Opening B&N books in ADE

Hi there. I installed Nook for Mac, downloaded a book, and moved it from My Documents to ADE. As per instructions from someone on the nook forum. I actually use a Kobo reader, which is why I wanted to move it to ADE. When I tried to move or open the book in version ADE, I got a message saying I needed a user name and unlock code. Back I went to the Nook forum to find out what that is. The same kind person explained, but advised me to upgrade to version 4.whatever first. So I did. Now when I try to open or move that B&N epub book, I get an "ADE closed unexpectedly" error.
Thoughts. An epub is an epub, right? I should be able to open it.

Some people have scrolling issues such as those with ADE 2.0/2.0.1
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There are lots of bugs in ADE2.0 (and 2.0.1). Try replacing ADE2.0 with the older but more reliable v1.7.2.
(You can have them both installed at once if you like.)
Version 1.7.2, it is a little difficult to find, available on Adobe site for Windows and for Mac.
http://helpx.adobe.com/digital-editions/kb/cant-install-digital-editions.html
The forum software is sometimes corrupting the link above. There shouldn't be a blank in 'editio ns.html'. The following redirects to the same page: http://tinyurl.com/diged172
Some people have found ADE trying to upgrade automatically.
It appears (not 100% sure) that if you install ADE2.0 as a new install (not as an upgrade) that your 1.7.2 will continue to run.
Probably best to say no if 2.0.x installation asks if you want to migrate your library.

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http://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_digital_editions

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provide the correct steps to fix that, but I can't. Sorry!
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I am trying to add a book to ADE. I have previously read it on an Android device using an app called Aldiko. Now when I try to open it up on my account I am getting the message "the vendor account you are entering is not associated with the item you are trying to open". Please help

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I've used ADE to download e-books from my public library onto my Kobo for over a year now but for a week now I haven't been able to. When I open the library book, select 'download' and it opens ADE but it is a totally blank page (there should be several books there that I have purchased). It sits on this blank screen for a while and eventually an error message comes up "ADE 2.0 has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solutions is available".
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Try replacing ADE2.0 with the older but more reliable v1.7.2.
(You can have them both installed at once if you like.)
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http://helpx.adobe.com/digital-editions/kb/cant-install-digital-editions.html
The forum software is sometimes corrupting the link above. There shouldn't be a blank in 'editio ns.html'. The following redirects to the same page: http://tinyurl.com/diged172
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Hi,
we have a test environment with a ACS4 Server and a publishing server developed by us.
the acsm file ist generated by our own publishing server and all works fine in all test environments, except in one test system, i receive an E_ADEPT_DISTRIBUTOR_AUTH error message in ADE (Adobe Digital Editions) when i open the acsm file in ADE. The message appears also in the fulfillment.log of the ACS4 server log.
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Someone please help. I just bought an e-book, downloaded ADE to my laptop (w/windows) and went to put the book in my ADE library, but I'm getting the following error message:
"Connection Error Detected. Digital Editions could not connect to the fulfillment server. Please make sure you are connected to the internet."
There is nothing wrong with my internet connection.
How can I resolve this?

OK. So I finally chatted with the help desk...
They asked me to remove and re-install the software (that's a classic one).
Then they asked me to download a couple of e-books from http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/eBook.html and to open them.
As both steps above worked, they told me I had a problem with the .acsm file so they could not help further...
But re-downloading and opening it directly from the online shop where I bought the ebook worked... Finally...

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Hello!
Well, I have checked the FAQ section about Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) and found no answer to this question. Also, there is no documentation available for ADE. (You need to add this in Adobe.) Thankfully there is this forum available.
I am using Windows Vista Home Premium at the moment. Now, say I want to upgrade to Windows 7. And I want to do a custom, or "clean" install which results in formatting the entire system disk drive. I have 10 purchased books and 5 borrowed books in my library in ADE. How do I save these? If I just copy them over to an external disk drive, can I just copy them back to the system disk after installing Windows 7 and continue to read them? Or will I get an error saying that I don't have the rights, or that they are registered to different user?...
The FAQ can be found here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/faq/
I already have an Adobe ID and I have typed it in the first time I installed ADE, so I guess my computer is considered "authorized" now. What does this mean anyway? Is there some special license file that is downloaded to my computer or what?... In that case I assume I would need to backup this file for later use when restoring e-books and installing ADE. Or is this false?

Well, first of all, I am using Firefox 3.6.28 on Vista 64-bit SP2. The ADE version is 1.7.2.1131.
In ADE, when I click the Library menu and then Authorize Computer, I get a message saying "this computer has been authorized to" followed by my e-mail.
So ADE was already activated and authorized on the current computer.
But I decided to install it again.
1. I uninstalled ADE.
2. Reboot!
3. www.adobe.com
4. Logged on with Adobe ID.
5. Installed ADE from "http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#fp".
6. ADE was downlaoded and installed with all the components.
ADE started automatically after install. All the previously downloaded books were present in the ADE library.
Now, the source I used for the e-books was E-lib. It's one of major distributors of e-books in Sweden, and the major one used for borrowing e-books in Swedish libraries.
Link: http://www.elib.se/
After authentication and chosing the book, the download link looks like this:
(do not click it, it's not valid)
https://www.elib.se/webservices/fulfillment/?datax=
It's followed by a 104 character long string.
I decided to borrow a new book. The borrow link looks like this:
http://ebok.gotabiblioteken.se/LoanBook.aspx?isbn=
It's followed by the ISBN number of the book and then &format=## which specifies the format (if the book is available in more than one format).
After clicking on the download link Firefox asks what I want to do with the file.
"Opening URLLink.ascm
You have chosen to open
URLLink.ascm
which is: Adobe Content Server Message
from: http://acs.elib.se
What should Firefox do with this file?"
I chose to open with Adobe Digital Editions from the list of programs.
The file was downloaded, ADE started, it downloaded the book and placed it in its library.
But if I right click the URLLink.ascm item from the list in the Downlods (Ctrl+J) window in Firefox, and then pick "Open Containing Folder", it takes me to following directory:
C:\Users\Sameer\AppData\Local\Temp
So from this I can conclude that...
1. The ASCM file type is properly associated with Adobe Digital Editions on the computer. Although for some reason this file type has no icon of its own, like one of those files that don't have a program association.
2. The file is apparently just downloaded to the Temp folder if I chose to open it right from the browser window, and it is not deleted by Adobe Digital Editions afterwards.
After viewing the Temp folder and then clicking the ADE program button on the task bar to view the book again ADE crashed for some reason. It was alright just seconds ago, and it showed me the front page of the book right after downloading it.
So that's that...
Perhaps ADE was trying to delete the above mentioned file but failed to do so because I was viewing it in Windows Explorer? Although I was only viewing its folder, the Temp folder. I was not actually opening the file. So I wouldn't expect it to be related to "file already in use by other program" kind of thing (conflict).
Whatever...
I did repeat the steps again and borrowed and downloaded a second e-book in the same file format (PDF) from the same source. However, this time it all worked perfectly. ADE did not crash this time. Although it didn't delete the ASCM file this time either.
So there you have it...
I don't think I can test this any more thoroughly. But I will check to see what happens if I download from a different source. I will try buying an e-book from some e-book store. I might give you feedback on that too.
So the simple solution here appears to be to simply chose to open the file in your browser when it asks you what you want to do with it. Or you may as well save it like I do, to your desktop for example. This gives you an easier way of deleting the file manually after you have downloaded the book in ADE (by double clicking on it). It's easier than going to the AppData\Local\Temp folder.
At some later point I might do a binary comparison of the ADE installer downloaded without logging in to Adobe website with Adobe ID, and the one downloaded without logging in. I will use a comparison tool, not just look at the file sizes. I would not expect it to be any different.
The key here appears to be the activation of ADE and authentication of the device. And you can do this the first time you install it on the computer. ADE will ask you the first time you start it if you would like to authenticate your computer or not. And if you chose to do so you will have to give it your Adobe ID and password. In other words, you will not have to go to the Adobe website and log in, and then download and install ADE to get your device authenticated. You can do that right in the ADE program.
If you have not done the authentication the first time you installed ADE, you can simply click the "Library" menu in the top left corner next to the view modes buttons, and then click "Authenticate Comptuer" and follow the on-screen instructions.
I will get back to you after purchasing some e-book from a different source or store.

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Hi all,
Seems as if a few people have had probs getting library books onto ADE. I did it awhile ago (somehow) but can't seem to do it now. I have Windows XP running ADE 1.7.2.1132. Been browsing the library, found an interesting book, checked it out and when I get to the download page is where the problems begin. Clicking the download link opens ADE but the book never appears. No message, nothing. "Authorize Computer..." says it is authorized to my email. I'm a little stumped. Anyone with ideas on what the problem might be?
Thanks,
-steve-

Hi,
In order to fix the problem you can try following.
Solution ) Delete following folder from your computer.
C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\My Digital Editions\Restore
Delete Restore folder and then open book again.
HD:/Users/UserName/Digital Edittions/Restore (If you are using MAC)
Solution 2) Download the file first once downloaded right click on the file and choose Open with>>Adobe Digital Editions.
I hope this will help you!!!
Regards
Rizwan

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Hooray!!!

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