ePub Format

Glydez · 11-28-2009, 05:34 PM

Hi all,

I have recently purchased the Amazon Kindle Intl edition as i am based in the UK, so please forgive me if this is a totally stupid question.

I have been browsing Books On Board and have found many books i would like that are in the ePub format. Now i know the Kindle does not support this format and hacks have been made to allow support. However, my question was that now the Kindle supports PDF, is it possible to accurately convert ePub documents to PDF for viewing on the kindle rather than using the Savory development.

Many thanks in advance.

wallcraft · 11-28-2009, 07:00 PM

For ePub, you are better off using Calibre to convert from ePub to MOBI. This is because ePub and MOBI are relatively similar reflowable ebooks formats. Savory is Calibre hosted on the Kindle, and it is generally easier to use Calibre directly on a Desktop PC.

You would first need to strip DRM (Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented). In the UK, I don't think stripping DRM adds any extra legal issues although format shifting of copyright material is not allowed (a fact that is universally ignored).

Glydez · 11-30-2009, 07:23 AM

Thank you for your reply, I have downloaded Calibre and it seems relatively straight forward.

I got a bit lost with the stripping of the DRM lol, would anyone care to explain what this is and what it does?

Thanks again.

wallcraft · 11-30-2009, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glydez

I got a bit lost with the stripping of the DRM lol, would anyone care to explain what this is and what it does?

Digital Rights Management is encryption that controls access to the ebook. Stripping DRM is removing the encryption, to produce a DRM-free (unencrypted) version.

Glydez · 11-30-2009, 12:12 PM

Ahh i see, and i would need to do this whilst converting to enable it to work on the kindle?

How would you do this?

Thanks again, i am a total noob to all this so please forgive me lol.

Glydez · 12-04-2009, 08:55 AM

Any help would be appreciated

Slite · 12-04-2009, 08:58 AM

Hi.

You need to strip the DRM before you can convert the file in Calibre. Unfortunatley, due to the grey area that DeDRMing exists in currently we can't really tell you exactly how due to MobileRead policies.

There are however quite a few other sources to get ahold of DeDRM scripts *cough* bittorrent *cough*

wallcraft · 12-04-2009, 09:32 AM

The original thread, Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented, contains most of the details, see for example post #394.

Glydez · 12-04-2009, 11:01 AM

Really appreciate the help, thank you.

11-28-2009, 05:34 PM	#1
Glydez Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle Intl	ePub Format Hi all, I have recently purchased the Amazon Kindle Intl edition as i am based in the UK, so please forgive me if this is a totally stupid question. I have been browsing Books On Board and have found many books i would like that are in the ePub format. Now i know the Kindle does not support this format and hacks have been made to allow support. However, my question was that now the Kindle supports PDF, is it possible to accurately convert ePub documents to PDF for viewing on the kindle rather than using the Savory development. Many thanks in advance. Last edited by Glydez; 11-28-2009 at 05:54 PM.

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11-28-2009, 07:00 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	For ePub, you are better off using Calibre to convert from ePub to MOBI. This is because ePub and MOBI are relatively similar reflowable ebooks formats. Savory is Calibre hosted on the Kindle, and it is generally easier to use Calibre directly on a Desktop PC. You would first need to strip DRM (Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented). In the UK, I don't think stripping DRM adds any extra legal issues although format shifting of copyright material is not allowed (a fact that is universally ignored).

11-30-2009, 07:23 AM	#3
Glydez Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle Intl	Thank you for your reply, I have downloaded Calibre and it seems relatively straight forward. I got a bit lost with the stripping of the DRM lol, would anyone care to explain what this is and what it does? Thanks again.

11-30-2009, 12:12 PM	#5
Glydez Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle Intl	Ahh i see, and i would need to do this whilst converting to enable it to work on the kindle? How would you do this? Thanks again, i am a total noob to all this so please forgive me lol.

12-04-2009, 08:55 AM	#6
Glydez Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle Intl	Any help would be appreciated

12-04-2009, 08:58 AM	#7
Slite Icanhasdonuts? Posts: 2,837 Karma: 532407 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mölnbo, Sweden Device: Kobo Aura 2nd edition, Kobo Clara HD	Hi. You need to strip the DRM before you can convert the file in Calibre. Unfortunatley, due to the grey area that DeDRMing exists in currently we can't really tell you exactly how due to MobileRead policies. There are however quite a few other sources to get ahold of DeDRM scripts cough bittorrent cough

12-04-2009, 09:32 AM	#8
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The original thread, Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented, contains most of the details, see for example post #394.

12-04-2009, 11:01 AM	#9
Glydez Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle Intl	Really appreciate the help, thank you.

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