The ebook version of OOXML Hacking has been released. The last three years have gone into adding the equivalent of 40 pages of new information. This is in addition to the trove of unique techniques that already appeared in the print version. Here are screen shots of the table of contents, to give you an idea of the topics covered in this publication:
Barnes & Noble distributes only in the U.S., so use Kobo.com if you’re from another country.
As always, all techniques are covered in both Windows and Mac, where possible. The book contains a link to a downloadable text file of all listings in the book, so you don’t have to re-key text from the screen. The book is currently available on Kobo.com and Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble distributes only in the U.S., so use Kobo.com if you’re from another country.
Some have asked if they can use a Kobo book in a different reader. The answer is Yes! Here is Kobo’s page on how to download books from your Kobo account to export to another device or app.
Please note, this e-book has digital rights management applied. All code listings are available in a downloadable text file, so you don’t have to re-key anything. If you have any problems, please contact us at this address
That’s good news! So I don’t have to carry paper along with me. But: I don’t have a Kobo. Will there also be a Kindle version?
Kobo is a web site, not a device. The ebook is available from them in epub format, which is readable on newer Kindles. Your Kindle can finally read ePub books
So if I want to open this in the kindle app, I should buy from Kobo instead of B&N?
The book is in epub format on both Barnes and Noble and on Kobo. Here is an article about reading epub files in the Kindle app. It has links for the Windows, Mac and iOS versions of the Kindle app.
Barnes and Noble sells ebooks to the U.S. market. Kobo is world-wide, so your choice of vendor is determined by where you live, not what format you are using.
got it! 🙂
I bought the book on Kobo a few days ego. Unfortunately Kobo offer only ACSM file type which Adobe Digital Edition (ADE) can open, then download epub file. However that epub file is not readable by Books on Mac and iPad – it shows error. I know, I can use Kobe/Kindle reader but… have books already, which plays nicely with other ebooks. So, do you have any idea how to use in Books on iPad/Mac besides removing DRM from ePub?
The error message I’ve got in Books:
“Cannot Open “OOXML Hacking”
It is formatted incorrectly, or is not a format that Apple Books can open.”
You are correct, the way to read DRM-protected e-books is to read them in Adobe Digital Edition or the Kobe Reader. Sorry, I don’t know of any legitimate way to use them in the Books app.