Adobe reader vs Adobe digital editions

Report · Aug 21, 2018

I recently acquired an e-book and when I finally got the book it came with instructions that said I had to download and Install something called Adobe Digital Editions???

I downloaded and installed this new software to my iPad and was able to download my new book. However I now have to different pieces of software on my laptop and my iPad that are supposed to do the same thing. The documentation says I should be able to read my .pdf files in Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) but it isn't clear how to access the .pdf files. I can't even see the files in ADE???

I just want to have one place for my .pdf files. It's bad enough that I cannot view these documents in my Kindle app in one place. Now I to deal with 3 apps??? Stupid!

I and to make matters worth you people do not even have the common sense to provide even a chat line for support.

Bruce Le Brane

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Report · Aug 21, 2018

No support for free products.

The main reason Digital Editions exists is to lock up access to protected ebooks, so they cannot be used in any other app.

Never tried to use other PDF files with Digital Editions but it certainly won' be able to see the PDF files in the Acrobat Reader app, since each app is completely isolated from the others. Maybe you can SEND files from Reader to Digital Editions, but mainly I'd recommend you get used to having your files in lots of places. Seems the iPad way.