Convert EBX to pdf

Douill' · 05-25-2008, 06:57 AM

Hi all,
Lately I have read lots of free ebooks. Most of them were in pdf format.
As I really enjoyed it, I was thinking about buying a smartphone, enabling me to read during transport (I need a new phone too

).

Yesterday I bought an ebook for the first time. I was aware of some protected format like .lit or some encrypted pdf files, but I did not know about the adobe digital edition .ETD format.
For the time being all I tried to turn it in .pdf failed. So I am very disapointed since I planned to buy more books on this website (vault.com) in order to read them in my future smartphone in transports!

Please help me if there is any trick.

ps: I apologize for my weird english. It's not my mother tongue

HarryT · 05-25-2008, 10:37 AM

Such books can only be read on a PC.

Douill' · 05-25-2008, 01:58 PM

Well, this is what I thought first, but as it is possible to print it, I guess that it might exist a trick to turn it into pdf (you know, with a virtual printer able to crack the encription).
What do you think?

Peter Sorotokin · 05-25-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Douill'

Hi all,
Yesterday I bought an ebook for the first time. I was aware of some protected format like .lit or some encrypted pdf files, but I did not know about the adobe digital edition .EBX format.
For the time being all I tried to turn it in .pdf failed. So I am very disapointed since I planned to buy more books on this website (vault.com) in order to read them in my future smartphone in transports!

EBX is not an ebook format, it is a sort of electronic receipt that can be used by various readers to download the actual book and its decryption key. You need to install Adobe Digital Editions software and then open the EBX file that you have with it. Adobe Reader 7 (but not 8) would work as well, but I would advise against using that unless you absolutely have to.

HarryT · 05-26-2008, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Douill'

Well, this is what I thought first, but as it is possible to print it, I guess that it might exist a trick to turn it into pdf (you know, with a virtual printer able to crack the encription).
What do you think?

I think that if you wanted a portable eBook, this was not a good format to buy a book in. MobiPocket or Microsoft Reader format gives you a lot more flexibility.

Douill' · 05-26-2008, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I think that if you wanted a portable eBook, this was not a good format to buy a book in. MobiPocket or Microsoft Reader format gives you a lot more flexibility.

Well on the website they said "Buy PDF version", so I didn't thnik that it would be this kind of "online" format

Well I won't do the same mistake next time, and I will carefully read about the format available

Douill' · 05-26-2008, 05:33 PM

I have just thought about taking screen captures and then convert the image to text... that would be a long process, but it's the only solution I can see here

05-25-2008, 06:57 AM	#1
Douill' Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Nothing... for the time being	Convert ETD to pdf Hi all, Lately I have read lots of free ebooks. Most of them were in pdf format. As I really enjoyed it, I was thinking about buying a smartphone, enabling me to read during transport (I need a new phone too ). Yesterday I bought an ebook for the first time. I was aware of some protected format like .lit or some encrypted pdf files, but I did not know about the adobe digital edition .ETD format. For the time being all I tried to turn it in .pdf failed. So I am very disapointed since I planned to buy more books on this website (vault.com) in order to read them in my future smartphone in transports! Please help me if there is any trick. ps: I apologize for my weird english. It's not my mother tongue Last edited by Douill'; 05-26-2008 at 05:34 PM. Reason: it's ETD and not EBX...

05-25-2008, 01:58 PM	#3
Douill' Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Nothing... for the time being	yeah but... Well, this is what I thought first, but as it is possible to print it, I guess that it might exist a trick to turn it into pdf (you know, with a virtual printer able to crack the encription). What do you think?

05-26-2008, 05:33 PM	#7
Douill' Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Nothing... for the time being	capture I have just thought about taking screen captures and then convert the image to text... that would be a long process, but it's the only solution I can see here

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Such books can only be read on a PC.

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