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Old 10-14-2014, 05:45 PM   #209
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Originally Posted by crane3 View Post
nit picker. Amazon doesn't require an adobe-id to "purchase" a book; B&N doesn't require adobe-id to "buy" a book; Google Play Store doesn't require an adobe-id to buy a book. I use Aldiko to get the library books directly now as I found that it could; prior to that I used my computer then ftp'ed to my tablet & used Aldiko to get a readable copy.

The library doesn't require an adobe-id to download the "torrent"(?) *.ASCM (acsm?)file which is not readable; the file is used to get the "real" book but requires an adobe-id to do so unless it is done via adobe digital editions.

However, the biggest thing is that ALL ebooks that are DRM'ed should be marked & visually seen explicitly prior to the decision for "purchase". Preferably labeled along with the publisher's & author's name like buyer beware warnings.

The fact still remains that the DRM refuses to let me legitimately read a "purchased" book with the ereader app of my choice at any time. There is a big thing about labeling food stuff as not to contain GMO, so there isn't a reason that it shouldn't it apply to DRM books as well.
It is not nits at all.

The book should work fine in any reader that implements ADE, unless you have been using two ids. As I said, the ADE ID is bound to the book when you redeem it. It is entirely under your control which ID you are signed in as when you redeem the book. Your problem seems to be that you redeemed the book with an ADE/RMSDK installation signed into one ADE ID, and then tried to rea it using an installation signed into another ADE ID.

You said something about a "library adobe-id", which I corrected, since there is no such thing. That part of what I said had nothing to do with the rest so why I should be accused of nitpicking is beyond me.

Regarding your totally off-topic rant about how DRMed books shouldn't be, I agree with you* I just don't see why you are complaining to me.

* -- actually, if we are talking about ibrary books, I don't agree. I consider library DRM to be entirely understandable and to be expected.
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