Yeah if you’re using library books, some of the e-platforms (but not all) insist that Adobe Digital Editions has to be present on your machine to let you download it in the first place.

When I download from Libby, I end up with a weird ACSM file that I presume is nicely handled on Windows but on Linux it's like getting a text file with XML inside that just has a link to some adobe website. Luckily I can feed it into the tool and it will fetch it for me.

A blue screen of death takes me all afternoon to make a linux thumbdrive and boot in and fix everything very laboriously through trial and error and reading forums when it would probably take you 15 minutes tops

I also have a "fix everything very laboriously through trial and error" approach to problem solving. It does work, though 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think I ran into the same problem with Libby until I installed Adobe digital and now I have to get Adobe to fetch the file then close it and import it. Bit of a rigmarole but worth it. Calibre lets you edit books as well which I like.

I get the impression that your starting point with the trial and error is light years ahead of mine though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Haha I have definitely come a long way from where I was even a couple of years ago. And back then, it was a lot of progress from a couple of years earlier than that. I don't notice it until someone new comes along asking really basic questions and suddenly you're the one answering instead of asking!