Hello: calibre looks great

Atomised · 05-29-2018, 11:30 AM

Hi, busy soaking up all I can about calibre, wish I had done it years ago.

I do have a question:

I have several books on calibre and the basic functions seem pretty self explanatory, but... I bought a book on eBooks which downloads via an acsm file. According to wikipedia this is associated with DRM, so that would explain why I can't open the book with calibre. Yet the calibre Get function finds that this book is green DRM (whatever that means) rather than red, so doesn't that mean I should be able to download it?

I am confused because I clicked the button on eBooks which says 'download epub file, but what actually downloads is this acsm file.

Anyone know where I am fouling up?

Many thanks

Atomised

MickeyC · 05-29-2018, 11:57 AM

Hi Atomised and welcome to MobileRead. This is the Introduction section where you just tell us a bit about yourself. You should post your Calibre question in that section where you will get a quick answer.

05-29-2018, 11:30 AM	#1
Atomised Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2018 Device: none	Hello: calibre looks great Hi, busy soaking up all I can about calibre, wish I had done it years ago. I do have a question: I have several books on calibre and the basic functions seem pretty self explanatory, but... I bought a book on eBooks which downloads via an acsm file. According to wikipedia this is associated with DRM, so that would explain why I can't open the book with calibre. Yet the calibre Get function finds that this book is green DRM (whatever that means) rather than red, so doesn't that mean I should be able to download it? I am confused because I clicked the button on eBooks which says 'download epub file, but what actually downloads is this acsm file. Anyone know where I am fouling up? Many thanks Atomised

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05-29-2018, 11:57 AM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Atomised and welcome to MobileRead. This is the Introduction section where you just tell us a bit about yourself. You should post your Calibre question in that section where you will get a quick answer.

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