Re: Re: Barnes & Noble Expects $1b In Digital Book Sales By 2013

A quick google will turn up loads of instructions for removing DRM  
from ebooks and there's an application called Calibre that does a good  
job of interpreting a bunch of formats and turning them into epubs or  
whatever you want.

I have used Calibre on some pdf files I have and it worked well, but  
haven't tried to remove DRM because it just seemed like too much work.

Margaret

On 21-Sep-10, at 10:12 AM, joseph harris wrote:

> ;-) Welcome to the world of ebooks! I understand the Gutenberg Bible  
> is still readable in the original.
>
> In all seriousness, the failures of device companies to ensure  
> continued access is probably the biggest obstacle to ebook growth. I  
> think those in to the market in past eighteen month have been  
> addressing that. But they all require a propritary format to get th  
> e best out of their precise device. I still think there is no real  
> chalenge to pdf, which is now useable on the iPad I hear.
>
> I am surprised if scripts to solve the problems of access to old  
> formats have not been written. Most old WP formats can be untangled,  
> though it can stil l be some hassle. Surely there are software  
> writers that have devised the answers - most likely open source and  
> freeware.
>
> Joseph



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