Will DeDRM convert epubs without the keys

[One-dB-Brown]

CheckList

• [x] The Title and The Log Title are setted correctly.
• [x] Clarified about my environment.
• [ ] Code block is used for the log.

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Title

Converting epubs (Adobe Digital Editions) Without Keys

My Environment

Calibre: 5.16.1

Kindle: unknown

DeDRM: 7.1.0

Log

I am running a Windows 10 machine. I have a lot of old Sony eReader books I purchased for my PRS 600. Bought one of the original ones. I have moved through 2 computers since I purchased these books, but I kept the books on an external hard drive. Didn't have a lot of savvy when I moved them so I didn't know I needed a key file for each book. I don't know my Sony account name of password, or even credit card info.

Is there any way to deDRM these books and convert them so I can read them on a Kindle?

Just to be sure, I did try to import a book and here is the error log. Thanks dB calibre, version 5.16.1 ERROR: Loading book failed: Failed to open the book at C:\Users\Dave Brown\Calibre Library\James Patterson\1st to Die (11)\1st to Die - James Patterson.epub. Click "Show details" for more info.

Failed to convert book: C:\Users\Dave Brown\Calibre Library\James Patterson\1st to Die (11)\1st to Die - James Patterson.epub with error: DeDRM v7.1.0: Trying to decrypt 1st to Die - James Patterson.epub DeDRM v7.1.0: Verifying zip archive integrity DeDRM v7.1.0: 1st to Die - James Patterson.epub is a secure Adobe Adept ePub DeDRM v7.1.0: Looking for new default Adobe Digital Editions Keys after 0.1 seconds DeDRM v7.1.0: Exception when getting default Adobe Key after 0.1 seconds Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre_plugins.dedrm.init", line 356, in ePubDecrypt File "calibre_plugins.dedrm.adobekey", line 391, in adeptkeys calibre_plugins.dedrm.adobekey.ADEPTError: Could not locate privateLicenseKey DeDRM v7.1.0: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.1 seconds. Read the FAQs at Harper's repository: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md InputFormatPlugin: EPUB Input running on C:\Users\Dave Brown\Calibre Library\James Patterson\1st to Die (11)\1st to Die - James Patterson.epub Failed to run pipe worker with command: from calibre.srv.render_book import viewer_main; viewer_main() Running file type plugin DeDRM failed with traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 176, in _run_filetype_plugins File "calibre_plugins.dedrm.init", line 642, in run File "calibre_plugins.dedrm.init", line 413, in ePubDecrypt calibre_plugins.dedrm.DeDRMError: DeDRM v7.1.0: Ultimately failed to decrypt after 0.1 seconds. Read the FAQs at Harper's repository: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/FAQs.md Traceback (most recent call last): File "runpy.py", line 194, in _run_module_as_main File "runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code File "site.py", line 82, in File "site.py", line 77, in main File "site.py", line 49, in run_entry_point File "calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 197, in main File "", line 1, in File "calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 824, in viewer_main File "calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 815, in render_for_viewer File "calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 792, in render File "calibre\ebooks\oeb\iterator\book.py", line 63, in extract_book File "calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 245, in call File "calibre\ebooks\conversion\plugins\epub_input.py", line 290, in convert calibre.ebooks.DRMError: 1st to Die - James Patterson.epub Exception ignored in: <function NativeFunction.del at 0x0816EAD8> Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre_plugins.dedrm.adobekey", line 266, in del TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable Exception ignored in: <function NativeFunction.del at 0x0816EAD8> Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre_plugins.dedrm.adobekey", line 266, in del TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable

[ElleKayEm]

You would need Adobe Digital Editions authorized with your Adobe ID installed on the same machine and user as calibre with DeDRM.

[l-l-l-l-l-l]

Like ElleKayEm said, you don't need a Sony account, but an Adobe one. If you managed to download them, you should have one.

In case you don't know the password, you could try to reset it (the username is whatever email account you were using back then). Download ADE 2.0 (not 5, although they were working on support for that), then register it with that account. Once you do that, you can either DeDRM them without issue or you can authorize the Kindle (connect the Kindle to the PC with ADE opened, wait till it loads, then right click on the device and click on "authorize device") so it will read them even with DRM.

[ElleKayEm]

Kindles cannot be authorized with an Adobe ID or read epubs. Maybe with an app on a Fire I suppose.

[One-dB-Brown]

Thanks very much for taking the time to respond. I have a few account and I’m not sure which I used. So it seems I should abandon the idea of converting these 157 books to mobi in Calibre. I could do everything you said, but at the end of the day, can I get them in to Calibre. The juice just may not be worth the sqeeze.

Thanks again,

Dave Brown

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Kindles cannot be authorized with an Adobe ID or read epubs. Maybe with an app on a Fire I suppose.

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[ElleKayEm]

If you can still read the books on the Sony, there should be somewhere that you can see the email address for the Adobe ID it's authorized with. Here's a page for resetting the password if needed: https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/change-or-reset-password.html