Acsm file

when i try to download book from kobo, sony reader for pc icon shows as acsm file and not epub

I'm angry too, but in a more constructive way. I bought my two ADE textbooks from eBooks.com. I complained and asked for a refund, they answered yesterday saying I will get refunded (when?).
As for ebooks, I am much wiser now. From now on, I will purchase ebooks only via my iPad. That way, I know they will be compatible. So far, I was successful with the Amazon Kindle app, the Kobo app and the iBooks app from Apple. If and when Adobe writes apps for the iPad, I will have a look again.
And, of course, the iPad can read garden variety PDF files (i.e. not screwed up by DE), which is great for professional publications like scientific papers.
As for you study books, I remember being a pennyless student not so long ago and share your frustration. You should discuss this with your school librarian. I think they can loan ebooks to students. But I think your best bet is still second hand paper textbooks.
Manny in Canada
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How can I open an acsm file in ADE?

I am trying to write instructions for someone new to e-readers. Here is the issue.
We downloaded e-books from the Ottawa Public Library. The file offered was an acsm file. We saved it to the desktop. When we opened ADE and used the "add to library" function, it only looks for epub files. We can navigate to the file in explorer and click on it, then ADE opens the file and uses it to create an epub file, which it adds to the library.
My question is: Is there any way to avoid using explorer to open the acsm file? I would have thought that ADE would allow you to point to the acsm file and open it.
Tks

The .ascm file format is a standard that was agreed upon by the industry
some ten or more years ago, and it's used by most, if not all, of the
epublication programs that are in use now. That includes the Overdrive
software that libraries stateside use most of the time. If you're having
this issue with more than one library, I'd check out one other area before
I give up. If you have Windows 7 as your operating system, some of its
security settings can prevent the library software from activating ADE on
your computer. I'm an XP person, so I can't pinpoint which ones to look
at, but there are others reading the blog that may be able to help you.
The library's technical support people may be able to help also.
You're incorrect on expecting ADE to find the ,ascm file on your computer.
That file should exist only during the transfer, and I believe that there
are some expiration parameters inside the file, so you have only a small
window of time to use it. Remember that this file type is only a 'pointer'
- it's not an ebook.
Bottom line? This issue is quite rare on the forum, and there are
literally thousands of other users who don't have this issue. It's not the
product. If you are indeed 'fed up' with the ADE experience, you can look
into other epublication management software: Bluefire Reader, Overdrive
(which most libraries seem to use) and Calibre would be possibilities.
Hope this helps!
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I'm running Windows 7.0 and have installed Adobe Digital Editions 3.0. When I try to open the downloaded acsm file, Windows Media Player tries to open it and can't. Why isn't Adobe DE opening the file? Thanks for help!

On another computer running Windows XP, when I try to open and acsm file with Adobe DE 3.0 I get an error box showing "Error! Check activation." Help!

I had the same problem.
Try this.
https://igppwiki.ucsd.edu/groups/publichelpwiki/wiki/a1538/Howto_Disable_Acrobat _as_the_Safari_PDF_Viewer.html

Can't add .ACSM files to ADE, message: "Error! Check activation"

I am using Adobe Digital Editions 4.0.3 with a NOOK Simple Touch, running on a 64-bit 2009 Windows 7 machine. Recently I have been unable to download my library ebooks to my Nook. The electronic library I am using (a derivative of Overdrive, I think) only allows the download of books in the .acsm format. However, recently, I am unable to open the books in ADE. Instead, the only option I have is Adobe Reader. When I select the 'Browse' option and choose ADE and hit 'OK', nothing happens and it doesn't show up as an option. When I try and manually add a file to my ADE library, I get an error message saying 'Error! Check Activation". The only thing I even got halfway working was when I downloaded ADE 1.7.2. I got the .acsm files into the library (still, I had to add them all manually through the ADE interface). However, my NOOK will not open these files, even when using ADE 1.7.2. These are the things I have tried:
-Downloading an e-book (in .acsm format) from the Digital Editions free book selections. Same issue
-downloading and redownloading Adobe Digital Editions 4.0.3 (and removing the other program)
-Downloading and redownloading Adobe Digital Editions 1.7.2 (and removing the other program)
-Deauthorizing ADE (Every time it just says "Unable to erase authorization. Please try again after some time.")
-Adding a book in ADE 1.7.2, getting ADE 4.0.3, transferring the book to the newer software, deleting 1.7.2, and syncing my nook with 4.0.3. Nook says it's not authorized
-Doing a factory reset of my NOOK
-Unblocking the .acsm files by going to Properties>General
-TRYING (and failing) to automatically associate .acsm files with Adobe Digital Editions. Like trying to open a downloaded file with ADE, I get no response when I browse and select i
(SIDE NOTE: my Adobe IDs all match. I know that is also not the issue).
I think the issue here is that something is preventing .acsm files from opening in ADE, and nothing in particular is wrong with my NOOK. My only guess (which is probably misguided) is that Windows can't process my request for ADE to be the program to open .acsm files because it's in the x86 program files folder and not the default Program files folder. I've never heard of that being a problem but I can't think of another reason.
If anyone has any ideas, please give them to me. I am actually typing all this for my grandmother, and she is going crazy without her library books.

On the deactivation issue- I just had a similar issue where I could not deactivate and had to manually deactivate by deleting the activation information from Windows registry. That might help you as well.
Follow the instructions below the disclaimer on this page: Error "E_AUTH_NOT_READY" | Digital Editions
Or if you are more computer savvy, simply close Adobe Digital Editions and then delete this registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adept

How do I open a acsm file with the newest version of Adobe Digital Editions

I purchased an ebook that was delivered in the the Adobe .acsm format. When I downloaded it, I specified that the Adobe Digital Editions as the app to open the file. ADE launched, loaded my old books but the new book was not loaded. I also tried to load the book from the ADE, but the book shows up as a grayed out item that I cannot select. I am running the book reader on a Mac running OS X 10.5.8 and have downloaded the lastest version of the ADE. Has anyone else had a similar problem? Thanks, Yvonne

I'm having the same problem. I have the latest Adobe Reader version, have Mac OS X 10.6.4, and I cannot open any .acsm file-old or new. I've also tried to load the book from the ADE, but the book shows up as a grayed out item that I cannot select. I've tried everything, but to no avail. I don't have any solutions, but wanted to let you know you're not alone in this problem.

"E_GOOGLE_DEVICE_LIMIT_REACHED" error when trying to open an .acsm file inside Adobe Digital Editions

Good evening,
I get the above error message inside ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS. I did the following before getting this error:
a) bought three books from Google Play
b) Downloaded the three .acsm files reffering to the books from the google play online page and added them to library(in Adobe Digital Editions-ADE for abreviation from now on), without using any authorization.
c)the books opened successfully and with no problem.
d)I decided to make Adobe ID. After I made it I made authorization inside ADE and erased in the path ''C:\Users\SEA\Documents\My Digital Editions'' the three pdf files reffering to the books witch where downloaded after completing the steps b and c.
e) this was where the problem began... from there on I wasn't able to redownload the books again inside ADE so I can read them without using the browser and when I try to reopen the .acsm files(for downloading the books and making them accessible inside ADE) I get the error message ''Error getting license.License server communication problem: E_GOOGLE_DEVICE_LIMIT_REACHED'' .
Does anyone have any idea on how to solve this problem?

Puede que encuentres la respuesta aquí:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/download_install_setup

ACSM file doesn't seem to open (Mac OS 10.5.6) in DE

I downloaded a book and the .acsm file appeared on my desktop, but when I open it using DE, nothing seems to happen. It also seems like nothing happens when I drag the acsm file into the DE window. When I close DE and open it using DE, I get a message from DE saying "One or more downloads are not finished. Do you want to resume pending tasks?" When I click "OK," there is no indication that any download is taking place. Is there a way for me to see pending downloads in DE or another way to avoid this problem and get access to my e-book? Thanks in advance for any/all help!

Here's what I did. I had the same problem when I tried to download an e-book I purchased. I was using the Safari web browser, and when I clicked on my download link, it would just download the .acsm file to my computer's Downloads folder, not load the book into Digital Editions. When I double-clicked on the .acsm file and told it to "Open with Adobe Digital Editions," it wouldn't do anything, either. The solution that worked for me was to use the Firefox web browser instead. In Firefox, when I clicked on my download link, it brought up a window that asked if I wanted to Open the file or Save it to my computer. I chose "Open" and then chose "Other" from the application list, navigated to Adobe Digital Editions, and finally the download began inside Digital Editions. What a hassle, but it worked.

Unable to open .ACSM file in Digital Editions on intel Mac OS X

I am on an intel based Mac running OS X and have recently purchased an eBook for Digital Editions. I had previously purchased a Digital Editions format eBook and had no problems with it, and am currently able to view it in Digital Editions. I have downloaded the .ACSM file for my new eBook, however, when I attempt to assign the file to open with Digital Editions, the Digital Editions program window opens, but no activity concerning my new eBook occurs, and all that is listed is my previously purchased eBook. I have also attempted dragging the .ACSM file directly to the Digital Editions program window, as I have heard that this works on occasion, but still nothing. I have only ever installed DE version 1.7.1 and have no previous editions that would need to be uninstalled. Any ideas?

I am on an intel based Mac running OS X and have recently purchased an eBook for Digital Editions. I had previously purchased a Digital Editions format eBook and had no problems with it, and am currently able to view it in Digital Editions. I have downloaded the .ACSM file for my new eBook, however, when I attempt to assign the file to open with Digital Editions, the Digital Editions program window opens, but no activity concerning my new eBook occurs, and all that is listed is my previously purchased eBook. I have also attempted dragging the .ACSM file directly to the Digital Editions program window, as I have heard that this works on occasion, but still nothing. I have only ever installed DE version 1.7.1 and have no previous editions that would need to be uninstalled. Any ideas?

Server Error when trying to open .acsm file

Hello,
I installed Digital Editions v2.0 on a Windows 7 (64bit) computer. I allowed this program to go through firewall.
I have authorized my computer using my AdobeID.
When trying to open the .acsm file to get an epub book which I just bought I get the following error:
"Error Getting License. License Server Communication Problem: E_ADEPT_NO_TOKEN".
Could you please help?
Thank you.

Hi, I am having the same problem when trying to convert my books from Google Play to epub format on the computer to move to my Nook tablet.Were you able to get any resolution from the content provider? When you say that you erased everything before and after the fulfillmenttoken area, could you be more specific (i.e.did you remove all of the previous content or only the content located in that specific tag?) My html and xml coding is a little rusty so any information you could provide would be extremley helpful. Thank you so much!

How do I change the default program that opens .acsm files?

I am borrowing library eBooks to read on my Sony Reader. I want to ensure that Adobe Digital Editions is the default program to open .acsm files, but am not sure how to do that. Thanks for the help!

Right (control) click on the .acsm file > select Open With > then select Adobe Digital Editions.
Likewise you can select all of files in a folder with Edit > Select All > then Get Info and set them all to Open with: Adobe Digital Editions or whatever.
Dennis

Why do my '.acsm' files default to 'ADEAutoUpdater' instead of Adobe Digital Editions in computer?

The default was checked off when I downloaded Digital Editions. I also tried to manually change my default in the computer, but it would not work.

I'm having the same problem. I have the latest Adobe Reader version, have Mac OS X 10.6.4, and I cannot open any .acsm file-old or new. I've also tried to load the book from the ADE, but the book shows up as a grayed out item that I cannot select. I've tried everything, but to no avail. I don't have any solutions, but wanted to let you know you're not alone in this problem.

What does E_ADEPT_XML_SYNTAX mean.. The downloaded acsm-file does not open in Adobe Digital Editions

downloaded Adobe Digital Editions 4, and registered computer, verified email and then downloaded e-book from retailer, but the acmsfile does not want to open.
This is very frustrating

Since Re-activation as suggested by the link above is not working for you, Can you please confirm the following:
The OperatorURL is reachable. ( you can find the operatorURL from the acsm file by opening it in notepad,etc)
And Book is still available on the book-store for purchase.
(If any of first two are not available, you might have to talk to distributor for next action item to get the book. Since you will have record of purchasing the book, (in my opinion) they should provide you the new token for downloading the book)
And please confirm this that you used the same userID for downloading that you used when you first fulfilled/downloaded the book.
(If it is the case, then you have to use the correct userID)
I hope it helps.

Acsm files not supported

when i try to download e-book it ask save/open when i click either it says acsm files not supported what am i doing wrong as it was working several weeks ago

Adobe Reader can only open PDF files; for .acsm files you need Adobe Digital Editions.

How to install acsm file to read books on ipad?

Overdrive cannot open books because acsm file has expired.

This has nothing whatsoever to do with the purpose of this forum. This forum supports Adobe Reader, a PDF reader.
Go to Overdrive support:
OverDrive | Help

I need to covert an ACSM file to adobe how can I do that

I need to covert an ACSM file to a PDF file please help

Unfortunately the answer you got from Michael is incorrect.
.ascm files are created when you start the downloading process from a
website - a publisher, distributor, author or library. .ascm files are not
ebooks. They are a pointer or 'tag file' that tells Adobe Digital Editions
(ADE) where to find the ebook text plus some other information ADE needs to
know in order to download the ebook to your computer.
Let me assume that you tried to download an ebook (in .pdf format?) and all
you got was this .ascm file. What happened was that the place from which
you downloaded that ebook didn't tell ADE on your computer to go and get
the ebook - it just dropped this 'tag file' on your computer. What you can
do now is to find that file and tell your computer to open it with ADE. If
you're using Windows, you can do this by finding the file using a utility
program, such as Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer), and then
right-clicking on the fine name. The drop-down menu will give you a choice
'Open With', and you should move your cursor to that entry. A list of
programs will be displayed. Windows might be smart enough to know that
this format is opened with ADE and give you that choice. If it doesn't,
then pick 'Adobe Digital Editions' and it will go and find the ebook and
open it for you.
Here's a reference article:
http://ebookreadersoftware.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/acsm-files-what-they-are-and-how-to-wo rk-with-them/
Hope this helps!
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Expired acsm file

Starting Friday, when attempting to download books from my local public library, I started receiving an Overdrive error message stating, "Expired ACSM file. Please refresh the web page you downloaded this title from and try again. (error code 1069)."
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 and have not had a problem like this before.
I've searched the web and have done the following:
Double-checked my time zone, time and date on my device;
Uinstalled and reinstalled Overdrive; and
Deactivated and reactived my Adobe ID.
None of these have worked. Any idea what to do? Thanks in advance.

I've seen several messages about problems like this with library downloads
in the past two weeks. I'm beginning to suspect that Overdrive issued an
update to their software that libraries are installing now.
IF - and I mean 'if' - your time settings on your computer are correct, AND
they have not changed since you tried to download your ebook from the
library, THEN something changed on the library's end of things (notice that
the syntax is the same as a programmer would use). Since you're getting an
Overdrive error message, there's nothing that you can do with ADE to 'fix'
the 'problem'. I'd go back to the library technical support and talk with
them.
Hope this helps!
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