
iPads and Kindle Fires with the Bluefire app are examples).
Adobe digital edition books portable#
Note: some mobile devices, such as the iPad or Kindle Fire, require special software to function as readers and ADE will not recognize that device as a reader without that software loaded on the device.Īdobe Digital Editions (ADE) will operate as a "middle man" for downloading eBooks onto your computer and then farming them out to an ADE-compatible eReader device for portable use ( You may be able to download an eBook to a tablet app as long as you have the app installed and an Adobe ID. Here is a list of ADE-supported eReader devices. Creating an account allows you to sync devices to your copy of Adobe Digital Editions via your Adobe ID. Creating an account is free and only takes a minute also, the email address you use to create your ID does not have to be your Auburn email.

You will be asked to create an Adobe Account if you don't already have one. Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) can't be downloaded on AULibraries public or OIT lab computers since downloaded items must stay with the copy of ADE it is downloaded to or with devices synced to that copy of ADE via the users Adobe ID.Īdobe Digital Editions is required to download most AULibraries eBooks for checkout. While you can preview an eBook online without any special software, Adobe Digital Editions allows you to read the content of an eBook you have downloaded for offline use and to move the book to a supported remote eReader device via a USB connection.

Adobe Digital Editions is now available through AU Install.
