Tor, the leading publisher for Science Fiction and Fantasy books, announced they would be doing away with DRM in their eBooks. The product pages for their books on iBooks now mention “At the publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied”. I figured it would be a good idea to uncripple the many Tor eBooks I have in my collection.
I wrote a quick little Python script to scan my growing iBooks library for books that could be updated. The procedure is to delete the book from both iTunes and iPads, then download it anew (restarting iTunes is also needed after deleting). Apple keeps track of your purchases and will not charge you again.
#!/usr/bin/env python import sys, os.path, glob, zipfile # publishers who have forsaken DRM good = ['Tom Doherty'] bookdir = os.path.expanduser('~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Books') os.chdir(bookdir) ok = '\033[1;32mDRM-free \033[0m' bad = '\033[1;31mDRM-infested\033[0m' count = 0 salvageable = 0 for fn in glob.glob('*/*.epub'): if os.path.isdir(fn): if os.path.exists(fn + '/META-INF/encryption.xml'): print bad, '(directory)', fn count += 1 else: print ok, '(directory)', fn else: z = zipfile.ZipFile(fn) try: i = z.getinfo('META-INF/encryption.xml') print bad, fn count += 1 try: for m in z.namelist(): if m.endswith('.opf') or m == 'iTunesMetadata.plist': meta = z.open(m).read() pub = [x for x in good if x in meta] if pub: print '\t\033[1;32mThis is published by', pub[0], print 'and could be re-downloaded DRM-free\033[0m' salvageable += 1 break except KeyError: pass z.close() except KeyError: print ok, fn print count, 'books are DRM-infested' print salvageable, 'could be cured' |
Unfortunately, it seems like the DRM-stripping is still work in progress. Out of the Wheel of Time series, for instance, only the first one is now DRM-free on the iBooks store.
DRM-free 1870-1916 Saki/Beasts and Super-Beasts.epub DRM-free 1870-1916 Saki/Reginald in Russia and other sketches.epub DRM-free 1870-1916 Saki/Reginald.epub DRM-free 1870-1916 Saki/The Chronicles of Clovis.epub DRM-free 1870-1916 Saki/The Toys of Peace, and other papers.epub DRM-free 1870-1916 Saki/The Unbearable Bassington.epub DRM-free 1870-1916 Saki/When William Came.epub DRM-infested Amar Chitra Katha/Birbal the Genius.epub DRM-free Ambrose Bierce/The Devil's Dictionary.epub DRM-infested Ansary, Tamim/Destiny Disrupted.epub DRM-free Apple Training and Certification/Mac Integration Basics.epub DRM-free Arthur Conan Doyle/A Study in Scarlet.epub DRM-free Arthur Conan Doyle/The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.epub DRM-free Basil Hall Chamberlain/Aino Folk-Tales.epub DRM-infested Bruce Schneier/Liars and Outliers.epub DRM-infested Charles Stross/Rule 34.epub DRM-infested Charles Stross/The Apocalypse Codex.epub DRM-free Clay A. Johnson/The Information Diet.epub DRM-free Confucius/The Analects of Confucius (From the Chinese Classics).epub DRM-free (directory) Crane, Stephen/The Red Badge of Courage.epub DRM-infested Daniel Kahneman/Thinking, Fast and Slow.epub DRM-free Dante Alighieri/The Divine Comedy.epub DRM-free David Brin/Existence.epub DRM-free David Drake/Lord of the Isles.epub DRM-free E. C. Babbitt/More Jataka Tales.epub DRM-free Eben Hewitt/Cassandra_ The Definitive Guide.epub DRM-free Edgar Rice Burroughs/A Princess of Mars.epub DRM-free Edwin A. Abbott/Flatland.epub DRM-infested Francis Fukuyama/The Origins of Political Order.epub DRM-free François de La Rochefoucauld/Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales.epub DRM-infested Frank Herbert/Chapterhouse_ Dune.epub DRM-infested Frank Herbert/Children of Dune.epub DRM-infested Frank Herbert/Dune (40th Anniversary Edition).epub DRM-infested Frank Herbert/Dune Messiah.epub DRM-infested Frank Herbert/God Emperor of Dune.epub DRM-infested Frank Herbert/Heretics of Dune.epub DRM-free Gotthold Ephraim Lessing/Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts.epub DRM-infested Greg Egan/Schild's Ladder.epub DRM-infested Hannu Rajaniemi/The Quantum Thief.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Harold McGee/On Food and Cooking.epub DRM-free Henry David Thoreau/Walden.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/Against a Dark Background.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/Consider Phlebas.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/Look to Windward.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/Matter.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/Surface Detail.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/The Player of Games.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/Transition.epub DRM-infested Iain M. Banks/Use of Weapons.epub DRM-infested Ian C. Esslemont/Night of Knives.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Ian C. Esslemont/Orb Sceptre Throne.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Ian C. Esslemont/Return of the Crimson Guard.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Ian C. Esslemont/Stonewielder.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-free Isaac Asimov/Youth.epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien/The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two.epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien/The Children of Húrin.epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien/The Hobbit (Enhanced Edition).epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien/The Lord of the Rings.epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien/The Silmarillion.epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien/Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth.epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien & Alan Lee/Tales from the Perilous Realm.epub DRM-infested J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien/The Book of Lost Tales, Part One.epub DRM-infested James W. Loewen/Lies My Teacher Told Me.epub DRM-free Jerry Pournelle/West of Honor.epub DRM-infested John Scalzi/Redshirts.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-free Jon Hicks/The Icon Handbook.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/Chita_ a Memory of Last Island.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/In Ghostly Japan.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/Japan_ an Attempt at Interpretation.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/Kokoro.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/Kwaidan_ Stories and Studies of Strange Things.epub DRM-free Lafcadio Hearn/The Romance of the Milky Way.epub DRM-free Larry Niven/The Mote In God's Eye.epub DRM-free Lars George/HBase_ The Definitive Guide.epub DRM-infested Max Barry/Machine Man.epub DRM-infested Mike Resnick/Kirinyaga.epub DRM-infested Neal Stephenson/Anathem.epub DRM-infested Neal Stephenson/Reamde.epub DRM-infested Pamela Druckerman/Bringing Up Bebe.epub DRM-infested Patrick Rothfuss/The Name of the Wind.epub DRM-infested Patrick Rothfuss/The Wise Man's Fear.epub DRM-free Peter Watts/Blindsight.epub DRM-infested Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman/NurtureShock.epub DRM-free Poul William Anderson/Industrial Revolution.epub DRM-free Poul William Anderson/Security.epub DRM-free Poul William Anderson/The Burning Bridge.epub DRM-free Poul William Anderson/The Sensitive Man.epub DRM-free Poul William Anderson/The Valor of Cappen Varra.epub DRM-free Q. Ethan McCallum/Parallel R.epub DRM-infested Richard Wiseman/59 Seconds.epub DRM-infested Robert Jordan/A Crown of Swords.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/Crossroads of Twilight.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/Knife of Dreams.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/Lord of Chaos.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/New Spring.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/The Dragon Reborn.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-free Robert Jordan/The Eye of the World.epub DRM-infested Robert Jordan/The Fires of Heaven.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/The Great Hunt.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/The Path of Daggers.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/The Shadow Rising.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan/Winter's Heart.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson/The Gathering Storm.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson/Towers of Midnight.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Saladin Ahmed/Throne of the Crescent Moon.epub DRM-free Scott Berkun/Mindfire_ Big Ideas for Curious Minds.epub DRM-free Scott Chacon/Pro Git.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/His Last Bow.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/Tales of Terror and Mystery.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Adventure of the Cardboard Box.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Adventure of the Devil's Foot.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Adventure of the Dying Detective.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Adventure of the Red Circle.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Hound of the Baskervilles.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Return of Sherlock Holmes.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Sign of the Four.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The Valley of Fear.epub DRM-free Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/Through the Magic Door.epub DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Bauchelain and Korbal Broach.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Deadhouse Gates.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Dust of Dreams.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Gardens of the Moon.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/House of Chains.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Memories of Ice.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Midnight Tides.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Reaper's Gale.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/The Bonehunters.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/The Crippled God.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Steven Erikson/Toll the Hounds.epub This is published by Tom Doherty and could be re-downloaded DRM-free DRM-infested Susan Weinschenk/100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People.epub DRM-free Thomas Hobbes/Leviathan.epub DRM-infested Walter Isaacson/Steve Jobs.epub DRM-infested William B. Norton/The Internet Peering Playbook.epub 75 books are DRM-infested 30 could be cured
