Welcome to the tools!

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This ReadMe_First.txt is meant to give users a quick overview of what is available

and how to get started. This document is part of the Tools v5.5.3 archive.

The is archive includes tools to remove DRM from:

- Kindle ebooks (Mobi, Topaz, Print Replica and KF8).

- Barnes and Noble ePubs
- Adobe Digital Editions ePubs (including Sony and Kobo ePubs downloaded to ADE)
- Adobe Digital Editions PDFs
- Mobipocket ebooks
- eReader PDB books
- Scuolabooks (Windows only solution by Hex)

These tools do NOT work with Apple's iBooks FairPlay DRM (see end of this file.)

About the tools

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These tools have been updated and maintained by Apprentice Alf, DiapDealer and
some_updates.

You can find the latest updates and get support at Apprentice Alf's blog:
http://www.apprenticealf.wordpress.com/

If you re-post these tools, a link to the blog would be appreciated.

The original inept and ignoble scripts were by i♥cabbages

The original mobidedrm and erdr2pml scripts were by The Dark Reverser
The original topaz DRM removal script was by CMBDTC
The original topaz format conversion scripts were by some_updates, clarknova and
Bart Simpson
The Scuolabooks tool is by Hex

The calibre plugin conversions were originally by DiapDealer

The DeDRM AppleScript application was by Apprentice Alf
The DeDRM python GUI was by some_updates

Many fixes, updates and enhancements to the scripts and applicatons have been by
Apprentice Alf, some_updates and DiapDealer.

Calibre Users (Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux)

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If you are a calibre user, the quickest and easiest way, especially on Windows, to
remove DRM from your ebooks is to install the relevant plugins from the
Calibre_Plugins folder, following the instructions and configuration directions
provided in each plugin's ReadMe file.

Once installed and configured, you can simply add a DRM book to calibre and the
DeDRMed version will be imported into the calibre database. Note that DRM removal
ONLY occurs on import. If you have already imported DRM books you'll need to remove
them from calibre and re-import them.

These plugins work for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. For ebooks from Kindle 4 PC and
Adobe Digital Editions, Linux users should read the section at the end of this
ReadMe.
DeDRM application for Mac OS X users: (Mac OS X 10.4 and above)
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This application combines all the tools into one easy-to-use tool for Mac OS X
users.

Drag the "DeDRM 5.5.3.app" application from the DeDRM_Applications/Macintosh folder

to your Desktop (or your Applications Folder, or anywhere else you find
convenient). Double-click on the application to run it and it will guide you
through collecting the data it needs to remove the DRM from any of the kinds of
DRMed ebook listed in the first section of this ReadMe.

To use the DeDRM application, simply drag ebooks, or folders containing ebooks,
onto the DeDRM application and it will remove the DRM of the kinds listed above.

For more detailed instructions, see the "DeDRM ReadMe.rtf" file in the
DeDRM_Applications/Macintosh folder, including details of the extra step that Mac
OS X 10.4 users need to take to use the application.

DeDRM application for Windows users: (Windows XP through Windows 8)

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***This program requires that Python and PyCrypto be properly installed.***
***See below for details on recommended versions are where to get them.***

This application combines all the tools into one easy-to-use tool for Windows
users.

Drag the DeDRM_5.5.3 folder that's in the DeDRM_Applications/Windows folder, to

your "My Documents" folder (or anywhere else you find convenient). Make a short-cut
on your Desktop of the DeDRM_Drop_Target.bat file that's in the DeDRM_5.5.3 folder.
Double-click on the shortcut and the DeDRM application will run and guide you
through collecting the data it needs to remove the DRM from any of the kinds of
DRMed ebook listed in the first section of this ReadMe.

To use the DeDRM application, simply drag ebooks, or folders containing ebooks,
onto the DeDRM_Drop_Target.bat shortcut and it will remove the DRM of the kinds
listed above.

For more detailed instructions, see the DeDRM_ReadMe.txt file in the

DeDRM_Applications/Windows folder.

Other_Tools
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This folder includes three non-python tools:

Kindle_for_Android_Patches

Definitely only for the adventurous, this folder contains information on how to
modify the Kindel for Android app to b able to get a PID for use with the other
Kindle tools (DeDRM apps and calibre plugin).

B&N_Download_Helper
A Javascript to enable a download button at the B&N website for ebooks that
normally won't download to your PC. Another one only for the adventurous.

Scuolabook_DRM

A windows-only application (including source code) for removing DRM from

ScuolaBooks PDFs, created by "Hex" and included with permission.

Windows and Python

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We **strongly** recommend ActiveState's Active Python 2.7 Community Edition for
Windows (x86) 32 bits. This can be downloaded for free from:

http://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads

We do **NOT** recommend the version of Python from python.org.

The version from python.org is not as complete as most normal Python installations
on Linux and even Mac OS X. It is missing various Windows specific libraries, does
not install the default Tk Widget kit (for graphical user interfaces) unless you
select it as an option in the installer, and does not properly update the system
PATH environment variable. Therefore using the default python.org build on Windows
is simply an exercise in frustration for most Windows users.

In addition, Windows Users need one of PyCrypto OR OpenSSL. Because of potential

conflicts with other software, we recommend using PyCrypto.

For PyCrypto:

There are many places to get PyCrypto installers for Windows. One such place
is:

http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/modules.shtml

Please get the latest PyCrypto meant for Windows 32 bit that matches the
version of Python you installed (2.7)

For OpenSSL:

Win32 OpenSSL v0.9.8o (8Mb)

http://www.slproweb.com/download/Win32OpenSSL-0_9_8o.exe
(if you get an error message about missing Visual C++
redistributables... cancel the install and install the
below support program from Microsoft, THEN install OpenSSL)

Visual C++ 2008 Redistributables (1.7Mb)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-
8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF

Once Windows users have installed Python 2.X for 32 bits, and the matching OpenSSL
OR PyCrypto pieces, they too are ready to run a DeDRM application.

Apple's iBooks FairPlay DRM

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The only tool that removed Apple's iBooks Fairplay DRM was Requiem by Brahms
version 3.3.x. Requiem is NOT included in this tools package. It is under active
development because Apple constantly updates its DRM scheme to stop Requiem from
working.
The latest version that worked was 3.3.5 and worked with iTunes 10.5 and above.
Requiem 4.0 and later do not remove DRM from ebooks.

Requiem has a Tor website: http://tag3ulp55xczs3pn.onion. To reach the site using

Tor, you will need to install Tor (http://www.torproject.org). If you're willing to
sacrifice your anonymity, you can use the regular web with tor2web. Just go to
http://tag3ulp55xczs3pn.tor2web.com.

Alternatively, you can download the 3.3.5 version from the following locationss:

Requiem Windows application: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-b015485b.html

MD5: 954f9ecf42635fae77afbc3a24489004

Requiem Mac OS X application: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-50608ba6.html

MD5: 4e7dc46ad7e0b54bea6182c5ad024ffe

Requiem source code: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-af8f91a1.html

MD5: e175560590a154859c0344e30870ac73

No support for requiem is provided at Apprentice Alf's blog.