Thread: Can I read .acsm files?
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Old 09-12-2016, 05:19 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by curiousreader1 View Post
Forgive me for my complete and utter obliviousness, but I have literally never read a single ebook in my life.

I downloaded an .acsm file on my PC. I downloaded calibre after some searching on the web. Now I can't seem to open the file. Am I doing something wrong? I prefer to support open source software, so I want to avoid proprietary solutions unless I absolutely have to.
A .acsm file is, like BetterRed says, a kind of 'virtual book', more of a licence to download a book. Calibre will not deal with them, as you found out.

The only two Windows apps I know of that handle them (as in 'let you download the epub file the acsm file pertains to') are Adobe Digital Editions and Bluefire Reader

Both are free, but neither is open source.
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