I know Calibre can remove DRM, but it seems that Calibre does not remove things like watermarks, references to the buyer by name, etc. Now maybe I can try to find those manually, but that is an error prone process. Plus, what if they embed a unique digital signature that ties back to me? I understand that this is a very uncommon practice, but I do not want to find myself in a bad place.

I suppose the only way to remove a digital signature of any sort is to buy two of the same e-book by different people, diff them, and remove anything that differentiates them.

Is there any tool that does this or automates the process? am I being too paranoid, and this is not a real threat?

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    9 months ago

    What’s the original format of the ebook? Cleaning up a PDF won’t have the same process as cleaning up an epub.

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      9 months ago

      Most of the books are pdf due to the inclusion of graphics and diagrams. Some are epub too.