I'm there in theory. Just haven't got organized enough to strip DRM in practice.
But I'll keep my favorite hardbacks anyway - Bujold, Heyer, Dunnett, etc. I'm just more ... comfortable, secure, happy, something ... with them around the house.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
bennett - Dec 06, 2013 10:45:10 am PST #21698 of 28370
Amy - Dec 06, 2013 10:47:18 am PST #21699 of 28370
Because books.
How do you strip DRM? Or maybe I should ask why you do?
Dana - Dec 06, 2013 10:50:27 am PST #21700 of 28370
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
You do, because then you can convert it to different formats, and it ensures you can keep a copy of the ebook without being subject to (for example) Amazon's whim.
As to how, you use Calibre. If you google, there are good instructions about how to do it. It's not too difficult.
Jessica - Dec 06, 2013 10:53:04 am PST #21701 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Or maybe I should ask why you do?
Mostly in order to be able to read an e-book on a different device - most of the library books available through BPL are Adobe Protected PDFs (through Overdrive), which the last time I checked can only be opened on a PC. Not a Mac, and not on a mobile device. So I strip the DRM in order to put them on my phone/iPad/Kindle/etc.
Likewise, if I ever decide I want to switch to a non-Kindle e-reader, I would either have to break the DRM on my Amazon books or buy them all again.
[edit: And yeah, Calibre plugins will do this easily.]
meara - Dec 06, 2013 10:53:08 am PST #21702 of 28370
What Dana said. Also, because I hate the way Amazon organizes (or rather, DOESN"T organize) my purchased Kindle books. I can't sort them like I want. I prefer Calibre for that. It also allows you if one site is having a deal on a book to buy it at that site, and then put it on your other-type-of-device.
meara - Dec 06, 2013 10:54:35 am PST #21703 of 28370
Jessica, I haven't stripped any library books (though admittedly, most of the library books I've read electronically have been pretty terrible). But you can use the overdrive app on iPad or iPhone, and it's pretty nice. And I've downloaded them to my kindle also, though it's a bit more of a step (so these days I mostly ipad, if I"m reading library books)
Amy - Dec 06, 2013 11:00:33 am PST #21704 of 28370
Because books.
Amazon better not take my books away.
I have Calibre, but I haven't really played with it. I guess I should do that.
Jessica - Dec 06, 2013 11:10:25 am PST #21705 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
you can use the overdrive app on iPad or iPhone, and it's pretty nice.
Oh, that's good to know! The last time I borrowed a library e-book, it was not mobile-compatible in any way. (And then after I'd finally wrangled it into a format Kindle would read, the formatting was all fucked up and it was no fun to read anyway. YOU WIN THIS TIME, COPYRIGHT LAW!)
Kat - Dec 06, 2013 11:35:18 am PST #21706 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jessica, I haven't stripped any library books (though admittedly, most of the library books I've read electronically have been pretty terrible). But you can use the overdrive app on iPad or iPhone, and it's pretty nice. And I've downloaded them to my kindle also, though it's a bit more of a step (so these days I mostly ipad, if I"m reading library books)
I don't use the overdrive app (though I probably should), instead I use Adobe Digital Editions which works fine, though not speedily. I also read them on my nook, ipad, and my computer.
Consuela - Dec 06, 2013 2:24:40 pm PST #21707 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I've used Overdrive to download library books to my Kindle, but I can't strip them of DRM (nor would I feel comfortable doing so).
How do you strip DRM? Or maybe I should ask why you do?
Amy, I posted a link upthread within the last week: it's a blog post about DRM and books and using Calibre to manage an ebook library. It has pretty much all the information you could want, plus screenshots.