most of the epub eBooks purchased from Google Play, Kobo, or other ebooks stores are protected by Adobe DRM. In general, those DRM epub doesn’t support by iPad ibook, because of the DRM limitation.
Here I’m very pleased to tell you that I’ve found the reason and the solution. And this is also the reason why I write this article. The more people know the news, the happier I would feel.
Remove DRM from Adobe epub for ibook
Step 1: Download and read ePub books on Adobe Digital Editions.
Download and install Adobe Digital Editions for Mac, and authorize your ADE with your Adobe ID. Then what’s the left work you have to do is just to make sure that these epub files can be opened on Adobe Digital Editions.
If you failed to read your ePub eBooks on ADE, it would be difficult to remove the Adobe DRM. Please delete all your epub books under ADE folder(~/Documents/Digital Editions/) and redownload them with the newly authorized ADE.
Step 2: Remove Adobe EPUB DRM with ePub DRM Removal.
Download and install ePub DRM Removal Mac
Run the software, click Import button on toolbar to import ebook saved in the default ADE path.
Select ebook you want to convert, click Remove DRM button at bottom.
When job done, it show message that new non-drm epub saved in output folder, click “Open Output folder” to find them.
Step 3:Copy new non DRM epub to iBook iPad
you can transfer new epub file to iBook app in iTunes by usb cable.
How to Download Kobo eBooks And Strip the DRM ?
Kobo has always had an issue with not letting customers download copies of all of the ebooks they buy, this has been a minor issue, but there are a growing number of reports lately, and the problem may be getting worse.
1) first you need download and install Adobe Digital Editions, download here
2) Login www.kobobooks.com, goto “my Library” on top webpage, all you purchase ebooks list in webpage, click “Adobe DRM ePub” button to download kobo ebook, it will show up in digital editions if you download ebook in digital editions.
2) To remove epub drm, download and install epub DRM Removal that will remove drm protection from epub books, it support windows and mac.
3) Run epub DRM Removal, it is easy to use, select epub file from digital editions folder, click “Remove” button, a new .epub file created without drm protection.
4) Convert new epub format toPDF format using Calibre, donwload here
Kobo ebook
Kobo has officially commented today on the 4 plus year old issue of Kobo customers not being able to download their purchases.
Considering that this has been an issue for the entire 4 plus years I have been a Kobo customer, I am pleased to see that Kobo is finally addressing it.
How to read Vitalsource book in Chrome?
Vitalsource provide web access to user Bookshelf, user can read book in any browser without app installed, visit Vitalsource.com, click Bookshelf in page,
Login account and goto bookshelf page, click book title to read
Problem
if unauthenticated message show up, you should contact with Vitalsource to ask help, vitalsouce will resolve this problem.