Anybody know how to download books from Internet Archive without having to return them? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by HectorBarbossa99@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/freemediaheckyeah@lemmy.fmhy.ml

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I was able to download some textbooks a while back but they never stayed permanent and I guess had some sort of DRM that made them expire after 14 days.

anybody have any way to get around that and download books from the Internet archive to keep permanently without issue?

I would just use one of the other download sites listed in the megathread but none of them have the book that I'm looking for. TIA

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[-] drifty@sopuli.xyz 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Alright so here is what you need : -

Steps: -

Download the file from internet archive
Install ADE
Import the downloaded file into ADE. ADE makes a DRM protected version of the downloaded file and stores it on your computer.
Install Calibre and DeDRM plugin for calibre
Find the file created by ADE and import it to Calibre. Calibre removes the DRM protection from the file and creates another version of the book that is not bound by a time limit and can be easily shared/stored/uploaded.

You can then read the book without the hindrances of borrowing. Hope this helps! Let me know if you need help, and if this is too much to take in, just send me a DM and I'll remove the DRM for you.