PRS-500 not seen by Adobe Digital Editions--any hope?

lissbell · 12-02-2010, 03:15 PM

Hi,

I've scoured the Net and read many a thread here trying to get ADE to "see" my PRS-500. I've used computers with XP and with Vista. I've installed the new library software. I've checked to make sure there was an entry in my registry with a path for PIM.dll. I've pressed Ctrl-Shift-E with my ereader plugged in to no avail.

The last mentions I've seen online regarding the PRS-500 and ADE were from an Adobe Rep who said the 500 still isn't fully compatible-but this was from a year ago. Have things changed? The PRS-500 is listed as compatible at the ADE site, but maybe this is a half-truth...

The ADE books are fully viewable from my Library, I simply cannot transfer them to the ereader no matter how I try.

Suggestions?

Alternately, if the PRS-500 can't be made to read protected books from ADE, does anyone have a suggestion for an outstanding ereader compatible with ADE that I should consider purchasing?

Thanks,
Liss

grooks · 12-02-2010, 03:33 PM

Do you know if the firmware on your 500 has been updated to read ADE ePubs and PDFs?

PRS-500's did not have this functionality originally but needed to be sent to Sony to have the firmware applied.

lissbell · 12-02-2010, 04:03 PM

Oh I bet this is exactly the problem. I had no idea this was needed. This is the first I've read about it. Thank you Grooks! I'll be contacting Sony to do this asap.

12-02-2010, 03:15 PM	#1
lissbell Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington state Device: Sony ereader PRS-500	PRS-500 not seen by Adobe Digital Editions--any hope? Hi, I've scoured the Net and read many a thread here trying to get ADE to "see" my PRS-500. I've used computers with XP and with Vista. I've installed the new library software. I've checked to make sure there was an entry in my registry with a path for PIM.dll. I've pressed Ctrl-Shift-E with my ereader plugged in to no avail. The last mentions I've seen online regarding the PRS-500 and ADE were from an Adobe Rep who said the 500 still isn't fully compatible-but this was from a year ago. Have things changed? The PRS-500 is listed as compatible at the ADE site, but maybe this is a half-truth... The ADE books are fully viewable from my Library, I simply cannot transfer them to the ereader no matter how I try. Suggestions? Alternately, if the PRS-500 can't be made to read protected books from ADE, does anyone have a suggestion for an outstanding ereader compatible with ADE that I should consider purchasing? Thanks, Liss

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12-02-2010, 03:33 PM	#2
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	Do you know if the firmware on your 500 has been updated to read ADE ePubs and PDFs? PRS-500's did not have this functionality originally but needed to be sent to Sony to have the firmware applied.

12-02-2010, 04:03 PM	#3
lissbell Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington state Device: Sony ereader PRS-500	Oh I bet this is exactly the problem. I had no idea this was needed. This is the first I've read about it. Thank you Grooks! I'll be contacting Sony to do this asap.

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