Getting the Tools Where can I get the latest version of these free DRM removal tools? Right here at github. Just go to the releases page and download the latest zip archive of the tools, named De DRM_tools_ X. X. X.zip, where X. X. X is the version number. You do not need to download the Source Code archive. Installing the Tools The calibre plugin I am trying to install the calibre plugin, but calibre keeps on saying that the plugin is invalid. You might be trying to add the tools archive (e.g. De DRM_tools_ a.zip) instead of the plugin. The tools archive is not a calibre plugin. It is a collection of various DRM removal tools which includes the calibre plugin. You must unzip the archive, and install the calibre plugin ( De DRM_plugin.zip) from a folder called “ De DRM_calibre_plugin” in the unzipped archive. I’ve fully unzipped the tools archive, but I can’t find the calibre plugin when I try to add them to calibre. I use Windows. You should select the zip file that is in the “ De DRM_calibre_plugin” folder, not any files inside the plugin’s zip archive. Make sure you are selecting from the tools folder that you created when you right unzipped the tools archive and not selecting a file inside the still-zipped tools archive. ( The problem is that Windows will allow apps to browse inside zip archives without needing to unzip them first. If there are zip archives inside the main zip archives, Windows will show them as unzipped as well. So what happens is people will unzip the De DRM_tools_ X. X. X.zip to a folder, but when using calibre they will actually navigate to the still zipped file by mistake and cannot tell they have done so because they do not have file extensions showing. So to the unwary Windows user, it appears that the zip archive was unzipped and that everything inside it was unzipped as well so there is no way to install the plugins. This is why we strongly recommend.
A couple of weeks ago I posted an article about how to remove DRM from Kindle ebooks in four easy steps. This time around I’ve got a tutorial on how to easily remove Adobe DRM from e Pub and PDF ebooks. All you have to do is install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer, along with a free ebook management program called Calibre, and a handy plugin or two for Calibre that automatically removes DRM from ebooks upon import. It’s so easy anyone can do it. One of the biggest problems with ebooks is DRM. It locks ebooks into certain platforms so that you can only read your purchased ebooks on specific apps and devices. As if that’s not bad enough a lot of the time ebooks that you spend good money on are horribly formatted by the author or publisher, and if the ebook has DRM there’s not much you can do about it. But if you go ahead and remove the DRM from your purchased ebooks you can read them on whichever devices or apps that you want. Plus you can easily control all aspects of layout using Calibre to modify the ebook’s CSS file. Another great thing about Calibre is you can use it to manage your entire ebook library from all ebookstores in one centralized location instead of having your ebook library fragmented across different platforms. Disclaimer: Removing DRM is a highly-controversial subject, and is in fact considered illegal in some countries, including the US and Canada. This article is intended as only a guide for people that choose to take responsibility for removing the DRM from their purchased ebooks in order to have greater control over their own purchased content. I don’t promote or condone piracy in any shape or form. Removing Adobe DRM Guide These directions are based on using a Windows 7 PC. Details may differ slightly for Mac users and for other versions of Windows. Make sure to read the Read Me files located in the plugins folder for additional.
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