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April 25, 2016
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ebooks downloaded to ADE: can not be read on any other device.

  • April 25, 2016
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Hello!

I bolded the important parts below and highlighted my questions.

I downloaded a document on my computer and opened it with ADE. I tried to open the same doc on my phone (which required the app bluefire). Bluefire comes up with this message when I try to open the ebook:

I contacted Adobe and Bluefire and was directed here ultimately.

I think Bluefire's response sums it all up well (I bolded the part I think is my issue. My question is, how do I fix it?! thanks!!😞

"That screen appears when trying to open an ebook that is licensed to a different user account than the one you used to authorize Bluefire Reader. An ebook becomes associated with an account the very first time you download it to a reader app.  Did you perhaps first download this document on a desktop machine using Adobe Digital Editions?  If so, best to open ADE on that machine and inspect what account you used.  If you "skipped" the initial authorization of ADE (e.g. you did not authorize it with an Adobe ID account) then ebooks downloaded to ADE become licensed to the computer - rather than a user account - and thus can not be read on any other device (so how do I figure out if I did this and how do I change it?).

The other possibility is that you have created two different Adobe ID's.  Sometimes it is easy to forget, especially if you have had Adobe Digital Editions installed for a long time.  When you open ADE, there are menu items that enable you to view what account you used to authorize (mmmm ADE seems pretty basic on my computer and I cannot seem to glean any type of info about any "account" I set up. how do I figure out what "account" I made?).

Best of Luck,

Bluefire"

Thanks so much for you help anyone and everyone!!!

Sincerely,

Kimberly

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lolaf80199905
Participant
April 13, 2018

I actually had to authorize the Adobe Digital Editions with the same account I was using for Overdrive. Since I had downloaded the book on the Overdrive android app on my phone, I had to choose to authorize with a Vendor ID instead of Adobe ID (there was a drop-down box in Version 4.5.126523, chose Overdrive for Vendor, then entered my user name and ID I was using in the Android Overdrive App. The ebook then downloaded to Adobe Digital on my desktop. (Running Windows 10) Hope this helps someone. 4/12/2018

Nanaky
Participating Frequently
April 26, 2016

Has you Authorize your Bluefire App with the same Adobe ID as your Digital Edition?

Participant
April 27, 2016

Great question, so that is exactly the problem- I dont know . I have an Adobe username and password that I can use to login on Adobe's site. I do not know if this is the same username and pw for Adobe Digital Editions as ADE is an application on my Mac and I do not have to sign in to use it. I do not have to sign in for my Bluefire App either so I do not know if I have a username and password for them either.

Does that answer your question? I am not sure even if my Adobe ID is the same as my Digital Edition information.

I am confused if I need to be looking at Authorization or Username/passwords.

Sorry, yes, I am such a newb at this.

Kimberly

Participant
April 27, 2016

And thank you for your response by the way!