Topic Actions

Topic Search

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 14 guests

Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help please!

For anyone who might want to have a side conversation...you're welcome here!
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by kbus888   » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:53 pm

kbus888
Vice Admiral

Posts: 1980
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 11:58 pm
Location: Eastern Canada

Hi Spacekiwi

Most of my computers are Windows-based.

So, I'm interested in Windows-based software.

Thanks for answering my post.

R

Spacekiwi wrote:Kbus888, were you looking for the software for android software or for a windows or mac platform? I dont have the comp its installed on with me at the mo, and cant remember the name, but i found it by googling anti drm software ebooks, and the platform and file type i wanted to unlock. I had a look at calibre, which was recommended by someone else in this thread, and it looks pretty useful as well. searching for youtube videos can also help.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
..//* *\\
(/(..^..)\)
.._/'*'\_
.(,,,)^(,,,)

Love is a condition in which
the happiness of another
is essential to your own. - R Heinlein
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by kbus888   » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:56 pm

kbus888
Vice Admiral

Posts: 1980
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 11:58 pm
Location: Eastern Canada

Hi Spacekiwi

I already have the "calibre" softwre on my Windws machine.

It is the translator that refuses to process DRM protected files.

R

Spacekiwi wrote:Kbus888, were you looking for the software for android software or for a windows or mac platform? I dont have the comp its installed on with me at the mo, and cant remember the name, but i found it by googling anti drm software ebooks, and the platform and file type i wanted to unlock. I had a look at calibre, which was recommended by someone else in this thread, and it looks pretty useful as well. searching for youtube videos can also help.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
..//* *\\
(/(..^..)\)
.._/'*'\_
.(,,,)^(,,,)

Love is a condition in which
the happiness of another
is essential to your own. - R Heinlein
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by Spacekiwi   » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:26 pm

Spacekiwi
Admiral

Posts: 2634
Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:08 am
Location: New Zealand

kbus888 wrote:Hi Spacekiwi

I already have the "calibre" softwre on my Windows machine.

It is the translator that refuses to process DRM protected files.

R

Spacekiwi wrote:Kbus888, were you looking for the software for android software or for a windows or mac platform? I dont have the comp its installed on with me at the mo, and cant remember the name, but i found it by googling anti drm software ebooks, and the platform and file type i wanted to unlock. I had a look at calibre, which was recommended by someone else in this thread, and it looks pretty useful as well. searching for youtube videos can also help.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Ah. ok.
is the translator aspect of the unlocking just not working through calibre? Is it giving you a specific error message or just a general cant complete action error? And what file types is it refusing to translate? Multiple types, or just one type in particular? If worst comes to worst, try a new system other than calibre.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
`
Image


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
its not paranoia if its justified... :D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by Thirdbase   » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:17 am

Thirdbase
Admiral

Posts: 2186
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:27 pm

Spacekiwi wrote:Ah. ok.
is the translator aspect of the unlocking just not working through calibre? Is it giving you a specific error message or just a general cant complete action error? And what file types is it refusing to translate? Multiple types, or just one type in particular? If worst comes to worst, try a new system other than calibre.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Calibre doesn't process DRM encoded files. It's "nonpirating" software. So unless the programmers have hidden a backdoor method of bypassing DRM, it won't do anything with them.
------------
runsforcelery wrote:
Thirdbase wrote:I think that was the next novel.



Allow me to demonstrate my concision, brevity, and economy of phrase:

"Smart alec!" ;p
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by kbus888   » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:16 am

kbus888
Vice Admiral

Posts: 1980
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 11:58 pm
Location: Eastern Canada

Hi Thirdbase

Thanks for the info.

I guess I'll have to continue reading using kindle (not too bad a choice) even though I do prefer using some of the other readers out there.

R

Thirdbase wrote:
Spacekiwi wrote:Ah. ok.
is the translator aspect of the unlocking just not working through calibre? Is it giving you a specific error message or just a general cant complete action error? And what file types is it refusing to translate? Multiple types, or just one type in particular? If worst comes to worst, try a new system other than calibre.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Calibre doesn't process DRM encoded files. It's "nonpirating" software. So unless the programmers have hidden a backdoor method of bypassing DRM, it won't do anything with them.
..//* *\\
(/(..^..)\)
.._/'*'\_
.(,,,)^(,,,)

Love is a condition in which
the happiness of another
is essential to your own. - R Heinlein
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by Thirdbase   » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:39 pm

Thirdbase
Admiral

Posts: 2186
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:27 pm

kbus888 wrote:Hi Thirdbase

Thanks for the info.

I guess I'll have to continue reading using kindle (not too bad a choice) even though I do prefer using some of the other readers out there.

R

Thirdbase wrote:
Spacekiwi wrote:Ah. ok.
is the translator aspect of the unlocking just not working through calibre? Is it giving you a specific error message or just a general cant complete action error? And what file types is it refusing to translate? Multiple types, or just one type in particular? If worst comes to worst, try a new system other than calibre.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Calibre doesn't process DRM encoded files. It's "nonpirating" software. So unless the programmers have hidden a backdoor method of bypassing DRM, it won't do anything with them.


I have a Sony eReader, and just got a Sony Android tablet. I'm quite annoyed at the tablet, because the instruction manual has where the on/off button is and that is about all. It took me 20 minutes to figure out how to get it out of sleep mode.
------------
runsforcelery wrote:
Thirdbase wrote:I think that was the next novel.



Allow me to demonstrate my concision, brevity, and economy of phrase:

"Smart alec!" ;p
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by Spacekiwi   » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:55 pm

Spacekiwi
Admiral

Posts: 2634
Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:08 am
Location: New Zealand

Thirdbase wrote:
Spacekiwi wrote:Ah. ok.
is the translator aspect of the unlocking just not working through calibre? Is it giving you a specific error message or just a general cant complete action error? And what file types is it refusing to translate? Multiple types, or just one type in particular? If worst comes to worst, try a new system other than calibre.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Calibre doesn't process DRM encoded files. It's "nonpirating" software. So unless the programmers have hidden a backdoor method of bypassing DRM, it won't do anything with them.




I was meaning that the file translation system in calibre between foemats, was that working properly? For normal files, as well as recently unlocked files now without drm. sometimes the unlocking software leaves you unable to change the file format afterwards due to problems in the code.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
`
Image


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
its not paranoia if its justified... :D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by Thirdbase   » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:46 pm

Thirdbase
Admiral

Posts: 2186
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:27 pm

Spacekiwi wrote:
Thirdbase wrote:
Spacekiwi wrote:Ah. ok.
is the translator aspect of the unlocking just not working through calibre? Is it giving you a specific error message or just a general cant complete action error? And what file types is it refusing to translate? Multiple types, or just one type in particular? If worst comes to worst, try a new system other than calibre.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Calibre doesn't process DRM encoded files. It's "nonpirating" software. So unless the programmers have hidden a backdoor method of bypassing DRM, it won't do anything with them.




I was meaning that the file translation system in calibre between foemats, was that working properly? For normal files, as well as recently unlocked files now without drm. sometimes the unlocking software leaves you unable to change the file format afterwards due to problems in the code.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


I've only acquired one DRM encoded file, and once I removed the DRM, Calibre changed its format with no problem.
------------
runsforcelery wrote:
Thirdbase wrote:I think that was the next novel.



Allow me to demonstrate my concision, brevity, and economy of phrase:

"Smart alec!" ;p
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by Spacekiwi   » Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:17 pm

Spacekiwi
Admiral

Posts: 2634
Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:08 am
Location: New Zealand

What are you having problems with then?



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
`
Image


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
its not paranoia if its justified... :D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Top
Re: Android Readers for DW material? Opinions and Help plea
Post by Thirdbase   » Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:50 pm

Thirdbase
Admiral

Posts: 2186
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:27 pm

Spacekiwi wrote:What are you having problems with then?



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Its not paranoia if its justified.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Um, I never said I was. I was only answering questions about Calibre.

Problems with my tablet, consist only of the constant guessing games as to how to get it to do what I want, where things are hidden in memory, why it zooms/unzooms sometimes and doesn't other times, and so on and so on.

For example I learned how to copy/paste on accident the other day, and open things in a new tab. Although the copy/paste doesn't always work.
------------
runsforcelery wrote:
Thirdbase wrote:I think that was the next novel.



Allow me to demonstrate my concision, brevity, and economy of phrase:

"Smart alec!" ;p
Top

Return to Free-Range Topics...