11-24-2019, 09:05 AM | #391 |
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I see those books by both authors on a free (pirate) download site. ePub and RAR formats.
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As it becomes easier and easier to scan books into ebooks, I suspect just about any book will be available somewhere if you know where to look and have the will to do so. |
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It would be more notable if they were not. I'm not sure I see the purpose of this post, especially when the formats are specified. Surely no one here would think of downloading bootleg books, or suggesting it as a possibility. |
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11-24-2019, 02:09 PM | #395 | |
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(just noticed the last part of your message - I blame my cat) I would say that for the purposes of this specific thread, it was meant as a thread for books that you want as legit ebooks in legit ebook stores, but so far hasn't made an appearance, rather than talk about pirate sites. Last edited by pwalker8; 11-24-2019 at 07:35 PM. |
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11-24-2019, 02:15 PM | #396 | |
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No idea how well it works. Screen scraping is well understood, of course. The product is a bit pricey ($35+) for me to get it to satisfy simple curiosity. It does seem strange that B&N would make such a drastic change (apparently they also changed their encryption technique which hasn't been figured out yet) at this point. |
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From previous experience, I will wind up downloading an ePub. Trying to open that file with Sigil will give me the DRM message. I will then drag that file into Calibre and see if it removes the DRM. It worked the last time I tried it. I'll let you know how it goes. |
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Using the Nook app from the MS store, I downloaded Bring On The Night by Jay Davis, published by Macmillan. Surprisingly, the ePub downloaded without DRM.
Instead, I downloaded Rawhide Flat by Joseph West (fun fact, that book is also no longer available as a Kindle book). The ePub downloaded as a Nook book. Sigil can't open it due to DRM. I imported it into Calibre and it still wouldn't ioen due to DRM. So I guess Nook DRM has changed since I last tried it. The last time I downloaded and imported a Nook book, it was Rawhide Flat and importing to Calibre did remove the DRM. I suspect Nook DRM could still be stripped, but none of the DRM people care about Nook enough. |
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I do wonder a bit if some of those books on Nook but not Amazon are books where the contract has expired, but no one on the Nook side bothered to remove them. |
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11-25-2019, 09:47 AM | #401 |
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PJ Parrish very 1st book Only one I don't have https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786017155...v_ov_lig_dp_it
PLEASE click you want to read it on Kindle! Last edited by Barbara1955; 11-25-2019 at 09:56 AM. |
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They might have made that change to all ePub. If that's the case, Nook books are still strippable. I could check it with that copy of Rawhide Flat I downloaded, but I likely won't bother. If you want to investigate further, go to Alf's blog. I don't remember the details and I don't think we're supposed to be too detailed here anyway. Quote:
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Several things I've been wanting are still missing but I noticed that Dean Street Press is releasing the first ten books in the Tessa Crichton series by Anne Morice. They are available for pre-order now and will be out in April. They're 2.99 each, which seems reasonable. I don't remember much about them so I've showed some restraint and only ordered the first one for now. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VN4S84S...eries_rwt_tkin Last edited by disconnected; 02-27-2021 at 06:17 PM. Reason: ETA link |
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The Children of First Man, by James Alexander Thom is at the top of my list. That surprises me, considering (IIRC) all the rest of his novels are available in ebook format.
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