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eGeezer · 01-06-2010, 11:51 AM

What Solicitous said, and the file extension is .ascm.

It will first appear in your "download" window/dialogue box where you will typically be asked whether you wish to save it or open it (or refuse it, which of course is not an option if you want to read it). If you save it, the .ascm file will be in your download folder where you will need to seek it out and double-click to open it.

It is much easier to just tell it to open, at which time it will also open ADE (if its not already open) which may just sit there for a while appearing to do nothing until it finally may show a progress bar. The book cover will then appear.

If you have borrowed and downloaded several books, click the "borrowed" folder to see them all. (You have a choice of seeing your books as covers, or as a list, btw).

When you connect your reader via USB (this can be done before or after opening ADE), it will appear as two devices (if the SD card is plugged in and the device is turned on), just as it does in Windows Explorer. You will need to click each one to determine which is the SD Card and which is the internal memory. (The internal memory is usually the one with the Astak User Manual on it).

You may just drag and drop the book(s) from the ADE folder to the reader and it/they will be automatically dropped into the "/Digital Editions" folder. Btw, there is a "Digital Editions" folder on both the SD card and the internal memory, but it will only be placed in the one on the device you dragged it to. If for some reason you want it in both places, you will need to drag and drop it to both "disks".

I am unfamiliar with the method of choosing to send it to the device mentioned by Spectrum as I only use the "drag and drop" method. Probably cuz I tried it and it worked, so I didn't seek any other method.

WARNING: Downloading ebooks may become habit forming and has been shown to cause an increase your love for reading if you ever come up for breath and stop downloading every book you can find.

Hope this confuses you and welcome to the Mobileread forums.

01-06-2010, 11:51 AM	#6
eGeezer NE1 seen my glasses? Posts: 396 Karma: 4864 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Seattle Device: Nook Glowlight (following previous nook STR and STR w/GL)	What Solicitous said, and the file extension is .ascm. It will first appear in your "download" window/dialogue box where you will typically be asked whether you wish to save it or open it (or refuse it, which of course is not an option if you want to read it). If you save it, the .ascm file will be in your download folder where you will need to seek it out and double-click to open it. It is much easier to just tell it to open, at which time it will also open ADE (if its not already open) which may just sit there for a while appearing to do nothing until it finally may show a progress bar. The book cover will then appear. If you have borrowed and downloaded several books, click the "borrowed" folder to see them all. (You have a choice of seeing your books as covers, or as a list, btw). When you connect your reader via USB (this can be done before or after opening ADE), it will appear as two devices (if the SD card is plugged in and the device is turned on), just as it does in Windows Explorer. You will need to click each one to determine which is the SD Card and which is the internal memory. (The internal memory is usually the one with the Astak User Manual on it). You may just drag and drop the book(s) from the ADE folder to the reader and it/they will be automatically dropped into the "/Digital Editions" folder. Btw, there is a "Digital Editions" folder on both the SD card and the internal memory, but it will only be placed in the one on the device you dragged it to. If for some reason you want it in both places, you will need to drag and drop it to both "disks". I am unfamiliar with the method of choosing to send it to the device mentioned by Spectrum as I only use the "drag and drop" method. Probably cuz I tried it and it worked, so I didn't seek any other method. WARNING: Downloading ebooks may become habit forming and has been shown to cause an increase your love for reading if you ever come up for breath and stop downloading every book you can find. Hope this confuses you and welcome to the Mobileread forums. Last edited by eGeezer; 01-06-2010 at 11:59 AM.