Books

[Thad]

And I suppose if I don't want to pay the publisher for it I can always just max out the charity slider.

[Thad]

I believe Calibre can be used to break such DRM

*legally purchases books*

*tries to log into Kobo account*

*gets Captcha error. there is no Captcha anywhere on the page.*

*disables NoScript*

*tries to log into Kobo account*

*gets Captcha error. there is no Captcha anywhere on the page.*

*checks console. there was an error loading the Captcha script.*

*tries another browser*

*successfully logs into Kobo account*

*selects all 39 books. individually. there is no "select all" box. adds them all to Kobo account.*

*attempts to download a book*

*gets a 30-line XML file*

*reads the documentation on how to get from that 30-line XML file to an ebook in Calibre library*

*does a search for discworld torrent; has the entire series added to Calibre within 5 minutes*

Publishers: "People keep torrenting ebooks! Obviously this means we need more DRM."

*Terry Pratchett is still dead*

[Mongrel]

Rhianna Pratchett would probably laugh if she heard that story.

[Thad]

It's the sort of thing that would feel at home in a Pratchett story.

More in an Adams story, really; Pratchett would have to dress it up in fantasy drag first.

[Mongrel]