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obok_plugin.zip
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This plugin will remove the DRM from Kobo ebooks download on Mac or Windows using the Kobo desktop application, or from Kobo ebooks on an attached E-Ink Kobo reader (but not a Kobo Arc or Kobo Vox). If both are available, ebooks will be read from the attached E-Ink Kobo reader. To import from the desktop application, unplug the Kobo reader.
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Installation
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Open calibre's Preferences dialog. Click on the "Plugins" button. Next, click on the button, "Load plugin from file". Navigate to the unzipped DeDRM_tools folder and, in the folder "obok_calibre_plugin", find the file "obok_plugin.zip". Click to select the file and select "Open". Click "Yes" in the "Are you sure?" dialog box. Click the "OK" button in the "Success" dialog box.
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Customization
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No customization is required, except choosing which menus will show the plugin. Altough the ability to enter a device serial number is given, this should not need to be filled in, as the serial number should be picked up automatically from the attached Kobo reader.
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Using the plugin
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Select the plugin's menu or icon from whichever part of the calibre interface you have chosen to have it. Follow the instructions in the dialog that appears.
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Troubleshooting
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If you find that it's not working for you (imported ebooks still have DRM - that is, they won't convert or open in the calibre ebook viewer), you should make a log of import process by deleting the DRMed ebook from calibre and then adding the ebook to calibre when it's running in debug mode. This will generate a lot of helpful debugging info that can be copied into any online help requests. Here's how to do it:
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On Windows, open a terminal/command window. (Start/Run… and then type 'cmd.exe' (without the 's) as the program to run).
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On Macintosh, open the Terminal application (in your Utilities folder).
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On Linux open a command window. Hopefully all Linux users know how to do this.
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You should now have a text-based command-line window open.
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Type in "calibre-debug -g" (without the "s but with the space before the -g) and press the return/enter key. Calibre will launch and run as normal, but with debugging information output to the terminal window.
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Import the DRMed eBook into calibre in any of the the normal ways. (I usually drag&drop onto the calibre window.)
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Debug information will be written to the terminal window.
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Copy the output from the terminal window.
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On Windows, you must use the window menu (little icon at left of window bar) to select all the text and then to copy it.
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On Macintosh and Linux, just use the normal text select and copy commands.
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Paste the information into a comment at my blog, http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/ describing your problem.
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Credits
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The original obok script was by Physisticated
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The plugin conversion was done anonymously.
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The Kobo reader support was added by norbusan
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Additional improvements to the script and the plugin adaption by numerous anonymous people.
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