The original message was:

I am trying to put some books from a Sony e-reader to a Nook Color and it

had me download Adobie Reader. When I try to move the books it tells me it

has to be authenacated but wull not accept my information. How do I get

this fixed?

It's hard to tell from the message just how you're going about this, but I

will assume that you're trying to do the transfer via a Windows computer,

and that's where you downloaded and installed ADE.  I'm not sure how the

ebooks were downloaded to the SONY ereader, so let me assume that it was

done through the Sony Reader Library, direct from SONY.  Finally, I'm not

sure whether the Nook Color told you that you needed to download and

install ADE - or whether it did so from the B&N website or from your

computer.

These pieces of information are critical in giving you the right answer.  I

could write a small book on what to do, but without some grounding in what

your environment is, and how you've downloaded ebooks before, I think that

would not be a good idea.

Can you fill in more of the story?

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If I read between the lines, you have a PC and you've 'moved' an ebook from

the SONY ereader to your computer, implying that you downloaded it onto the

SONY ereader from somewhere else (the SONY Reader Store?).  You have

downloaded and installed ADE.  Let's start there.

The proper process to follow is to obtain an Adobe ID when or before you

download and install ADE.  That ID will be associated with all ebooks that

are downloaded to ADE after it's installed.  Those that have been

downloaded beforehand can be problematic, but I think we'll be OK.  If you

did not obtain an Adobe ID, then you should go to the Adobe website and do

that by registering with Adobe.  No charge, and no tracking either - just

an ID.  I am going to assume that you registered your ereaders with SONY

and B&N respectively, so that they are activated (which sounds like they

are).

Next up is understanding what ADE is going to do for you and how.  It's a

library management system and a control program for digital rights

management of ebooks you have or get.  It's close to the industry standard

for individuals to use for ebooks, so lots of sites 'require' that you use

it.  SONY and B&N don't - you can use their library management software to

do the work if you want to.

The transfer....  Both of the ereaders must be recognized by ADE in order

to do the transfer.  It works like this:

Once the copy of ADE is authorized with your Adobe ID, then you can shut it

down, then attach the ereader to your computer  Your computer should

recognize it and give it a drive letter - which sounds like it's happened

when you transferred the ebook from the SONY.  Look at the screen on the

ereader to make sure that it's connected properly - you'll see messages

that say it is.  Then, start up ADE.  When ADE starts in Library mode, it

should show the SONY on the bookshelf - the left hand side of Library

view.  if it does, then you can open the SONY and  drag and drop ebooks

from it to your computer.  ADE will enter them into your library and make

them available to you.  When you've finished dragging over all the ebooks

you want to, you need to disconnect the ereader LOGICALLY before you pull

the plug out of the computer.  You do this through the utilities on your

computer.  Go to the lower right hand part of the START bar and you should

find a small computer icon.  Click on that and you'll get a message that

you can 'safely remove' the drive letter that represents your SONY.  Do

that, and watch the screen.  It should change and tell you that it's

processing new information.  When it's finished, then unplug it from the

computer.

Now for the other part.  Close ADE and plug in the Nook Color.  Go through

the same process - watch the displays and the messages from your computer

to make sure that the Nook is recognized and ready to use.  Then, start

ADE, and you should see the Nook on the bookshelf, where the SONY was, and

the Nook's screen should show it as connected.  Now, reverse the process:

drag the ebook title from ADE's Library onto the Nook.  When you're done,

follow the disconnect process above.

If you hit any glitches or if something else doesn't work, just come back

here and we'll figure it out.

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