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

Originally Posted by atomic_monkey

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?

I don't really know, but I suggest you to try the method for Barnes and Noble .EPUB books first.

[phdnofuddy]

I read the entire thread, followed all instructions, installed Python 2.6 and PyCrypto successfully or so it seemed.
I saved the code for ineptkey.pyw and ineptepub.pyw together in a C:FreeEpub directory.

I double-click on ineptkey.pyw and get nothing. Help please?

Not sure if this helps, but in Explorer the "type" attribute said "Python file (no console)" when I first saved the code pasted into Notepad as a .pyw file and in the "open with" dialog, the file was associated with "pythonw".

I also used "open with" dialog to change the default program to "python" and the type attribute changed to "PYW File", but still nothing on double-click, except the python command window opened briefly and then disappeared.

Ideas?

Windows 7 Pro
Python 2.6.5 32-bit
PyCrypto 2.0.1 32-bit
ineptkey 5.2
ineptepub 5


Thanks!

Originally Posted by phdnofuddy

I double-click on ineptkey.pyw and get nothing. Help please?

Not sure if this helps, but in Explorer the "type" attribute said "Python file (no console)" when I first saved the code pasted into Notepad as a .pyw file and in the "open with" dialog, the file was associated with "pythonw".

I also used "open with" dialog to change the default program to "python" and the type attribute changed to "PYW File", but still nothing on double-click, except the python command window opened briefly and then disappeared.

PYW files are used in Windows to indicate a script needs to be run using PYTHONW.EXE instead of PYTHON.EXE in order to prevent a DOS console from popping up to display the output. So you need to use PYTHONW.EXE for opening your PYW files.

[KBB]

Does this work using a Mac? I have all the files on my old PC, but I want to get rid of it and start downloading and freeing my new books only on my Mac.

[phdnofuddy]

@Stream Recorder - thanks, but I tried to double click when the file was associated with pythonw AND python - neither worked. Thought I explained in my post, but obviously that bit wasn't clear.

Anyone have a suggestion of something I haven't tried that might make it work?

Originally Posted by phdnofuddy

@Stream Recorder - thanks, but I tried to double click when the file was associated with pythonw AND python - neither worked. Thought I explained in my post, but obviously that bit wasn't clear.

Try to download from pastie.org, not to copy-paste (Just hit the download link). And make sure to save ineptkey.pyw as a file with a .PYW extension (not .PY, not .TXT,...).

[yarnin]

Hello

after reading all the pages on this forum and excuting the steps i am still hitting a dead-end.

i am using the following:

-win 7 Pro
-Python 2.7
-crypto 2.3
-ineptkey_v43
-ineptepub(v4.1)

i managed to creat the .der file
but whenever i am trying to run the ineptepub csript -nothing happen
i am not seeing any box in which to enter the book or select anything else...

can anyone list the correct set of Versions to use in order to remove the Adobe DRM from an epub file ?
pluse,

-where do you see the log ?
-when running the phytonw.exe nothing happen but when i run the Pyhoton.exe i am getting a command line in which i am able to execute the first script but not the other...


please help - as i am getting no help from the Adobe support department
make me mad to realize i paid for a book that i cant read ....


please help

Thank you.

Originally Posted by yarnin

can anyone list the correct set of Versions to use in order to remove the Adobe DRM from an epub file ?
pluse,

ineptepub.pyw 5.2 was reported to work well.

[or-reader-2011]

I have ineptepub version 5.2 and pycrypto installed... when attempting to decrypt, I receive the error:

Error: File name in directory "..." and header "..." differ.

I haven't found this answered elsewhere in the forum. Can anyone advise on how to respond to this error message?

[or-reader-2011]

Never mind, it was a corrupt zip file. I didn't see my exact error in the thread, but after digging around I tried to re-zip the file and it worked without a problem.

Related thread:
ineptepub.py error: zipfile.BadZipfile: File name in directory OPS/ and header differ