

The kindlefix approach to OverDrive lending library ebooks only works on Kindle 1's (so far as I know).

The alternative is to borrow the MOBI lending library ebook with Windows MobiPocket Reader (say), and then strip the DRM to get a DRM-free MOBI which works on your Kindle. Unlike stripping DRM from ebooks you bought, this is probably not covered by fair use in the US. But it is ethical if you delete the DRM-free version when the library lending period expires.

There is a stand alone python script, mobidedrm, or a Calibre plugin, that does this. See the tools_2.4 bundle. As usual, Apprentice Alf's Blog is the best source of all info about DRM issues. There are similar scripts and plugins for Adobe ePub lending library ebooks.

04-04-2010, 01:17 AM	#23
kabanna Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle	Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Mobipocket Desktop 6.0? I can't seem to get kidlepid to work for me. It keeps telling me "unrecognized serial #". I read elsewhere that there are no "O's" (letter O) in the serial #, so I'm using "0's" (zeroes), and it's not recognizing it. I've tried almost every other combination. Thought going the Mobipocket Desktop 6.0 way might be easier. I'm running Vista, so maybe that's not even possible. If that's true, I'll try it on an older laptop. Thanks in advance. Last edited by kabanna; 04-04-2010 at 01:20 AM.

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grr Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kindle	darn -- thanks for the headsup

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Jayme Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 2	Yes, does anyone have it? I have been trying and trying to get this to work so I can check out library books. This is the one area where I think the Nook would have been a better choice.