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loading books to ADE

May 2, 2012 11:42 AM

Tags: #downloading #adobe_digital_editions #ade

Hi~

I'm having no luck with loading files into ADE.  I download the book's .acsm file, and double-click on it. ADE opens, but nothing gets loaded.  There are no error messages.

 

Is there something I'm missing?

751 Views   9 Replies   Latest reply: readingforlife, May 4, 2012 1:33 PM
 
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  • Frustrated in AZ
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    1. Frustrated in AZ,
    May 2, 2012 4:22 PM   in reply to readingforlife
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    Yes, in a word.  But I'm not sure how you're doing it, so let me restate it

    here.  No offense intended, but people sometimes overlook something.

     

    The methodology that 'should' work is to open ADE, then go to the site

    where the ebook is located and go through its download process.  As that

    process unfolds, the site will post the .ascm file (which contains only

    some information about the ebook) and then activate ADE to finish the

    process.

     

    Do NOT use a utility program to download an ebook - it doesn't work that

    way.

     

    Try it and see what happens.

     

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    2. readingforlife,
    May 2, 2012 10:22 PM   in reply to Frustrated in AZ
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    No offense taken.  I didn't give the whole story...

    I did go to the site, clicked on the download button for the epub, ADE launches but the book doesn't load into it. I've also tried it with ADE already open.

    Grrrr.

     
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    3. Frustrated in AZ,
    May 2, 2012 11:15 PM   in reply to readingforlife
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    OK.  Now for a few other questions.

     

    Did you register with Adobe and obtain an Adobe ID and password before you

    downloaded and installed ADE?

     

    Have you downloaded any ebooks successfully from this site or other sites?

     

    What operating system are you using?  Windows 7 security settings may block

    downloads under certain conditions.

     

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    4. readingforlife,
    May 4, 2012 8:09 AM   in reply to Frustrated in AZ
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    Hi.  Yes, I registered with Adobe, got an ID and password.  Installed ADE and authorized to the same ID.

     

    I'm using a mac.

     

    I just successfully downloaded a sample book from the ADE library.  But a purchased ebook still won't load.

     
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  • Frustrated in AZ
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    5. Frustrated in AZ,
    May 4, 2012 8:40 AM   in reply to readingforlife
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    What version of OS is on your MAC?  Lion has some incompatibilities.

     

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    6. readingforlife,
    May 4, 2012 8:53 AM   in reply to Frustrated in AZ
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    10.7.3

    the computer's only a couple months old.

     
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    7. readingforlife,
    May 4, 2012 8:55 AM   in reply to readingforlife
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    I've been considering unauthorizing everything and putting it on a different (Windows) laptop. If I did that, after unauthorizing ADE, do I just move it to trash?  Not sure how to remove an app from a mac.

     
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    8. Frustrated in AZ,
    May 4, 2012 11:31 AM   in reply to readingforlife
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    Check out the comments by 'Alex_Olsen' concerning the way this version of

    the software is functioning.

     

    You should be able to get a fresh install downloaded for Windows from the

    Adobe website if that's the way you want to proceed.

     

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    9. readingforlife,
    May 4, 2012 1:33 PM   in reply to Frustrated in AZ
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    Thanks.  I'd prefer to keep it on the mac, but we'll see what Mr. Olsen has to say.

     
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