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HarryPutnam
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July 25, 2013
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How to convert epub with drm to something Mobi can read

  • July 25, 2013
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Probably considered heretical... but I wonder if there is some way to convert my drm protected *.ascm come *.epub, to something mobi pocket reader can read.

I'm sorry to say that the mobi interface just seems quite a bit nicer to me.

I'm not talking about some nasty hack-ola baloney here... these are books I have paid for and not looking to break the drm, just allow mobi to know about the licensing... and formatted so mobi can read it.

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    Sewansfawein
    Participant
    December 13, 2013

    Yeah, i agree with the solutions above, and i'd like to share my way with you here! If you want to transfer your ePub format to MOBI, you can either try Calibre or iPubsoft ePub to MOBI Converter! And if you want to realise the opposite function, view this guide here which tells you how to convert MOBI files to ePub, which i think is also very useful:

    http://www.ipubsoft.com/mobi-to-epub-converter-for-mac/how-to-convert-mobi-to-epub-for-mac.html

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    sjpt
    Inspiring
    December 13, 2013

    Just as a warning to people reading here ...

    I'm pretty sure that none of these addresses the original question 'epub with DRM'.

    Is that correct?

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    dadoudou
    Participant
    December 13, 2013

    You can have a try iStonsoft MOBI to ePub Converter for Mac to Convert MOBI to ePub on Mac,Follow Step-by-step Guide:

    Step 1: Import MOBI books

    Step 2: Output folder

    Step 3: Start conversion

    How to Convert MOBI to ePub on Mac

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    Anonymous
    December 12, 2013

    PS :  Does iPad NOT still have the Kindle reader available? Or an old Mobi reader like Adobe Digital Editions or the really old direct Mobi reader? It might be better to read the books on your new equipment in their native format than to play with conversion.

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    sjpt
    Inspiring
    July 26, 2013

    No possible except via DRM stripping, I am afraid.

    What device are you using Mobi on? 

    If it's a tablet, there are quite a few eReader apps for Android and iPad that will take Adobe DRM (Bluefire, Aldiko (not iPad),  Overdrive).

    Might be worth checking them out.

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    HarryPutnamAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 26, 2013

    sjpt wrote:

    No possible except via DRM stripping, I am afraid.

    What device are you using Mobi on? 

    If it's a tablet, there are quite a few eReader apps for Android and iPad that will take Adobe DRM (Bluefire, Aldiko (not iPad),  Overdrive).

    Might be worth checking them out.

    Ahh poop.  Too bad

    reading on PCs (desktop and small laptop)

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    sjpt
    Inspiring
    July 27, 2013

    You could also try Sony Reader.  That is designed to go with Sony eReader devices but is a free download that can work standalone, and can read Adobe DRM books.

    I don't like it very much, but you may happen to prefer it to ADE.

    http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/topics/reader-for-pc

    You might also try the older ADE.  That gives a better reading experience to my mind than the new one, as well as having many fewer bugs.

    There are lots of bugs in ADE2.0.  Try replacing ADE2.0 with the older but more reliable v1.7.2.

    (You can have them both installed at once if you like.)

    Version 1.7.2, it is a little difficult to find, available on Adobe site for Windows and for Mac.

    http://helpx.adobe.com/digital-editions/kb/cant-install-digital-editions.html

    The forum software is sometimes corrupting the link above.  There shouldn't be a blank in 'editio ns.html'.  The following redirects to the same page: http://tinyurl.com/diged172

    For non-DRM books, try Calibre.  http://calibre-ebook.com/

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