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Discworld reading order guide (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/discworld@lemmy.ml

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I've heard it's not too hard to recoup your value for your $18, by making the books actually readable on your devices:

https://github.com/subdavis/kobo-book-downloader?tab=readme-ov-file#alternatives-to-kobodl

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks! I'll have to try that. When I got the epub downloaded from ADE my reader said it was encrypted and even suggested a search to remove the DRM.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Welp, I tried all that but it can't remove the DRM. Guess this is the last time I buy ebooks.

[–] FoolHen@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Did it convert it to .epub? If so you can remove epub DRM with Calibre and the DRM recover plugin

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It popped up in calibre and knew the title but wouldn't open. I didn't see a dedrm button or option.

[–] FoolHen@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You have to install the plugin. You can get it from https://github.com/ramanveerji/DeDRM_tools . It removes DRM automatically when adding a book to the library.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 1 points 9 months ago

I have that. It imported the 2 certs it found. Still doesn't work.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That sucks, sorry.

I wanted to purchase that same bundle, but I didn't want the hassle of getting DRM books into my device ecosystem, so I skipped it, since I noticed it was through Kobo.

For what it's worth, I've had great luck with purchasing other (explicitly DRM Free) Humble Bundles (i.e. Tor books).

But I can understand wanting one reliable place to shop. It's a shame that the one reliable place to shop for widely compatible eBooks seems to be the high seas, at the moment. Yo ho!