Comment on calibre 8.0

• non_burglar@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oh yeah, sorry. There is some vendor lock-in with all bookstores, but kobo looks the other way.

  I have calibre-web setup with kobo sync, so calibre-web pretends to be part of the kobo store to my reader and I’m able to add non-drm books to my reader while still using the kobo store if I like.

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  • solrize@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks yeah I don’t have a kobo reader so was asking if there was a way to read paid-for kobo downloaded books that have drm, similar to how decss lets you watch DVDs that you bought. I don’t mind paying for books but don’t want a locked down reading device with it’s own crappy software and possible invasive phoning home.

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    • CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Calibre cant natively strip DRM from ebooks, but there are third-party plugins for it that can and integrate pretty seamlessly into the process of adding the book to your library.

      I used it to strip the DRM from all of my Amazon bought ebooks back before they removed the download option.

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