confused about DRM

gylman · 12-08-2008, 11:10 PM

Hi.

I got my 505 today after eyeing this for quite a while. I've been lurking around here for a bit, and made up my mind finally

I have read PDFs on other handheld devices, and I have to say I am not totally blown away by the PDF reading on this device. Acrobat Reader works significantly better on my PocketPC device.

However, the screen size is nicer of course, and it feels good in the hand, so I really want to give this reader a shot.

After making sure it all worked on the usual files that I read, I tried to put the manual on the 505 so that I could read it at my leisure. But I get a "protected page" warning on it. Looking at Info, it appears that it is "digital rights protected."

So, sorry for being so dense, how do I "unprotect it" so I can read this darn file?

BTW, I have no trouble reading the file on my PC.... I must be missing something simple.

Another thing I ran into was that for some, not all, of my books, there was a large amount of whitespace left at the right margin, which did not change no matter how I changed my font size.

It is apparent that I should be looking at transcoding all my PDFs.... is that what most people do?

Thanks for any help.
Cheers.

Seabound · 12-08-2008, 11:14 PM

Hmmm, I wouldn't think the 505's manual would be protected. Anyway, have you installed Adobe Digital Editions?

HarryT · 12-09-2008, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gylman

It is apparent that I should be looking at transcoding all my PDFs.... is that what most people do?

Thanks for any help.
Cheers.

PDF was never intended to be an eBook format, and is pretty much the worst possible choice of format for an eBook. Its fundamental problem is that it is a representation of fixed-sized "pages" - generally A4 or letter sized - and there's just no good way to display an A4 page on a screen that's only 1/6th the area of an A4 page.

gylman · 12-09-2008, 09:18 AM

Thanks. I have not gone and formally installed Adobe DE on anything. I have a standard copy of Adobe Reader on my PC that has no trouble reading the manual.

It's just the PRS505 that won't read the manual. I wasn't aware that I could install extra software on that. I presume if I install Adobe DE, it would go onto my PC...

Seabound · 12-09-2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gylman

I presume if I install Adobe DE, it would go onto my PC...

Yes, you presume correctly.

12-08-2008, 11:10 PM	#1
gylman Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: iPAQ HX4700	confused about DRM Hi. I got my 505 today after eyeing this for quite a while. I've been lurking around here for a bit, and made up my mind finally I have read PDFs on other handheld devices, and I have to say I am not totally blown away by the PDF reading on this device. Acrobat Reader works significantly better on my PocketPC device. However, the screen size is nicer of course, and it feels good in the hand, so I really want to give this reader a shot. After making sure it all worked on the usual files that I read, I tried to put the manual on the 505 so that I could read it at my leisure. But I get a "protected page" warning on it. Looking at Info, it appears that it is "digital rights protected." So, sorry for being so dense, how do I "unprotect it" so I can read this darn file? BTW, I have no trouble reading the file on my PC.... I must be missing something simple. Another thing I ran into was that for some, not all, of my books, there was a large amount of whitespace left at the right margin, which did not change no matter how I changed my font size. It is apparent that I should be looking at transcoding all my PDFs.... is that what most people do? Thanks for any help. Cheers.

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12-08-2008, 11:14 PM	#2
Seabound Steerage Class Posts: 711 Karma: 505995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.	Hmmm, I wouldn't think the 505's manual would be protected. Anyway, have you installed Adobe Digital Editions?

12-09-2008, 09:18 AM	#4
gylman Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: iPAQ HX4700	Thanks. I have not gone and formally installed Adobe DE on anything. I have a standard copy of Adobe Reader on my PC that has no trouble reading the manual. It's just the PRS505 that won't read the manual. I wasn't aware that I could install extra software on that. I presume if I install Adobe DE, it would go onto my PC...

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