Hi Richard and alan, First, Richard, thanks for the info. However, I just found some info at https://github.com/jscholes/codex <https://github.com/jscholes/codex> and it's not good. James Scholes is no longer supporting the software. Github has the source code at the link I mentioned, but it would require knowledge of Python and various other tools to make it usable. I know people move on and can't support projects forever, but what a shame, especially since there don't seem to be a lot of other options. Richard, do you, by any chance, have the documentation and the Codex executable? If so, could you possibly create a download link for them? I totally get it if this isn't possible.
Thanks a lot, Anna > On May 3, 2022, at 4:53 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to > the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin > DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made > bookmark to Codex using Firefox. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with > VoiceOver > > Hi Anna, > Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page: > I just did this with a book today in fact. > Codex by James Scholes > Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to > follow the link below and read about it and install the utility. > A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the > installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access > to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, > but it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and > daunting for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute > nightmare to troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did. > Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to > make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to > read Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it > Codex, a word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, > manuscripts in book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that > prototype to include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, > and the software is now publicly available to download. > Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for > your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright > laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties. > In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install > Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here: > KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: > http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe > > Codex project web site: > http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/ > > I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get > all the headings, etc. > > I very much doubt it will work with images. IN fact, I'm pretty sure it > won't, so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just > getting in the way. > > HTH, > Richard > > > My web site; https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Woody > Anna Dresner > Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:46 AM > To: VIPhone Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver > > Hi everyone, > > I purchased a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not > support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's > pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be > software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end > up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through > Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates > an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access > to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine. > > Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar > mitzvah in a couple of weeks. > > Best, > Anna > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/6348F8DB-AD34-4A4A-9A1F-46FABB453725%40att.net. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000901d85f21%248eed1050%24acc730f0%24%40comcast.net. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/07b001d85f38%2429780b50%247c6821f0%24%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/F9BBF7D6-22F0-4939-B28B-80D49F3615C8%40att.net.
