I’ve had to do that so I could install new firmware to enable matter, but after that didn’t need to access the manufacturer account anymore.

Already own those. They are quite good and if you like random tables of fun stuff with an excellent Traveller theme, I recommend them.

Blue Planet is getting an update - Blue Planet: Recontact

The Kickstarter closed some time ago, and several beta PDFs have been provided.

Followed the link, only to discover that I already purchased that book…

The facsimile edition is a high quality scan of the 1981 LBBs that has been cleaned up and had errata either directly inserted or marked to indicate the page for the updates.