When I open a book in Adobe Digital Editions, I get the following error: Error getting License. License Server Communication Problem: E_ADEPT_DOCUMENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN:

Hi, I bought an e-book in PDF format that uses Adobe DRM.  I've created an account on adobe.com and tried downloading the book in Adobe Digital Editions on the Mac (as well as the bookstore's e-reader--logged into my Adobe account--on an Android device). 
It tries to download the book but get's the following error:
Error getting License. License Server Communication Problem:
E_ADEPT_DOCUMENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
Has anyone come across this?  Any guidance would be most appreciated!
Thanks!
Tony

Please refer to the KB article, Public Knowledge Base

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