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Crowriver · 08-12-2020, 07:24 AM

I have noticed a discrepancy in the way Boox handles Adobe DRM.

So on my recently acquired, but outdated Max (firmware 1.8.2), I simply enter my Adobe ID in the relevant global settings and then I can load .acsm files, and click on them and NeoReader automagically downloads the full ePub. Fantastic, and how it should be. Perfect if you are borrowing an e-book from a library.

However on my Nova Pro, which has the latest firmware, I cannot do this. There is no global setting for the device where I can enter my Adobe ID. So no automagical downloads into NeoReader, and I have to use the frankly inferior Adobe Digital Editions. I know this is the approach that Apple and others have taken, but surely this doesn't make sense on an e-ink device.

Anyone know of a way around this that does not involve illegally stripping the DRM from the file? (Not even sure this is possible, never mind desirable, on a library book).

08-12-2020, 07:24 AM	#1
Crowriver Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 5800762 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: Too many!	Library books, Adobe DRM and Onyx Boox I have noticed a discrepancy in the way Boox handles Adobe DRM. So on my recently acquired, but outdated Max (firmware 1.8.2), I simply enter my Adobe ID in the relevant global settings and then I can load .acsm files, and click on them and NeoReader automagically downloads the full ePub. Fantastic, and how it should be. Perfect if you are borrowing an e-book from a library. However on my Nova Pro, which has the latest firmware, I cannot do this. There is no global setting for the device where I can enter my Adobe ID. So no automagical downloads into NeoReader, and I have to use the frankly inferior Adobe Digital Editions. I know this is the approach that Apple and others have taken, but surely this doesn't make sense on an e-ink device. Anyone know of a way around this that does not involve illegally stripping the DRM from the file? (Not even sure this is possible, never mind desirable, on a library book).