Thread: EPUB 3 Books Crashing Pocketbook When Opened
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Old 05-17-2021, 02:54 AM   #2
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They also confirmed that the latest firmware for most newer Pocketbook devices includes support for EPUB 3 books. Unfortunately even though they said my current firmware version was up to date the company has no current plans to release any more firmware updates for the Basic Lux 2 including for EPUB 3 support.
Does this mean that the Lux2 has an epub3 reader issue that won't get fixed, or does it lack epub3 support all together?

As for solutions. There are community made pocketbook reader apps that can be used as a replacement, and (likely) support epub3. Whether these support DRM/protected content is unknown to me. Examples are 'KoReader' and 'Coolreader'.

Another (illegal) solution is to 'deDRM' them, and convert the books to epub2 using any tool. Again, removing protection is a violation/illegal, but if done nicely (say, deleting library books after expiry date), well... it's up to you. (kinda like the letter vs spirit of the law)
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