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Originally Posted by Jim Thompson
Been encountering frustrations and am sharing them for the sake of anyone else as uninformed as me:
I tried purchasing a lit file (microsoft reader) because Calibre's documentation indicates that is it's their easiest file to translate. After I paid for the lit file, I was informed that I would need to install Microsoft Publisher on my computer before it would download. Half way through the Microsoft Publisher install, I was informed that I needed to create a Microsoft Passport Account to activate the software. After doing all of that (and approving installation of Active-X controls I don't understand or want), the lit file still would not download and purusing help screens indicates that Microsoft Publisher can only work on a hand-held device; i.e., not on a desktop computer. I contacted tech support at the eBook publisher to aks if I would have more luck with MOBI or EPUB. That's where things stand currently. I'll update again when I learn more.
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The software needed is Microsoft Reader (only works on Windows), not Publisher (which is part of MS Office)...
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.aspx
It will need to be activated and book downloads will need to be done with Internet Explorer (assuming this is a DRM'd book). For Calibre to work with the book the DRM will need to be removed first (ConvertLit).
Going with Mobi or ePub will still require removing the DRM and will have their own software to deal with. Adobe Digital Editions (ePub) will need an Adobe ID to authorize it.