How to remove DRM from sony ebooks (BBeB and EPUB) with ineptkey.pyw, inepepub.pyw

[KBB]

I just got a new computer. Does this work on a Mac? If so, how?

[dinker99]

I just viewed the book in Calibre and printed it to PDF using CutePDF, seems a lot simpler.

Originally Posted by dinker99

I just viewed the book in Calibre and printed it to PDF using CutePDF, seems a lot simpler.

Are you sure the file you tried had any DRM protection?

[dinker99]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

Are you sure the file you tried had any DRM protection?

Well, Calibre wouldn`t convert it to a PDF and the Adobe PDF printer didn`t produce any output. I also had success by using Calibre to print to a TIF and then running that through Omnipage Professional.

Originally Posted by dinker99

I also had success by using Calibre to print to a TIF and then running that through Omnipage Professional.

I use Abbyy Finereader and freeware Cuneiform instead. The problem is that using OCR takes too much time and is not 100% perfect.

[atomic_monkey]

Like a lot of people in this thread, I know nothing about computers. I downloaded Adobe Digital Editions, Python, PyCrypto, ineptkey.pyw.txt, aineptepub.pyw.txt, and put both scripts (i.e. both txt files) into a single folder.

I have no idea how to do steps 7 and 8. You computer whizziz mistakenly think they are self-explanatory. There are not:

7. Run ineptkey.pyw
8. Run ineptepub.pyw

How do I "run" them? I've extracted the text file, but what do I do with it? I tried copying-and-pasting them into Windows Command Prompt/DOS. That did nothing.

I see that Python has its own command prompt window. I figured I'm supposed to copy the script text into that, but that's impossible. When I'm in the Python command window it appears that "right clicking" is disabled -- I am not able to call up the option to paste something. Futhermore, there is no drop down menu in Python command prompt that gives me a "paste" option. So short of retyping the entire script, it is impossible for me to enter it into Python.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank.

[Drisanna]

You should just need to rename the .txt files to change the extension to .pyw. Then in explorer, double click on the file name. That runs them, as they are already associated with Python.

Hope this helps.

[atomic_monkey]

Originally Posted by Drisanna

You should just need to rename the .txt files to change the extension to .pyw. Then in explorer, double click on the file name. That runs them, as they are already associated with Python.

Hope this helps.

Thanks. The definiately hepled.

I ran the first script successfully ("key successfully retrieved to adeptkey.der"). I ran the second script and it pulled up the "Automated Inept ePub Decyrpter" window.

But when I try to de-DRM the book I'm getting an error message. It says "Error in: [book title] problem decrytping session key".

What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

Originally Posted by atomic_monkey

But when I try to de-DRM the book I'm getting an error message. It says "Error in: [book title] problem decrytping session key".

ineptepub.pyw error: Problem decrypting session key

[atomic_monkey]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

ineptepub.pyw error: Problem decrypting session key

Thanks. But before I give this a try, let me make sure I am going down the right path.

I know there are (at least) two different threads in this forum for removing DRM from .epub files. There's this thread and there's one for .epub books bought from Barnes and Noble.

The book I'm trying to crack is on my Nook. However, I didn't buy it directly from Barnes and Noble. I bought it from a British site (pickabook.com). I assume that means I should be using the DRM-cracking method detailed in this thread, not the method from the Barnes and Noble .epub thread. Is that right?

Thanks again.