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Old 12-27-2010, 05:39 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Fayth View Post
I'm buying books from kobo and it gives me an acsm file that opens with Reader Library. It then proceeds to download the book and I can drag and drop it into my reader. I'm just wondering if there is anyway to get the epub book itself, and back it up on my hard drive.
I LOVE my sony reader - I have the PRS600. I HATE the Reader Library, and don't use it anymore to put books on the Sony. I use Adobe Digital Editions to download and put all my ePub and PDF books on my ereaders.

As I mentioned above, I use the Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) to put ePub & PDF books on my ereader devices. This is a free download www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions . You will need to make up an account through them, which is free also.

Purchase your ePub & PDF books from your ebook seller, then SAVE them on your computer, don't open them. I made a File Folder on my computer that I save all my Digital Books to: "MY DIGITAL EDITIONS". Then in Windows Explorer, click on the download file .acsm file, right click "Open with" your book with Adobe Digital Editions. ADE will then open up, then begin downloading your book. OR, if your file is already on your computer in a ePub/PDF format, Open ADE, and "add book to library" at the left top - this is a drop down. ADE will then load your file, and you can then put on ereader device.

After the download through ADE, your .acsm file will then be a ePub file on your computer, and will be saved on there.

When you want to put books on the Sony, you will run ADE then hook up the Sony reader to computer with the USB cord. The first time you hook up your new reader to ADE, it will ask you to "register" your device. Put in your Adobe account info (ID & password). This is a one time thing. Your SONY will show up on the left side of the books covers in ADE, and you will just click and drag the book onto the SONY.

When you are done, close ADE and disconnect device from computer. Let your Sony update the books, and your books will be in your library.

Hope this helps!!!
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