Blackberry Playbook and library books

I cannot get the Digital Editions loaded on my PC to "see" my Playbook when it is attached so that I can download books from the library (it dos now show on the Bookshelf). PC says it is authorized.
Thank you, Cherry

No, the Blackberry is not a supported device under ADE. Your choice of
the term 'not native' could mean that the Blackberry is supported some
other way by ADE, which is not true. Thus, there is no way to connect the
Blackberry to ADE directly.
ADE does provide both library management and support for DRM-enabled
epublications. As you point out, so do other software systems. And
because there are other software systems that do support DRM-enabled
publications, plus other systems interface with your Blackberry, perhaps
you should look at those systems to use instead of ADE.
Yes, KOBO's desktop support for epublications is independent of, and cannot
run with, ADE.
So, if you have alternatives, why are you asking how to interface ADE with
the KOBO desktop?
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