Need help downloading Overdrive Media Console to access pub library book

[Guest]

Trying to download Overdrive Media Console to access public library book

Thank you

[Jeff A Wright]

Moving this discussion to the Adobe Digital Editions forum.

AphonseDaudet are you receiving a specific error message which is prompting you to post to the Adobe forums?  If not then your question would probably be best answered by Bluefire.  You can find a support page on this topic at http://www.bluefirereader.com/using-library-books.html.

[sjpt · Accepted solution]

As Jeff says, probably best to see if you can get help from Overdrive.

But you've probably already been to http://omc.overdrive.com/ , and they don't seem to have much help or a forum.

Bluefire that Jeff mentions is actually a different product than Overdrive that does much of the same job.

(Bluefire is what I use on iPad and it also works on Android).

On the whole I think Bluefire is better than Overdrive, and there have been quite a few cases of people having problems authorizing Overdrive.

[Jeff A Wright]

Thanks Sjpt.  Not an Adobe recommendation but I use Bluefire reader as well. 

Overdrive's main advantage is that they can activate directly on the device which could be handy to some users.  A lot of the public library systems in the U.S. also partner with Overdrive to provide their eBook hosting.

[Guest]

Thanks much for the assistance!

Sent from my iPhone

[sjpt]

Jeff, I'm pretty sure I activated Bluefire directly on my iPad.  Quite a time ago now, so I may have remembered wrong.

Overdrive partner with most of the UK public libraries for DRM loans.

I also only just realized Bluefire can download the .epub from the .acsm file, so no need for ADE at all.

I don't usually use my iPad for ebooks (much too heavy), so hadn't really used Bluefire that much.

I still need ADE to get the .epub so I can download it to the (Sony) eReader.

Anyway, it looks as if original poster is happy