Must I abandon Clara?

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There are no known plans for Kobo to add Readium compatibility (aka LCP).

That might just be THE Idea! Tolinos do read LCP. Haven't I seen discussions about kobofying ones Tolino? Maybe it works the other way around, too, and the OP could use their Clara with the Tolino software.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

That might just be THE Idea! Tolinos do read LCP. Haven't I seen discussions about kobofying ones Tolino? Maybe it works the other way around, too, and the OP could use their Clara with the Tolino software.

But if you Kobofy a Tolino, do you lose LCP support?

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But if you Kobofy a Tolino, do you lose LCP support?

Yes, of course. But I thought of running the Tolino software on the OPs Kobo Clara, to enable them to read their LCP library books.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Yes, of course. But I thought of running the Tolino software on the OPs Kobo Clara, to enable them to read their LCP library books.

That's an interesting idea. Will it work?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There are no known plans for Kobo to add Readium compatibility (aka LCP).

Considering that Kobo has already added LCP to their Tolino line of devices, it should be relatively simple for Kobo to add LCP to their Kobo line of devices.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Considering that Kobo has already added LCP to their Tolino line of devices, it should be relatively simple for Kobo to add LCP to their Kobo line of devices.

But will they because Kobo doesn't use LCP for the eBooks they sell.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But will they because Kobo doesn't use LCP for the eBooks they sell.

They might in the future.

Which would mean that unless the LCP DRM gets broken again (I'm not sure that the old deDRM version capable of removing it would still work with newer DRM versions), no more Kobo books for me. I will never, ever buy any ebook I cannot remove the DRM from.

[Aleron Ives]

I sure hope Kobo doesn't adopt LCP. I get almost all of my books there since DeDRM works with ADE.

[Hasdrubal_Lector]

I was thinking more along the lines of the LCP DRM for library books since that is what the OP talks about. Kobos already have Overdrive/Libby integration and Adobe DRM authorization. Tolinos are Euro-kobos,no? Maybe they have the LCP because LCP is becoming common over there? I would not want to see Kobo switch to the LCP DRM for books it sells. Imagine having to enter a passphrase for every book you buy and download. Very tedious. Or is the passphrase based on the user account, and good for everything bought through that account?

Since the OP is in Sweden, would a Tolino be close enough to a Kobo for them?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Hasdrubal_Lector

I would not want to see Kobo switch to the LCP DRM for books it sells. Imagine having to enter a passphrase for every book you buy and download. Very tedious. Or is the passphrase based on the user account, and good for everything bought through that account?

Do you need to enter the authorization code for Adobe DRM every time you use it? I entered my passphrase once in Thorium and it seems to have remembered it since that first time.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by Hasdrubal_Lector

Tolinos are Euro-kobos,no? Maybe they have the LCP because LCP is becoming common over there? I would not want to see Kobo switch to the LCP DRM for books it sells.

Tolino was created for the German market and bought by Kobo / Rakuten.

It's not as available as Kobo in most of Europe.

In general, Android based ereaders are inferior to use to dedicated Linux based ereaders.

LCP is not common in Europe for book sales. Maybe in some other regions for book sales (India?). It's used by libraries in some European countries. Maybe Italy?

Libraries can change what app they use.
The App can upgrade and stop working on an eink Android (Bolinda Borrowbox on eink Android 8 stopped working due to a Chrome dependency, but still worked on a mucch older Android 8 regular Tablet and phone).

If you need an App, then use a tablet. Unfortunately with Nxtpaper there is no ereader aspect model less than 10″.

I think Tolino is currently a bad option compared to regular Kobo.

I bought an Android based eink for the Irish Libraries during Covid lockdown. The App no longer works AND the Irish libraries are changing to a different service provider.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Tolino was created for the German market and bought by Kobo / Rakuten.

It's not as available as Kobo in most of Europe.

True. For example, Kobos are sold in my country, Tolinos are not.

LCP is not common in Europe for book sales.

Here they use watermarking for sold ebooks (no DRM). Libraries use proprietary apps.

[Poppaea]

I was wondering if the OP might install the Tolino software on their Kobo, given that Tolinos are Kobo hardware and it is possible to install Kobo software on a Tolino.

Why people are wondering now

- if Kobo will start to sell LCP protected ebooks
- or integrate LCP reading to the Kobo software
- or in which countries Tolinos are sold

is totally beyond me. Reading comprehension seems to be - zero.

Once again:

The OP wants to read the LCP coded library books on their Clara. I am wondering if it would be possible to install Tolino software that can decode LCP, on said Clara.

Is it possible or would it brick the Clara?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

I was wondering if the OP might install the Tolino software on their Kobo, given that Tolinos are Kobo hardware and it is possible to install Kobo software on a Tolino.

Why people are wondering now

- if Kobo will start to sell LCP protected ebooks
- or integrate LCP reading to the Kobo software
- or in which countries Tolinos are sold

is totally beyond me. Reading comprehension seems to be - zero.

That's just the usual thread drift. Nothing to do with reading comprehension. No need to be insulting.

I don't think anyone here knows whether it's possible to install the Tolino software on a Kobo.

[Chi Cygni]

Oh dear. Poland has been selling watermarked only books for more than 12 YEARS now and you can download 3 formats after purchase (epub, mobi, pdf) No DRM of any kind, long gone.