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Old 01-05-2026, 07:59 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by ownedbycats View Post
Also, customers in Japan oddly don't have download option for ADE-protected books (not sure why). If they don't want to fake their address, they can use obok and desktop app to get their books.
It's likely not for technical reasons, but rather the desire of Japanese publishers to prevent their DRM from being easily removed. Otherwise, there would be no reason to block users from changing their country of residence when using a Japanese Rakuten account.
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