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November 28, 2013
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Activation Limit Exceeded

  • November 28, 2013
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I cannot load books from ADE to my ereaders anymore. Error message says Activation Limit Exceeded. What do I do?

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    Inspiring
    November 29, 2013

    You can have a max of 6 devices registered/authorized/activated at a time (computers, tablets, ereaders)

    If you have some still registered you do not need, deregister them.  That should allow you to register others.

    If you have registered devices that are lost/broken, ask

    Adobe Live Chat: http://www.adobe.com/support/chat/ivrchat.html,

    or as a slight short cut try http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?product=digital-editions&topic=using-my-product-or-service

    Click on 'I still need help' and then you should see 'Chat with an Agent' at the bottom of the page.

    'Ask our experts' will indeed just lead you back to this forum.

    Sometimes you will get ‘Sorry! All agents are busy— please check back soon.’

    Don’t refresh the page, just hang on and it should eventually go to ‘Chat Now, and agent is available’.

    They can reset your authorizations, and then you must reauthorize any devices you still need.

    (Unfortunately, Adobe haven’t got round to an admin website for viewing and editing authorizations.)

    Some of the representatives haven't been properly trained and don't know what to do (and claim there is nothing they can do);

    in that case the only way seems to be to give up that chat and try another session hoping for a properly trained representative.

    If your problem is with another device using Overdrive, Bluefire, Aldiko or similar third party app, it is recommended not to mention that app when on the chat, just mention that you have run out of authorizations  (E_ACT_TOO_MANY_ACTIVATIONS) .  Thanks to AJP_Bear for that tip.