PDF "damaged or not readable"

My workstation is offline, and I need the help files for Production Premium CS5.5.
For example....the AE CS5.5 help file....I downloaded it to the iPad1, and it reads OK in iBooks.
I downloaded it to the MacBook, and it cannot be read by Preview or Adobe Reader 10.1.2 (freshly downloaded and installed).
Using Preview, the popup message reads: The file “after_effects_cs5_help.pdf” could not be opened. It may be damaged or use a file format that Preview doesn’t recognize.
Using Adobe Reader, the popup message reads: There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and could not be repaired.
How can I get all the Production Premium Help files downloaded in a readable format?
thanks

Given you're getting an error in both Preview and Adobe Reader, it's got to be corruption of the file during download, or on arrival on your MacBook. I can guarantee the PDF files you're trying to download are OK when they leave the Adobe server, and there's nothing special about the PDFs that would prevent them opening in Preview. What happens if you move the working copy from your iPad to your MacBook, or vice-versa?

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