My aging MacBook Pro laptop died a few days ago. It's a long story, but Apple said I would have to wait a week before I could even talk to tech support. I was in the middle of some huge projects, so I decided it was time to buy a new laptop.
When I was setting it up, I couldn't remember my Apple ID, so I created a new one.
To my surprise, a third party was able to reboot my old laptop a couple days later. But I can't use my original Apple ID, so I logged in with the new one.
But when I copied my Apple Books folder over to my new laptop, I discovered that I can't open them with my new Apple ID or my old one.
Fortunately, I don't have the same problem with my music. I copied the Music folder over, and if I double-click on a song, it opens up.
But does anyone have any idea how I can restore my books? I assumed Apple would have some way of syncing changes in Apple ID. However, I haven't found any solutions on Apple's support forums, and their support techs appertains to be on vacation until the coronavirus pandemic is over.
As a last resort, I thought of check out some kind of DRM removal software. However, the only one I've found so far is Requiem, which was apparently discontinued in 2012.