• Hyperreality
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    611 months ago

    Doesn’t calibre also have a built in converter?

    It used to be able to strip DRM from stuff too, but I think they got rid of that for legal reasons.

    • @jayandp@sh.itjust.works
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      811 months ago

      Yes, Calibre can convert to most formats.

      DRM removal is not a feature of Calibre, but of plugins you can add to it. Kobo and Adobe DRM have plugins available. Amazon DRM plugin is in a poor state as Amazon cracked down on a major method earlier this year.

      • Hyperreality
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        11 months ago

        Think I did it that way for some books.

        I also seem to remember there being another workaround, by exporting it to my old sony e-reader via the official sony app, which is so old it doesn’t have proper DRM, but I did have to sign up for adobe digital editions or some or other BS. Something like that. End result was a DRM free epub.

        Huge waste of time, especially for something I’d paid full price for, so after that I gave up on buying ebooks, and simply pirated them.

        Just like with DVDs back in the day and streaming now, you get a shittier experience if you pay full price. Better to pirate.