pc kindle book to sony prs-650 ?

whereami48 · 10-26-2010, 03:19 AM

Hi
I'm new here so sorry if the question has been asked before.

I have just downloaded Amazons kindle for pc, and purchased a book for my wife.

How do I get the book onto my sony ereader ? or have I made a Boo Boo! and the book cannot be transferred to other readers ?

I assumed it would just be a file that I could convert to epub.
I have Calibre and use that for my book organising.

church mouse · 10-26-2010, 03:32 AM

Your book will almost certainly have Amazon's drm. If so, Calibre cannot convert it unless you free the book of the drm.

If you want to look in to freeing e-books of drm google ApprenticeAlf.

Once drm is removed, then Calibre can convert it to epub.

AlexBell · 10-26-2010, 03:37 AM

If the Kindle ebook has DRM, and most of them do, then no, you won't be able to change its format from mobi or azw or (shudder) Topaz to ePub until you remove the DRM. Sony readers use ePub, Kindles use mobi or azw.

I think you'll find that it is against MobileRead policy to discuss ways to remove DRM. However Apprentice Alf and private messages are your friends.

And you may get some help or pointers in the Sony forum.

Regards, Alex

PS. Sorry, I hadn't seen church mouse's post before I did mine; and I meant the calibre forum.

wallcraft · 10-26-2010, 09:54 AM

The tools_v2.0 bundle includes easy to use plug ins for Calibre that strip DRM (encryption) when you import to Calibre. Once DRM-free, Calibre can convert AZW to ePub. Apprentice Alf's Blog is always a good place to start for the DRM state of play, and don't forget to look in the comments.

pendragginp · 10-26-2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

The tools_v2.0 bundle includes easy to use plug ins for Calibre that strip DRM (encryption) when you import to Calibre.

Really? Did not know this.

And Apprentice Alf is indeed my friend. I haven't visited him in awhile though. Is this new?

wallcraft · 10-26-2010, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pendragginp

Is this new?

The tools bundle has included a plug in for K4PC for a while. What is new in tools_v2.0 is detailed READMEs and plug ins for more DRM schemes (e.g. Adobe and B&N ePubs). As before, there are also stand-alone DRM stripping utilities.

whereami48 · 10-27-2010, 03:04 AM

Thanks guys, I have been playing around with what was recommended, and managed to do the DRM strip (well it came up as successful !), but still cannot get Calibre to recognise the stripped file ?

AlexBell · 10-27-2010, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whereami48

Thanks guys, I have been playing around with what was recommended, and managed to do the DRM strip (well it came up as successful !), but still cannot get Calibre to recognise the stripped file ?

I still think you'll get more help on the Calibre forum

Regards, Alex

whereami48 · 10-27-2010, 03:25 AM

Well I played around a little more and realised that I had d/loaded the earlier "tools".
I have now got the newer version with the Calibre plugin and Wahoo! its done.
Thanks again for the help

Pagali · 10-28-2010, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

The tools bundle has included a plug in for K4PC for a while. What is new in tools_v2.0 is detailed READMEs and plug ins for more DRM schemes (e.g. Adobe and B&N ePubs). As before, there are also stand-alone DRM stripping utilities.

I was still using the old standalone methods, so this is great! They're up to v.2.1 now, btw...

jessicalynn · 10-28-2010, 01:56 AM

I have calibre but I can't figure out where these tools can be downloaded from. Am I missing something very obvious?

eta-I figured it out on my own using a combination of forum searching and google.

pendragginp · 11-02-2010, 07:04 AM

Thanks wallcraft. =)

mikaelalind · 11-02-2010, 07:13 AM

Thank you, Wallcraft!

10-26-2010, 03:19 AM	#1
whereami48 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 14 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: sony prs-650	pc kindle book to sony prs-650 ? Hi I'm new here so sorry if the question has been asked before. I have just downloaded Amazons kindle for pc, and purchased a book for my wife. How do I get the book onto my sony ereader ? or have I made a Boo Boo! and the book cannot be transferred to other readers ? I assumed it would just be a file that I could convert to epub. I have Calibre and use that for my book organising.

10-26-2010, 03:37 AM	#3
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,059 Karma: 7303830 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad mini, Lenovo 2 A7 tablet	If the Kindle ebook has DRM, and most of them do, then no, you won't be able to change its format from mobi or azw or (shudder) Topaz to ePub until you remove the DRM. Sony readers use ePub, Kindles use mobi or azw. I think you'll find that it is against MobileRead policy to discuss ways to remove DRM. However Apprentice Alf and private messages are your friends. And you may get some help or pointers in the Sony forum. Regards, Alex PS. Sorry, I hadn't seen church mouse's post before I did mine; and I meant the calibre forum. Last edited by AlexBell; 10-26-2010 at 03:40 AM. Reason: Corrected text

10-27-2010, 03:04 AM	#7
whereami48 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 14 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: sony prs-650	Thanks guys, I have been playing around with what was recommended, and managed to do the DRM strip (well it came up as successful !), but still cannot get Calibre to recognise the stripped file ? Last edited by whereami48; 10-27-2010 at 03:26 AM.

10-28-2010, 01:56 AM	#11
jessicalynn Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 10099 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook First Gen (broken), iPad, Kindle Touch SO	I have calibre but I can't figure out where these tools can be downloaded from. Am I missing something very obvious? eta-I figured it out on my own using a combination of forum searching and google. Last edited by jessicalynn; 10-28-2010 at 04:59 PM.

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10-26-2010, 03:32 AM	#2
church mouse Addict Posts: 290 Karma: 4853626 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo H2O, Tolino Vision 3HD, Energy Sistem Pro HD	Your book will almost certainly have Amazon's drm. If so, Calibre cannot convert it unless you free the book of the drm. If you want to look in to freeing e-books of drm google ApprenticeAlf. Once drm is removed, then Calibre can convert it to epub.

10-26-2010, 09:54 AM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The tools_v2.0 bundle includes easy to use plug ins for Calibre that strip DRM (encryption) when you import to Calibre. Once DRM-free, Calibre can convert AZW to ePub. Apprentice Alf's Blog is always a good place to start for the DRM state of play, and don't forget to look in the comments.

10-27-2010, 03:25 AM	#9
whereami48 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 14 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: sony prs-650	Well I played around a little more and realised that I had d/loaded the earlier "tools". I have now got the newer version with the Calibre plugin and Wahoo! its done. Thanks again for the help

11-02-2010, 07:04 AM	#12
pendragginp Guru Posts: 933 Karma: 4041555 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	Thanks wallcraft. =)

11-02-2010, 07:13 AM	#13
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	Thank you, Wallcraft!

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