ADE download from B&N and open without NOOK?

[orca336]

Hello, so my NOOK is broken and while I wait for a new one I want to read my books on my PC using ADE.  However, when I go to download from my B&N account, ADE requires an unlock code?  I was able to download and read a few books a couple months back, so is this a new requirement?  Also, how do I go about fixing that without having to plug in my NOOK to the PC (which as I stated before is BROKEN so would be no help anyway).  Why would B&N have this feature if it wasn't compatible? 

[Jim_Lester-oIBbX7]

The unlock code is your name as it appears on your Credit Card, and the Credit Card number.

Alternatively you can download Nook for PC from B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook-for-pc/379003591/

Or if you have Windows 8 you can use the Windows 8 application: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook-for-windows-8/379003757/