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Zenreader - A new tool of reading and making notes on research for the Mac
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Posted by Franz Grieser
Dec 14, 2020 at 09:18 PM
Right now, Zenreader does not support table-of-content hyperlinks in PDF files; and navigating PDF files is a bit cumbersome (you can only PgUp and PgDn and jump to the first or last page but not to a particular page). However, Carlo was very responsive, when I contacted support and promised TOC hyperlinks for one of the January releases and considers a “Goto page” command für PDF files.
So far, I am impressed. For me, reading and annotating Kindle ebooks and getting my annotations and out is much easier in Zenreader than in the Kindle software on Windows or my iPad.
Posted by Franz Grieser
Dec 14, 2020 at 09:34 PM
Speaking of Kindle ebooks: Converting them to PDF files can be a real PITA. At least the ebooks with Amazon’s DRM protection.
Calibre usually works when it comes to converting DRM-free ebooks. But the newer Calibre versions do not work with Calibre’s DeDRM plugin. So I tried Epubor, a commercial tool that promised to convert DRM-protected Kindle ebooks to PDF. But you need the Windows Kindle software installed - but not the current Kindle software but an older version. That did the trick (at least for almost all my DRM-protected files).
Disclaimer: I do not know about the US and UK but in Germany you are permitted to make copies of DRM-protected ebooks for personal use (only).
Posted by xtabber
Dec 15, 2020 at 12:16 PM
DeDRM 7 will work with Python 3, and thus Calibre 5. It is currently in beta. Version 7.00b4 is now available from the DeDRM GitHub repository.
In the meantime, the best way to use DeDRM 6.x with Calibre is to install the portable version of Calibre 4.23 on an external drive or in a separate folder on an internal drive. Calibre portable is completely self-contained and will not interfere with an existing Calibre 5 installation. All previous versions are available from the Calibre web site.
Whether DRM can be removed from purchased ebooks for one’s personal use is somewhat of a grey area in the US. Publishers and book sellers like Amazon will tell you that the DMCA forbids it but have been careful not to test this in court for fear of an explicit adverse ruling.
Posted by Franz Grieser
Dec 15, 2020 at 12:24 PM
xtabber wrote:
>DeDRM 7 will work with Python 3, and thus Calibre 5. It is currently in
>beta. Version 7.00b4 is now available from the DeDRM GitHub repository.
>
>In the meantime, the best way to use DeDRM 6.x with Calibre is to
>install the portable version of Calibre 4.23 on an external drive or in
>a separate folder on an internal drive. Calibre portable is completely
>self-contained and will not interfere with an existing Calibre 5
>installation.
Yes, I forgot to mention that I first installed Calibre 5 and later on the portable version 4.xxx
Nevertheless, most of my DRM-protected Kindle ebooks could not be converted to PDF. That’s why I purchased a license for the Epubor software.