Shortcovers is a version of KOBO ebook reader.  It is based on Adobe EPUB format.  So far I haven't figured out how to import books into my shortcovers app it seems to use the web browser to read the books on my account.

Another request for this. Android is really kicking off big time now and with the depth of devices it's going to on you want to get in there early with ADE support.

Bummer.  I've had an ebook on hold from my library via Overdrive and was looking forward to reading it on my HTC Evo.  Today the book became available, but it took quite a while to figure out I wasn't going to be able to get it on the Android.  Nothing I had read through my library's website, Overdrive, or ADE had indicated Android was unsupported.

OK i found this link to and Android app.

http://blogs.adobe.com/adobereader/2010/05/introducing_adobe_reader_fo r_a.html

There is says it opens PDF files.  My question is still the same as the rest hear i believe.  If i get the Android Pad and download this app will it open and read the PDF e-reader files from my local library?  I dont want to buy the pad if this is not possible as this is the reason im getting any kind of e-reader in the first place.  Some here say it doesnt but the video shows them opening a PDF file.  Does it only open some document like files and not e-book type ones?

I did a little more internet digging and i found this app which works for some android

items.  Does anyone know if it works for the tablet?

Aldiko Book Reader

http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.aldiko.android/

The site says it works for the EPub type files that some librarys have.  I still havent seen a full App for the book PDFs, But if this one will work for some i might still get the tablet and wait for and PDF app.

another vote for Android support for Adobe Digital Editions. I'd love if I could read digital library books and purchased digital books on my HTC Incredible.

Does the Nook app work for ADE book from public libraries?

I download books from the library all the time and usually read them on my Tablet PC

but I have gotten them to work on my phones.

The mobipocket books with DRM from the library have worked on my verizon droid .  Unfortunately the vast

majority of the books are epub or pdf.  I think I used the 'iReader' app which allows you to put in your

mobipocket PID number both in the droid as well as up on the library site and then it will open them.

It will usually say 'unable to open' and then it opens them and loads them to the droid.

The old Adobe (I used to use version 6 to read ebooks but then Adobe screwed things up after that)

worked fine for sending things to my old Windows PC phone.  But when they came out with that horrible

ADE it didn't work anymore.  How can a company be so regressive to have had a perfectly good working

product like the Adobe 6 (or maybe it was 7) and then pitch it for the stupid current reader -- you can't

even change the font size for heavens sake.

I have been looking for an ereader and haven't found  the perfect one to satisfy me yet since I want to

be able to download library books as well as buy new books.  Also want it to read academic journal

articles without it messing up the formatting.  I have already purchased two ereaders and ended

up taking them back.  The Sony drove me crazy because of the screen redraw and the incredibly long

time it took to turn pages -- I read pretty fast and that was unacceptable in keeping a reading flow going.

I got the Libre by Alurtek and that did read the epub DRM but the formatting was terrible with line breaks in

all the wrong places.  Also it kept forgetting how to open a DRM and I had to keep going back and resetting

it.  It stopped working completely after 2 weeks so I took it back.  However, it did a fast page turn.

I think I probably will spring for a android tablet (been looking at the velocity micro ones and they look pretty

neat and a good price) but will still have the problem of not being able to read the adobe drm library books.

Carin

I'm amazed to read your post!  I have the same problems and reading needs apparently. I've been downloading books from my local library for years, starting with Adobe 5, then 6.  I had/have a Palm Treo that I used.  Once Adobe stopped ebooks and went to ADE I was stuck downloading Mobipocket ebooks.  And you're right, there isn't nearly the selection of books available in this format.  I'm dismayed with the inability and lack of awareness towards the needs of consumers of libraries.  More and more people are relying on digital books by choice and no one wants to carry a plethora of devices for all the different formats.

I recently dumped an iphone in favor of the HTC Evo and among the top reason was that Overdrive Media, the overseer and facilitator of ebooks for libraries released a news post that they were making available epub books for mobile devices, androids to be the first to get released.  Further communication with Overdrive, via email, disclosed that, though they couldn't tell when, it was eminent.  This was in mid May, 2010. For those of us patiently waiting for over 2 years now, each day seems like a lifetime.

I too tried the Sony reader and couldn't deal with the screen redraws!  I've returned 2 of them, and found the same on all readers I've tested so far, leaving me back with the Palm Treo  I'd like to retire my Treo and start using my Evo!

Hi,

Just wanted to share some info about Aldiko.

I received confirmation from Aldiko's support team that the next Android version (of Aldiko) will have support for ADE!

I quote: "This version of Aldiko app doesn't support Adobe DRM, the next version will  support it and it will be released soon."

Aldiko is listed on Adobe's "Digital Editions Supported Devices" page (http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices).

I've read and seen a lot of good things about Aldiko, so this is very promising.

Hi Friends,

Is it possible to use Adobe RMSDK on android ?

I want to develop android based reader to read DRM protected pdfs.

Please help me.

Thanks.

I followed the instructions but my device is not being recognized in ADE.  Did you connect your device as a disk drive or through HTC Sync (I have an EVO)?

Never mind.  I mounted it as a drive and it recognized it.

I was very excited to hear about TXTR.  I downloaded it to my Android, synchronized it with my main Adobe account through my laptop ADE.  I then downloaded files from the library.  My ADE on my laptop easily recognized my phone library and listed my 'droid' as a device.  I then dragged and dropped the files over to my phone.  When I click on a file, it asks me which of several programs should I use to open the file -- and I choose TXTR.  Then it says "unable to read document'.  I also can find no way of opening the file from within the TXTR.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

Also was a little confusing when setting up because it asked a bunch of questions that I wasn't able to answer and it wanted an address and a credit card number -- but only gave me the option of 'Germany' as the country name.

Thanks

Thank you, perfect stop gap until something else comes along

Thanks tons for getting me started with TXTR. I just thought I would add my slightly different experience in successfully transferring an ePUB from the library onto my phone (in this case, a Motorola Droid).

I started off the same way. I set up my TXTR account online and uploaded the ePUB file to TXTR. I also set up the TXTR app on my phone  with my ADE account info. Now here's where things are a little different.

1. I downloaded the file onto my phone using TXTR. Once downloaded, DO NOT click "Read".

2. I connected my phone to my computer and activated it as a USB drive.

3. I opened Adobe Digital Editions and it recognized my phone as a device (for some reason it identified it as a Nook - maybe because I downloaded the app).

4. I clicked on my device in ADE to make sure my ePUB showed up as being on my device. This seems to be the only thing needed to activate permissions. I checked the item info, and the file ADE finds is located in the TXTR folder on my phone.

5. I then disconnected my phone as a USB device.

6. I loaded TXTR, found my book, and only then clicked "Read."

I don't know if this works for everyone, but I couldn't transfer the book to my device any other way. BTW - if you click "Read" before connecting to the computer and allowing ADE to find the book on your device first, something messes up (probably the DRM) and TXTR won't be able to read it. You'll have to delete the files on your phone and then redo the six steps.

Nope. I haven't crossed that bridge yet. By and large, the ebooks through my public library are ePub, so I haven't had to wrestle with DRM PDF files for reading a book.

I don't know if anyone else has been having some problems, but I found that if I connected my phone via USB to transfer books I have problems both transferring and/or opening the book. 

This process worked for me!

On Phone:

- Install txtr to my phone

- Open txtr - in settings set up txtr user account and logon to Adobe Account using same email & passwords as I have in my Computer's Adobe Digital Editions

- Connect to PC via USB and enter adobe credentials to activate

DISCONNECT phone from computer!

On PC:

- Download library book to Adobe Digital Editions on computer.

- Logon to online txtr account, using same id and password as on phone, upload the book from my PC.

On Phone:

Open txtr, Select the Archive field, Inbox and download the books from txtr online, read!

On Samsung Fascinate...

This is what I have done to read library books:

Make sure both Adobe Digital Editions and txtr account have same Adobe

Account info as far as email and password

Rent library book, download to PC (at this point you should be able to

read the book on your PC)

Logon to txtr account on your PC, UPLOAD the book from your PC by

browsing to where book downloaded to

Open txtr on your phone, in the Archive section select Inbox, you

should see your library book listed, select it to download, then you

should be able to read.

I didn't have any luck transferring books from PC to phone via ADE by

USB connection!