How easy is it to remove DRM from an ebooks.com ePub?

cosmicvoid · 10-03-2023, 03:53 PM

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JSWolf · 10-03-2023, 04:09 PM

Your Reader does not have to be online to read an ePub with DRM.
It's very easy to remove the RM from an ePub from eBooks.com or any other shop that sells ePub with Adobe DRM.

Go to https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools and download the DeDRM plugin 10.0.9. Install it in calibre. You will need Adobe Digital Editions authorized to be able to read ePub with DRM.

ownedbycats · 10-03-2023, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Your Reader does not have to be online to read an ePub with DRM.
It's very easy to remove the RM from an ePub from eBooks.com or any other shop that sells ePub with Adobe DRM.

Go to https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools and download the DeDRM plugin 10.0.9. Install it in calibre. You will need Adobe Digital Editions authorized to be able to read ePub with DRM.

As an alternate to ADE, ACSM Input (sometimes called DeACSM). This will let you add the ACSM file directly to Calibre and have it 'convert' (download, actually) to an ePub/pdf.

It's meant for Linux users who can't use ADE. But it also works for lazy Windows users.

JSWolf · 10-03-2023, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

As an alternate to ADE, ACSM Input (sometimes called DeACSM). This will let you add the ACSM file directly to Calibre and have it 'convert' (download, actually) to an ePub/pdf.

It's meant for Linux users who can't use ADE. But it also works for lazy Windows users.

I don't know if that DeDRM works with that plugin to get the key.

DNSB · 10-03-2023, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't know if that DeDRM works with that plugin to get the key.

DeDRM shows as part of the import process.

JSWolf · 10-03-2023, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

DeDRM shows as part of the import process.

But does DeDRM get the key (when there is no key) from the ACSM Input plugin?

ownedbycats · 10-03-2023, 05:01 PM

It works. I use it myself.

DNSB · 10-03-2023, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But does DeDRM get the key (when there is no key) from the ACSM Input plugin?

Jon, your question really makes no sense. When the book traversing the import pipeline arrives at DeDRM, it attempts to use the keys it has from either automatic import or user configuration to decrypt the book. The ACSM plugin downloads the book using the Adobe ID you configured in the ACSM plugin and passes it to the import pipeline. The ACSM plugin neither has or needs decryption capability.

JSWolf · 10-04-2023, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Jon, your question really makes no sense. When the book traversing the import pipeline arrives at DeDRM, it attempts to use the keys it has from either automatic import or user configuration to decrypt the book. The ACSM plugin downloads the book using the Adobe ID you configured in the ACSM plugin and passes it to the import pipeline. The ACSM plugin neither has or needs decryption capability.

When DeDRm attempts to remove the DRM from an ePub, it gets the key from ADE if it doesn't have the key.

The question is, does it get the key when using ACSM Inport instead of ADE when there is no existing key?

ownedbycats · 10-04-2023, 04:43 AM

You log in your Adobe account with the plugin, or it uses a generic key. For god's sake, at least look at the plugin settings before mouthing off about stuff you don't know about.

Sirtel · 10-04-2023, 06:41 AM

I've had several instances where deACSM was unable to remove the DRM, but the usual ADE way worked. No idea why. Admittedly it was a while ago, as I stopped using deACSM after that; it was just too unreliable. Perhaps it has gotten better.

ownedbycats · 10-04-2023, 07:35 AM

Did you connect the plugin to your Adobe account? The generic key doesn't work for all things, not sure why.

Sirtel · 10-04-2023, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Did you connect the plugin to your Adobe account? The generic key doesn't work for all things, not sure why.

Yes, I connected it. I don't know what the reason is; I noticed the books that failed were often bought from a local webstore, but they were regular English-language epubs with Adobe DRM and opening them in ADE was no problem, nor was deDRMing after that. Only deACSM seemed to have a problem with them.

nabsltd · 10-04-2023, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Did you connect the plugin to your Adobe account? The generic key doesn't work for all things, not sure why.

I'm on a new machine that didn't have anything installed. I have long ago forgotten my Adobe login info, so I installed ADE and authorized it without any login (at work, so I don't remember the exact name of the option) and the ACSM input plugin (along with NoDRM) worked fine on EPUB books I bought from University of Chicago Press.

ADE also displays the books just fine.

ownedbycats · 10-04-2023, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nabsltd

I'm on a new machine that didn't have anything installed. I have long ago forgotten my Adobe login info, so I installed ADE and authorized it without any login (at work, so I don't remember the exact name of the option) and the ACSM input plugin (along with NoDRM) worked fine on EPUB books I bought from University of Chicago Press.

ADE also displays the books just fine.

I was talking to Sirtel about DeACSM

10-03-2023, 03:53 PM	#1
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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,998 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Your Reader does not have to be online to read an ePub with DRM. It's very easy to remove the RM from an ePub from eBooks.com or any other shop that sells ePub with Adobe DRM. Go to https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools and download the DeDRM plugin 10.0.9. Install it in calibre. You will need Adobe Digital Editions authorized to be able to read ePub with DRM.

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,639 Karma: 61234567 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	It works. I use it myself.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,144 Karma: 224760044 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I've had several instances where deACSM was unable to remove the DRM, but the usual ADE way worked. No idea why. Admittedly it was a while ago, as I stopped using deACSM after that; it was just too unreliable. Perhaps it has gotten better.

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,639 Karma: 61234567 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Did you connect the plugin to your Adobe account? The generic key doesn't work for all things, not sure why.

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