Sharing Books Downloaded before Registration

Question

I downloaded Digital Editions and did not create an Adobe account or register the software.
Then, I purchased and downloaded an ePub book hecause it said it had unlimited dowloads.  Turns out it allows one download.
Then, I registered with Adobe because I learned this was the only way to share the book.
When I log in to Adobe, I can't find where the book might be stored.  The bookseller advised that others could use my log-in to read the book but it is not appearing anywhere.
How can I share this book? 
I bought this book for my employer and only downloaded it to test out the process so I could teach it to others.  Now I have the book and those that need it do not have it.

Answer 1

There's a way.  First, let me comment on your intentions - and how the
copyright laws work.   Publishers, authors and distributors can set
parameters called 'digital rights' that will govern the use of an
epublication.  Those digital rights include the number of copies you can
make, and whether you can print an ebook.  So, your intention of sharing
the ebook with others depends on how its digital rights have been set up.
Now for the way.  Use your computer utilities to find where the ebook was
stored.  My guess is that it's in the Adobe Digital Editions folder on your
hard drive.  When you locate it, open ADE.  When it's in Library view, you
can click on the small arrow next to the word 'Library'.  A drop-down menu
will appear.  Click on 'Add Item to Library', and ADE will display a panel
that will let you specify where the ebook is.  Set those settings, double
click on the ebook, and ADE should add it to the library.
Once added to the library, you can look at the ebooks digital rights by
clicking on the small arrow next to its name (in Library view).  A
drop-down box will appear, and you can select 'Item Info'.  The digital
rights are located in the middle of the box that appears.
Don't get bent out of shape if the digital rights won't allow copying or
additional downloads.  That's up to the publisher and the source where
you bought the ebook.  You can go back to the source and discuss what you
want to do with them, but I have this feeling that they're going to tell
you that you'll have to buy a copy for every one.
Also, let me expand on this point.  ADE is intended to be a 1:1 experience
- one user to a library of ebooks.  Don't think that you can add ID's to
your copy of ADE so that others may share your library and the ebooks in
it - it doesn't work that way.  Sorry!
Hope this helps!
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