Tools_v5.1 - Page 2

sadievan · 05-22-2012, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shack70

Thank you! +Karma!

You're welcome. And thanks for the Karma.

Carol

BeccaPrice · 05-22-2012, 01:02 PM

Is there any way of knowing what's new in this version of the tools?

ETA: never mind - I found the release notes.

carpetmojo · 05-22-2012, 01:13 PM

Aw shucks.....

Now I've got to try and remember what I did last time.. again.

But thanks for the tip-off..

abookreader · 05-22-2012, 01:15 PM

Blessings to Team Alf!

I agree, I won't buy an eBook I can't disinfect.

graycyn · 05-22-2012, 01:21 PM

Honestly, authors should be thanking the apprentice and all cohorts, because without their tools, I would *not* be buying any ebooks!

I'd still have an e-reader, but for library ebooks and freebies and where books I wanted would not be available from the library as ebook, I'd read the paper copy. There's no way I would buy ebooks unless I could "clean" them. I re-read books over the years, so I absolutely have to have them work on different devices.

Anyway, thanks to the Apprentice and Friends!

chilady1 · 05-22-2012, 04:10 PM

I add my heartfelt THANKS also!

Sydney's Mom · 05-22-2012, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sadievan

You're welcome. Glad I could help. I too appreciate all the work the developers do. If not for them, don't know if I or my husband would have an ereader either.

Carol

I probably would have bought an ereader, but wouldn't have bought every iteration, plus gifts. Of course, you don't know what you don't know, and maybe I would have been happy tied to Amazon. Glad I don't have to find out!

JSWolf · 05-22-2012, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

Thank you Alf! And.... No, you can't have my cats.

Yes he can.

sadievan · 05-22-2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

I probably would have bought an ereader, but wouldn't have bought every iteration, plus gifts. Of course, you don't know what you don't know, and maybe I would have been happy tied to Amazon. Glad I don't have to find out!

Ya! You're probably right. Glad we don't have to find out too.

Carol

alansplace · 05-23-2012, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

My sincere thanks to Alf and his friends who continue to update and support these tools. They are the essence of community.

Quote:

Originally Posted by melmac

@sadievan Thanks for the heads up

Kumabjorn · 05-23-2012, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

Is there any way of knowing what's new in this version of the tools?

ETA: never mind - I found the release notes.

I missed them.
Is the update important for Calibre users?

Soldim · 05-23-2012, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

I missed them.
Is the update important for Calibre users?

I assume release notes without links do not violate guidelines:

Quote:

Changes in tools_v5.1

- modified mobidedrm to output a better error message
- modified all Kindle tools to recognize and produce .AZW3 when appropriate
- fix for some Windows 64 bit machines with registry issues
- added support for region.orientation in Topaz (thanks Rob)
- fix to workaround bad metadata values in Topaz ebooks

This means new versions of:

DeDRM 5.1.app
DeDRM_v5.1_WinApp
KindleBooks
K4MobiDeDRM plugin

Also have updated the tools to include non-DRM related tools (latest versions) including Mobi_Unpack_v0.50, and the latest DumpMobiHeader.py

drofgnal · 05-23-2012, 06:06 AM

Never mind, post removed, I just read the post above!

Tattncat · 05-23-2012, 10:16 AM

Thank you. I'll go there today.

Catlady · 08-13-2012, 12:53 AM

I had let my Amazon books pile up for a couple of months and so today decided to strip and convert. I've done this through Calibre ever since the plug-in became available--but today none of the books would convert; I got error messages telling me the books were all locked with DRM. So I updated to the latest version of Calibre, updated to the 5.1 tools and added the plug-in--and STILL got error messages.

All the books had azw extensions. I changed them to mobi extensions, solely on a whim because I couldn't think of anything else to do, and then, lo and behold, Calibre converted them to epub. A few of them turned out to be topaz, but they too converted when they had the mobi extension.

This doesn't make any sense to me, especially since I didn't see anything about a problem with azw files in the readme files. Do I really need to change file extensions now? Weird.

05-22-2012, 01:02 PM	#17
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Is there any way of knowing what's new in this version of the tools? ETA: never mind - I found the release notes. Last edited by BeccaPrice; 05-22-2012 at 01:06 PM.

05-22-2012, 01:13 PM	#18
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Aw shucks..... Now I've got to try and remember what I did last time.. again. But thanks for the tip-off..

05-22-2012, 01:15 PM	#19
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Blessings to Team Alf! I agree, I won't buy an eBook I can't disinfect.

05-22-2012, 01:21 PM	#20
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,584 Karma: 11380098 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	Honestly, authors should be thanking the apprentice and all cohorts, because without their tools, I would not be buying any ebooks! I'd still have an e-reader, but for library ebooks and freebies and where books I wanted would not be available from the library as ebook, I'd read the paper copy. There's no way I would buy ebooks unless I could "clean" them. I re-read books over the years, so I absolutely have to have them work on different devices. Anyway, thanks to the Apprentice and Friends!

05-22-2012, 04:10 PM	#21
chilady1 I devour books! Posts: 789 Karma: 1285226 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad Air, Kindle 3/Kobo Aura HD, iPhone 6	I add my heartfelt THANKS also!

05-23-2012, 06:06 AM	#28
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,392 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	Never mind, post removed, I just read the post above!

05-23-2012, 10:16 AM	#29
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Thank you. I'll go there today.

08-13-2012, 12:53 AM	#30
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,418 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I had let my Amazon books pile up for a couple of months and so today decided to strip and convert. I've done this through Calibre ever since the plug-in became available--but today none of the books would convert; I got error messages telling me the books were all locked with DRM. So I updated to the latest version of Calibre, updated to the 5.1 tools and added the plug-in--and STILL got error messages. All the books had azw extensions. I changed them to mobi extensions, solely on a whim because I couldn't think of anything else to do, and then, lo and behold, Calibre converted them to epub. A few of them turned out to be topaz, but they too converted when they had the mobi extension. This doesn't make any sense to me, especially since I didn't see anything about a problem with azw files in the readme files. Do I really need to change file extensions now? Weird.

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