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Originally Posted by TLB2
Thanks for that Danger.
Now that I reflect about it in a bit more detail, I think I can understand why.
Basically, Kobo is OK with me downloading a library epub through ADE to my Kobo Touch because I have purchased the Kobo hardware from them and am a Kobo customer. But I can see why they would not be interested in providing the capability for me to view free epubs on my free devices (Desktop and Android App) because they are not receiving anything in return.
Basic Capitalism I guess. Meanwhile, the Overdrive alternative seems to be the fix so far.
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Most of the epubs you download from your library are DRMed epubs which require the use of ADE to transfer them to your authorized Kobo ereader. The Kobo desktop app is basically locked to kepub books and was never intended as a general purpose reader but rather as a way to transfer books, update firmware, etc. for your Kobo ereader, the only DRM it understands is Kobo's proprietary version. I've never used the Android app so can't say much about it. The iDevice flavour of the app does allow me to transfer and read non-DRMed epubs.
Regards,
David