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Anonymous
July 15, 2010
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iPad Digital Editions?

  • July 15, 2010
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Has anyone heard of Digital Editions being develop[ed for the iPad?

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    Anonymous
    February 15, 2015

    The big event of 2015 is adobe digital editions for iPad available in eBook industry. Download free adobe digital editions for iPad now!

    FlashTapper
    FlashTapper
    Inspiring
    April 3, 2015

    Yep nickl20263810 is right.

    More instructions syncing ebooks with Adobe DE on iPad here:

    I hope this helps someone else out but I recently came accross the Adobe Digital Editions app within the app store and downloaded it to my iPad. At first I was pulling my hair out trying to sync ebooks across using the Adobe DE application on my macbook and it was not recognising it no matter what I did. This in itself is the issue, this method might work for Kindles, Kobos and other electronic book readers but it will not work for Apple devices.

    What Apple fail to mention is that you need to transfer content across using the iTunes library (like music and video media). First of all, get the location of your ebook on your computer (you can right click on it in the DE library and get item info). Then open up iTunes and get to your apps area, select the Adobe DE app.

    Then scroll down to the bottom and look for the "Add button". Then go looking for the location on your computer with the ebook file is (you should have got this information from the Adobe DE application on your computer). You add the ebook and then hit the "sync" button.

    Voilla!

    Not very clear on Adobe and Apple's part but there you go.

    toniste
    toniste
    Participating Frequently
    April 3, 2015

    No need to sync, just open the app on the iPad and the book will load.

    rangerlady
    rangerlady
    Participant
    June 17, 2014

    I use Overdrive on both my Ipad and my Iphone and it works fine with Adobe Digital Editions.  I mostly use if with my library which downloads directly to the app.  For other books I can download it to my computer and then transfer it by emailing it to myself at an account I can access on the ipad (just click on the downloaded file to open it in Overdrive).  I can also download directly by purchasing on the web using the ipad. 

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    hennier9266666
    Participating Frequently
    May 17, 2014

    It's a pity that Adobe doesn't provide us the adobe digital editions for ipad.

    But don't worry we can use another alternatives to replace it, play the same role on reading adobe books on iPad.

    Adobe Digital Editions for iPad Alternative

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      Anonymous
      February 1, 2014

      I found that Bluefire Reader will open an .acsm file on an iPad.  Thank the Lord...and those of you that suggested it!!

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      Anonymous
      July 4, 2014

      How do I find the book?  I have bluefire on my ipad - what is next step? 

      jul206
      jul206
      Participant
      November 21, 2014

      I have same problem. Haму you found a solution?

      I download ADE on my computer. Downloaded book. Registered for ID. Downloaded Bluefire reader on id. Entered ADE ID. No book. What i have to do? Somebody please help!!!!!!! 

      I have never had so many problems with a simple book.

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      Anonymous
      October 5, 2013

      SIMPLE STEPS

      1.DOWNLOAD BLUEFIRE READER ON IPAD

      2.GO TO APPS TAB IN ITUNES OF UR COMPUETER

      3.SCROLL BELOW..FILE SHARING

      4.SELECT BLUEFIRE FROM LIST..

      5.ON RIGHT HAND SIDE ..GO TO ADD..SELECT THAT ADE EPUB FILE..

      THATS IT..

      (ADE FILE YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED FROM NET WILL BE THERE IN "My Digital Editions" FOLDER IN YOUR PC)

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      Anonymous
      November 15, 2012

      Temporary Solution:

      For everyone, IF you can purchase the same PDF ebook title from any one source - vendor, distibutor, [your choice here] - that does not download only into the Adobe(TM) Digital Editions software; then go for it.

      Preceding Thought:

      From the Top View, Adobe is tackling international legal situations - which for this period in time, between 1989 (first burgeoning year of public internet access) and now 15 Nov 2012 - is still an extreme newborn situation, those very few individuals who sincerely care for All Cultures generally, relative to the total population of the entire earth are managing to guide this legal (appearance of a) nightmare.

      The single most signficant peave I have is assuming one way is always the best way, this includes proprietary formats that do not use a single Global Multimedia Interconnectivity Standard in the core - which for reference the World Wide Web Consortium ("W3C" colloquially) was created to help prevent mitigate the use of any one proprietary format and build a globally-connecting increasingly more simple to learn and use system of technical web languages.

      However, from seeing (of those I experienced and not all inclusive) how Apple, Adobe, Autodesk, Amazon, and all small and medium sized business are interacting, all this cognitive dissoance is very similar Globally how we as individuals are thinking locally; trying to "Solve problems to simplify Life".

      If there is feature you would like to see, request through their feedback channels - constructively, not destructively; and with patience. These modern tools are not easy for any one person alone to make.

      Sorry for the rant folks, early morning - past midnight -, a mind that works like a very very deep sponge, and a severely horizontal trans-disciplinary mindset.

      Sincerely: Cheers, and Thank you for being You-nique!

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      SJU1987
      Participant
      October 9, 2012

      Bluefire works but the instructions on how to load a book are FOUR PAGES LONG!  One person above lists a simple 20 STEP PROCESS to load a book.

      (Meanwhile back at the library) [crickets chirp] Marianne (madame librarian):  I wonder why nobody is using our wonderful new ebooks? Well, I suppose I'll just go dust the old paper books again.

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      Annine
      Participant
      October 16, 2012

      For library books, I download a free app named Overdrive. I can even access the library through it. I used them for audiobooks on my Zune and they provided great support.

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      sjpt
      Inspiring
      December 14, 2012

      Another way to transfer DRM .epub books to iPad is to use Dropbox. 

      The Dropbox app on the iPad can then open them in Bluefire.

      Dropbox will initially say 'Unable to view file', but if you click on the top right icon in Dropbox it will give options such as 'Open in Bluefire Reader' and 'Open in OverDrive', depending what is installed.

      (Just checked, the Bluefire option works fine but that route into OverDrive doesn't seem to work for me.)

      Still a bit indirect, but saves the horrors of iTunes (for those whose opinion of iTunes is similar to mine ....)

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      Anonymous
      January 6, 2012

      I just purchased my first eBook with the belief that I could read it on my iPad using txtr. However, although you can seem to upload the files following the method pastorjlo mentions above, txtr does not seem to allow files sizes greater than 20MB. My book is a large (expensive) text book of 47MB which I can not read where I need to read it.

      If anyone has any suggestions about how to reduce the file size or divide the book up into three parts I would be greatful?

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      Anonymous
      December 28, 2011

      I followed the txtr reply of Dec 2 and some screens had different names ie. no ME option or Private Texts but My Books. All worked as described until it came time to download ebook in Txtr app library on iPad. Message appeared "Could Not Download Document - There was a problem loading the document" It was an EPUB library book downloaded with Adobe Digital Editions to my computer and I tried it with 2 different books.

      Any ideas ?

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      Ivan Sinigaglia
      Participant
      November 27, 2011

      Horrivel, too bad, odiei esse adobe. Shit. Nunca mais compro ebbok pre essa porcaria desse adobe. Quero ler meus livros no iPad. You lost this war adobe, you lost.

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