Weird Problem..... Not Sure If Jailbreak Is he Problem.... Need Help

[Mickey330]

The odds are that the book you converted was not protected with DRM.

Because, AFAIK, there is no way to remove the DRM from an Apple e-book. So, in that case, you cannot use Calibre to change the file type or anything like that.

So far, if you buy an e-book from Apple, you'll have to read it with iBooks. Sorry.

Marilyn

 

[Bob Maxey]

The odds are that the book you converted was not protected with DRM.

Because, AFAIK, there is no way to remove the DRM from an Apple e-book. So, in that case, you cannot use Calibre to change the file type or anything like that.

So far, if you buy an e-book from Apple, you'll have to read it with iBooks. Sorry.

Marilyn

Hey Mods . . . is discussing how to remove DRM from iBooks acceptable here? We know some things are not allowed; you know what I am referring to. What about DRM removal?

Apparently, there is a way to do it with Calibre, but I'll stop before I say more.

 

[Mickey330]

Removing DRM is illegal in some countries, a gray area in others and completely ignored in yet more. It gets too close to morals, laws and piracy in discussion topics.

As this is an international forum - we here at iPadForums cannot allow any discussion of DRM removal tools.

It's just easier all around to make any such discussion an off-limits area.

Thanks for asking.

Marilyn

 

[SweetPoison]

Marking my spot!

 

[Bob Maxey]

Removing DRM is illegal in some countries, a gray area in others and completely ignored in yet more. It gets too close to morals, laws and piracy in discussion topics.

As this is an international forum - we here at iPadForums cannot allow any discussion of DRM removal tools.

It's just easier all around to make any such discussion an off-limits area.

Thanks for asking.

Marilyn

That is why I asked and UR welcome.

 

[Jmciver]

Unfortunately, if you buy an epub from Apple, you can only read it via iBooks. This is because of the proprietary anti-piracy coding - DRM - that most booksellers put into their ebooks.

Sorry, but you are in a catch 22 there...

Marilyn

Well that is unfortunate, especially since I considered buying the same book in question from B&N and use their Nook reader app.

Well since we can't talk about DRM removal as a possible solution to this problem (although I think the test with the Apple User Guide above probably worked because it is free since I was able to download and open free ebooks from Apple without issue in iBooks, it is the paid book that gave me the problems) has anyone found a solution that works? Also, I don't get an error message when I try to open the book in question in iBooks. It will usually start to open when I tap on the book, but after the initial "page opening sequence", ibooks will just close within 1-2 seconds.

Maybe it is an additional Cydia software issue that is possibly causing a conflict? In my case, I have several of what I would call the "baseline" Cydia apps for a JB ipad (and why I JB my iPad in the first place), to include:

Activator
CyDelete
DisplayOut
iFile
MyWi 4.0 (w/On Demand)
TruPrint
3G Unristrictor

There are several other, smaller supporting files that come with some of these and/or the JB (I got my list using the "Installed" button in the Cydia store), but these are the main ones. Of note, I know you can do some serious damage with iFile, however, I have been very careful with that program and staying away from system file locations.

So for those of you with JB iPads and no issues buying/opening ebooks w/iBooks, care to share any details about your setup that might shed some insight to this problem?