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Anonymous
June 9, 2010
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ade will not read acsm file....thought thats what its made for

  • June 9, 2010
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I downloaded ade and still cannot open a acsm file.  right clicking the file and then using open with ....theres no adobe digital in my programs list so therefore adobe reader is the only thing i can use. I have ade downloaded ...i have even uninstalled and reinstalled and still doesnt show up in the programs list for the open with...

this makes no sense to me....my file is here, ade is here but cant get them together.   Nothing works.  i even went to default programs to associate file type or protocol with programs ....the acsm files will only associate with adobe reader does not give choice program for ade even though i have it installed. then when i scroll down to the epub files i can change between adobe digital and adobe reader. so see its there for epub files but not acsm files ( isnt ade for acsm files specifically?)....really really p**** me off.   what am i doing wrong? this ebook stuff is too difficult for me and i probably will never use this again...i prefer an actual book anyway...this is ridiculous

If anyone can help me that would be great if not then i will just get in my real car and drive to a real library with real people and real books!

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    Anonymous
    December 7, 2010

    Same problem - no help from Adobe either - really useless. I want to get ebooks from the library and I can get them onto my desktop but not

    into digital editions - it gives me an Error #2038 when I try to add a new book to the library. Only PDF files worked and I don't need ADE for them!

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    Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    Not sure if you have found the answer but for your information the .acsm file is a key and link to the actual epub document.  It is not the book itself.  When you run the acsm file and download the book to your computer it will store the actual **.epub file in your user location under "my documents/my digital editions/**.epub

    When that is done your ADE will be able to add it to the library.

    Hope that helps if you haven't already found the answer.

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    Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    Ok - thanks. I understand what you're saying, but how do I "run" the acsm file and download the book to my computer? What is the missing link? When I double click on it it opens up ADE. And that's as far as it goes.

    I have

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    NiciMcCown
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    December 7, 2010

    I'm having the same problem I think. I've downloaded ADE and installed it to my MAc (Os 10.4.11), I've added two free books from the Adobe site (not acsm files), and now I'm trying to open a Google eBook with ADE and I can't get it to open. They won't open if I open them with the program, I can't select them if I try to "add to library," and if I drag and drop the application opens but nothing happens.

    At one point I received this error: Error getting license Server communication problem: E_ADEPT_IO

    I don't get that every time. I tried renaming my "restore" folder, as one commentor suggesteed . . . no change.

    It's very frustrating.

    Thanks for the help!

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