Adobe Digital Editions and Linux Ubuntu

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November 9, 2017
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Good morning!

I would like to download Adobe Digital Editions on my Linux Ubuntu computer.

Please, Adobe, create Adobe Digital Editions for Linux!!!

Thanks!

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Anonymous

Adobe,

Please create ADE for Linux!

Paolo

trevora4878475

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I also wish a version of ADE for linux...

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excited_project5D87

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Adobe, do it! Do it now!

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CMMPSantos

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And this is a shame. Unfortunately I made the mistake to buy a book without noticing the system requirements.

The fact is that I use LINUX and period. A company that provides this kind of services should be more open to allow any users to access their legally bought e-books in a cross-platform approach.

I hate M$ Windows and I can't be obliged to buy something I don't like, MAC is expensive, Android... Ok, I have my Android phone, but it is a small phone and not very comfortable to read an extensive technical book.

I admit it was my fault I didn't notice the requirements and that ADE is not Linux friendly, but honestly I'm very disappointed with Adobe and their ADE software. I think for a corporation with this size and for such a specific tool, that has to be welcomed buy all e-book sellers in order to protect their books and avoid piracy, a wider and more open mind is a demand and an obligation for Adobe.

Otherwise is like telling Linux users to look for a e-book illegally (using torrents) or to spend hours trying to find a solution to make ADE to work with Wine. (4.5 is not working at all on my setup). I'm still hanging around a way to make 3.0 working and downgrading my Wine setup, not sure if it will work.

peterr63068309

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I did finally get 4.5 to work in Wine but it took a lot of googling and is a bit flaky at times, Unfortunately I lost the reference I used to do it so I don't dare touch the set up and hope I never need to reinstall.

It is a major failing of Adobe to provide no legal means of using eBooks on Linux without a great deal of effort to make their product work in Wine