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January 31, 2025By Michael Cader

NetGalley Responds to Kobo Device Owners

January 31, 2025By Michael Cader

NetGalley’s newly-launched implementation of Readium LCP-protected downloads left some users of dedicated ereading devices, particularly owners of Kobo devices, unsupported for now. The service wrote to users who reached out about the issue, “We understand change is hard, and we hear you — and we love Kobo, too! We’ve been actively in contact with Kobo, and the good news is they do have LCP support on their roadmap, we just don’t yet know the exact timeframe.” They note that, “Since Adobe unfortunately no longer provides active support for their DRM (.acsm), it is unsustainable for the long-term.” NetGalley evp Lindsey […]

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