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calibre and most of it's plugins are indeed platform agnostic. |
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As for activation, you should (hopefully?) only have to do that once, as DeASCM allows you to export the keys to a file. (I haven't tried it on another computer yet, so can't (yet) vouch for that.) |
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Here's an enlightening article on a closely related topic:
http://informationr.net/ir/24-3/paper837.html As a librarian in the UK, this makes depressing reading. |
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It gets it from Adobe. (You have to have already signed up for an ADE account.) The plugin has entries for your Adobe ADE user name and password and it authorizes your computer. I don't know exactly how it works, but it's just like authorizing on a Tolino or PocketBook. (Except PocketBook automatically gives you an Adobe account when you register for their Cloud and allows you to add additional Adobe accounts.)
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The encryption key is obtained when you add your Adobe ID/password to the plugin. You can then export the account encryption key and the account activation data. Much like my saving my Adobe information from my Kobos, you can use the exports later to avoid having to re-activate with Adobe.
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There's screen capture attached to this message that shows the export options...
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=53 "Export account encryption key" creates your ".der" file. I just named mine "keys.der" (it doesn't name the file or add the ".der" extension automatically). "Export account activation data" creates a zip file named "adobe_account_backup.zip" — you have the option to import this file instead of authorizing the account in DeASCM (on a different computer). This way you don't use up all your authorizations. For example, I've just set up my laptop using the exported information from my desktop. I know it didn't reauthorize because it shows the laptop as an Optiplex 780 (which is my desktop). And it works fine on the laptop. I'm going to try this on a Chromebook next (in Crostini or Linux Apps, whichever name is official now). |
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I'm sorry, I didn't read your post close enough. You were asking about importing. When you first start DeASCM you can chose to authorize with Adobe or import your zip file information (exported from another device). I've attached a screenshot. (Now a second screenshot, showing what you'll see after the import.) You can either "Link to ADE account" by logging in, or import the zip file you exported from another device.
I don't think there is a way to avoid logging in on the first device. (Screenshots from my Chromebook.) Last edited by rcentros; 10-03-2021 at 08:10 AM. Reason: Added 2nd image. |
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I've got Calibre working on my Chromebook (with DeASCM and DeDRM). You can't drag and drop the book, instead you have to right-click on the .ascm file and "Open with Calibre." Unfortunately I still don't know how to connect the eBook to Calibre via the Chromebook's USB port. So (I guess) it only half works. You have to move the books from your Calibre directory to a directory outside of your virtual Linux directories and then copy the book file (by "hand") to the eBook Reader. The Chromebook sees the eReader, but not in Linux.
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I do OverDrive from three library systems. I leave WiFi off on all my readers, sync books, technical references and notes over USB. My biggest OverDrive-specific complaint is that their Windows ADE sucks and has never been fixed. To get activation.xml to update on an ereader often requires copying over another book.
I could also use Hoopla, never tried it, I don't know how it works. My biggest overall complaint is the lack of metadata. Only one of my OverDrive sources actually has page count. Ok, I know this is digital and page count is approximate, but I sometimes borrow a book for seven days and discover that it's 1000 pages long! (I try to use the shortest borrowing time to keep the books in circulation.) OverDrive and even Gutenberg only show some pointless dates like eBook release date. It's impossible to search for book originally published in 1950-1980. Moreover, I find the selection is skewed towards recent books and classic (public domain) literature with a big chunk of the 20th century missing. |
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