Thread: Linux/Opus: What ebook format to use?
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Old 02-14-2010, 02:52 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by boran View Post
I guess I don't get the workflow.
The ebook store provides an .acsm file that is a "permission slip" to download a particuler Adobe ebook. The Desktop Adobe Digital Editions reads the .acsm file and actually downloads the ebook (perhaps behind the scenes in a web browser, or manually by opening the downloaded .acsm in ADE). The resulting ebook works on up to 6 desktops and 6 dedicated readers that are all registered to the same AdobeID. The problem for Linux is that the desktop ADE is only for Windows or Mac. You may need one-time access to a Windows PC to authorize your Opus to your AdobeID, but from then on ADE under wine/crossover should be sufficient to download the ebooks from Adobe. Once the ePub or PDF is on your Linux desktop it can be copied to the Opus via USB any way you like (e.g. Calibre or direct copy).
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