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Old 03-18-2011, 11:49 AM
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Re: Removing DRM from Amazon topaz file: Error: 'Authors' DRM Removal Failed.


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Originally Posted by Stream Recorder View Post
I added about 40+ .AZW ebooks from Amazon (downloaded with Kindle for PC) to Calibre. The program didn't produce any error. I tried several .MOBI ebooks Calibre created and was able to open them with Kindle for PC, Kindle and Kindle DX.

Try to convert your unDRMed .MOBI ebooks to some other format (preferably to the one that you will be using on your PC, ebook reader, tablet, cell phone,...). Let me know how it goes.
calibre, version 0.7.49
ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Convert book 1 of 1 (B004MDLJW4 EBOK)

Convert book 1 of 1 (B004MDLJW4 EBOK)
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 0.7.49
{'asciiize': False,
'author_sort': None,
'authors': None,
'base_font_size': 0.0,
'book_producer': None,
'change_justification': u'original',
'chapter': u"//*[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., 'chapter|book|section|part|prologue|epilogue\\s+', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']",
'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak',
'comments': None,
'cover': None,
'custom_size': None,
'debug_pipeline': None,
'dehyphenate': True,
'delete_blank_paragraphs': True,
'disable_font_rescaling': False,
'enable_heuristics': False,
'extra_css': None,
'fix_indents': True,
'font_size_mapping': None,
'format_scene_breaks': True,
'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4,
'input_encoding': None,
'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x04C4B570>,
'insert_blank_line': False,
'insert_metadata': False,
'isbn': None,
'italicize_common_cases': True,
'keep_ligatures': False,
'language': None,
'level1_toc': None,
'level2_toc': None,
'level3_toc': None,
'line_height': 0.0,
'linearize_tables': False,
'margin_bottom': 5.0,
'margin_left': 5.0,
'margin_right': 5.0,
'margin_top': 5.0,
'markup_chapter_headings': True,
'max_toc_links': 50,
'minimum_line_height': 120.0,
'no_chapters_in_toc': False,
'no_inline_navbars': False,
'orientation': u'portrait',
'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.OutputProfile object at 0x04C4B750>,
'page_breaks_before': u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']",
'paper_size': u'a4',
'prefer_metadata_cover': False,
'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False,
'pretty_print': False,
'pubdate': None,
'publisher': None,
'rating': None,
'read_metadata_from_opf': 'c:\\users\\fernando\\appdata\\local\\temp\\calibr e_0.7.49_tmp_mqh0xy\\calibre_0.7.49_v9gwde.opf',
'remove_first_image': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5,
'renumber_headings': True,
'replace_scene_breaks': u'',
'series': None,
'series_index': None,
'smarten_punctuation': False,
'sr1_replace': None,
'sr1_search': None,
'sr2_replace': None,
'sr2_search': None,
'sr3_replace': None,
'sr3_search': None,
'tags': None,
'timestamp': None,
'title': None,
'title_sort': None,
'toc_filter': None,
'toc_threshold': 6,
'unit': 'inch',
'unwrap_lines': True,
'use_auto_toc': False,
'verbose': 2}
InputFormatPlugin: MOBI Input running
on C:\Users\Fernando\Documents\My Kindle Content\Unknown\B004MDLJW4 EBOK (2)\B004MDLJW4 EBOK - Unknown.azw
Python function terminated unexpectedly
This is an Amazon Topaz book. It cannot be processed. (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 103, in main
File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 110, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 31, in gui_convert_override
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 25, in gui_convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plumber.py", line 904, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 204, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\mobi\input.py", line 26, in convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\mobi\reader.py", line 270, in __init__
calibre.ebooks.mobi.reader.TopazError: This is an Amazon Topaz book. It cannot be processed.


my highlights in bold. I believe its a problem with TOPAZ format.
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