Hacks KindlePID doesn't work with DX - Page 4

Talldog · 08-02-2010, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdibella

The KindlePID script can be easily modified to produce a PID for the new Kindles, but the mobidedrm scripts do not work any more. They indicate that the PID may be incorrect.

I don't use mobidedrm, but KindlePID definitely generates a proper PID for my Graphite, because I've used it to re-download mobi DRM books that I had previously purchased from eFollet.

If mobidedrm is a script, you should be able to edit it. Look for the error message in the script and see what condition(s) it's testing for. It may be something that can be easily modified. One possibility (just a guess) is that the new PID contains a character or formatting different from older PIDs, and the script assumes that it is not valid.

wesleyer · 08-02-2010, 05:34 PM

Unfortunately the fix is not trivial in this case. Starting with 2.5.x Amazon has slightly changed the way their DRM works.
However, there are alternatives. The thread I mentioned before discusses one of those:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86259

drwowe · 08-12-2010, 11:15 PM

Still no fixes for this yet?
I just bought my first Kindle (a graphite DX) and am bummed the standard python mobi tools don't work.

kenschunk · 08-13-2010, 08:02 AM

It's like Sony and Amazon reversed places in the DRM thing. Last year, the Sony LRX DRM format wasn't removable, and the Amazon one was. I purchased basically all of my books from Amazon, and moved to the Sony as needed. Now, with the new Kindle DRM, and the Sony move to ePub, I can't move books from my Kindle, but can from the Sony, and both stores sell for basically the same (new, higher) price thanks to the monopoly ... sorry, I mean agency ... model.

So, I can get the same content from two (or many) different places for the same price. Given that, I'm more likely to purchase from the place that is either DRM free or at least has DRM that I could remove.

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08-02-2010, 05:34 PM	#47
wesleyer Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 604 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	Unfortunately the fix is not trivial in this case. Starting with 2.5.x Amazon has slightly changed the way their DRM works. However, there are alternatives. The thread I mentioned before discusses one of those: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86259

08-12-2010, 11:15 PM	#48
drwowe Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: none	Still no fixes for this yet? I just bought my first Kindle (a graphite DX) and am bummed the standard python mobi tools don't work.

08-13-2010, 08:02 AM	#49
kenschunk Member Posts: 22 Karma: 502 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Device: History:PRS-505, 700, Kindle-2. Current: Nook 3G, Nook Color	It's like Sony and Amazon reversed places in the DRM thing. Last year, the Sony LRX DRM format wasn't removable, and the Amazon one was. I purchased basically all of my books from Amazon, and moved to the Sony as needed. Now, with the new Kindle DRM, and the Sony move to ePub, I can't move books from my Kindle, but can from the Sony, and both stores sell for basically the same (new, higher) price thanks to the monopoly ... sorry, I mean agency ... model. So, I can get the same content from two (or many) different places for the same price. Given that, I'm more likely to purchase from the place that is either DRM free or at least has DRM that I could remove.

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