Free Ebooks from Rosetta (Copia)

paola · 06-01-2011, 06:35 AM

received from Copia:

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Books-to-Film Giveaway: 2 New Classics
If you like your literature hardboiled, then check out these two classics we're giving away. In the Heat of the Night, which inspired the 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and Little Caesar, which provided the template for Edward G. Robinson's classic gangster turn, are the latest additions to our Books-to-Film collection. Download them along with 5 other books. Free.
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The Book to film full collection of free books is here

Tome Keeper · 06-01-2011, 08:01 AM

Jumped through all the hoops Copia set up to get the books, which resulted in losing access to all the books I had in my Adobe Digital Editions account, which I had on loan from the library. If others use Adobe for Library books bewared that registering the Copia desktop reading device, will deauthorise your ADE account from your computer.

carpetmojo · 06-01-2011, 09:38 AM

I've got Copia installed already, so I've lost my Adobe, without knowing ?

That's a bummer - how do I check, I don't think I've used Adobe yet.

Tome Keeper · 06-01-2011, 09:56 AM

When you go into ADE, if you have library books try to read them, if Copia has messed it up it will give you an error, telling you the book isn't there. If not your fine.

If you have not used ADE, then it shouldn't be an issue as you can re-authorise it. It's only a problem if you have library (overdrive) books in ADE at the time.

When I redownloaded my books from Overdrive, after deleting Copia, they seemed to work fine. To be fair, Copia did give a warning that I would deregister my Adobe account from the computer, but stupidly didn't think it would affect my library loans.

anamardoll · 06-01-2011, 10:54 AM

Tome Keeper, thank you for the heads-up. I was thinking about installing Copia and that would have been very rage-inducing for me. I wonder why it de-registers you???

AnemicOak · 06-01-2011, 10:57 AM

Weird. When I installed it for the freebies a month or two ago it didn't deauthorize ADE, wonder why they'd change that.

carpetmojo · 06-01-2011, 12:03 PM

I can't get at 'em - help.............

I've got books before (Graduate, Passage to India, those 7 on offer) but I click to download Little Ceasar & Heat of the Night...........and nothing happens.

Those 7 are still on my Copia bookshelves in fact, so I know I've done it before.

Any suggestions please ? These are 2 I would really like to get, too.

(And I still seem to have ADE by the way.........)

koland · 06-01-2011, 01:24 PM

No idea how to help (and apparently, neither can anyone at Copia. I have same problem on one of the baseball books (the others added fine, the problem one says it does, but doesn't). Repeated emails to them results in "it works here...."

koland · 06-01-2011, 01:31 PM

FYI, I managed to get my problem book downloaded (but not properly in my library). I clicked to add it to my library as Unread, went to the Copia reader and Synced. The book now shows in my book list. Double clicking downloaded the book and let me read it. On the web, it still shows that I can buy it (which means it isn't "mine" in the library), but I no longer care.

Try this on your problem books...

paola · 06-01-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Weird. When I installed it for the freebies a month or two ago it didn't deauthorize ADE, wonder why they'd change that.

same here: I am really sorry, I did not know Copia may cause problems, as all works fine on my machine

Loosheesh · 06-01-2011, 01:56 PM

If I remember correctly, when you're installing the Copia reader it does ask something about your ADE authorization and you're supposed to say no if you don't want to deauthorize it.

I find the Copia site and reader very troublesome, and the layout is not intuitive IMO. I was having problems opening up Little Caesar when I got last week; I sent CS an email and they replied, asking a number of questions. I haven't responded yet - couldn't be bothered right now

Tome Keeper · 06-01-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Loosheesh

If I remember correctly, when you're installing the Copia reader it does ask something about your ADE authorization and you're supposed to say no if you don't want to deauthorize it.

It does, and I did read it. Just didn't realise that if you de authorise ADE and then re-authorise it, that your books wouldn't work. My bad, just wanted to warn others.

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Originally Posted by paola

same here: I am really sorry, I did not know Copia may cause problems, as all works fine on my machine

No worries, it does give you a warning, just have to get my brain in gear.

carpetmojo · 06-01-2011, 03:46 PM

It's just very strange that the first offer I took up, 7 books, Graduate etc... slotted in perfectly, with no hassle at all.
Wonder if they're available elsewhere ..........must get the fingers moving !

sufue · 06-01-2011, 07:03 PM

Amazingly, I think the Copia website is even worse than Kobo for causing frustration - for me, at least. At Kobo, if you can manage to navigate through their horrible search to actually FIND a book, at least it's straightforward from there to buy it and get it downloaded.

Loosheesh · 06-01-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sufue

Amazingly, I think the Copia website is even worse than Kobo for causing frustration - for me, at least. At Kobo, if you can manage to navigate through their horrible search to actually FIND a book, at least it's straightforward from there to buy it and get it downloaded.

So true! I used to think Kobo's site was the worst but I think Copia may well take that prize

06-01-2011, 08:01 AM	#2
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	Jumped through all the hoops Copia set up to get the books, which resulted in losing access to all the books I had in my Adobe Digital Editions account, which I had on loan from the library. If others use Adobe for Library books bewared that registering the Copia desktop reading device, will deauthorise your ADE account from your computer. Last edited by Tome Keeper; 06-01-2011 at 09:58 AM. Reason: spellings

06-01-2011, 09:56 AM	#4
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	When you go into ADE, if you have library books try to read them, if Copia has messed it up it will give you an error, telling you the book isn't there. If not your fine. If you have not used ADE, then it shouldn't be an issue as you can re-authorise it. It's only a problem if you have library (overdrive) books in ADE at the time. When I redownloaded my books from Overdrive, after deleting Copia, they seemed to work fine. To be fair, Copia did give a warning that I would deregister my Adobe account from the computer, but stupidly didn't think it would affect my library loans. Last edited by Tome Keeper; 06-01-2011 at 09:57 AM. Reason: more info

06-01-2011, 12:03 PM	#7
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	No Fair !! I can't get at 'em - help............. I've got books before (Graduate, Passage to India, those 7 on offer) but I click to download Little Ceasar & Heat of the Night...........and nothing happens. Those 7 are still on my Copia bookshelves in fact, so I know I've done it before. Any suggestions please ? These are 2 I would really like to get, too. (And I still seem to have ADE by the way.........)

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06-01-2011, 09:38 AM	#3
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	I've got Copia installed already, so I've lost my Adobe, without knowing ? That's a bummer - how do I check, I don't think I've used Adobe yet.

06-01-2011, 10:54 AM	#5
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Tome Keeper, thank you for the heads-up. I was thinking about installing Copia and that would have been very rage-inducing for me. I wonder why it de-registers you???

06-01-2011, 10:57 AM	#6
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Weird. When I installed it for the freebies a month or two ago it didn't deauthorize ADE, wonder why they'd change that.

06-01-2011, 01:24 PM	#8
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	No idea how to help (and apparently, neither can anyone at Copia. I have same problem on one of the baseball books (the others added fine, the problem one says it does, but doesn't). Repeated emails to them results in "it works here...."

06-01-2011, 01:31 PM	#9
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	FYI, I managed to get my problem book downloaded (but not properly in my library). I clicked to add it to my library as Unread, went to the Copia reader and Synced. The book now shows in my book list. Double clicking downloaded the book and let me read it. On the web, it still shows that I can buy it (which means it isn't "mine" in the library), but I no longer care. Try this on your problem books...

06-01-2011, 01:56 PM	#11
Loosheesh Wizard Posts: 1,680 Karma: 3137505 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jianghu Device: PW1, PW5, iPhone SE 2016, iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 2021	If I remember correctly, when you're installing the Copia reader it does ask something about your ADE authorization and you're supposed to say no if you don't want to deauthorize it. I find the Copia site and reader very troublesome, and the layout is not intuitive IMO. I was having problems opening up Little Caesar when I got last week; I sent CS an email and they replied, asking a number of questions. I haven't responded yet - couldn't be bothered right now

06-01-2011, 03:46 PM	#13
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	It's just very strange that the first offer I took up, 7 books, Graduate etc... slotted in perfectly, with no hassle at all. Wonder if they're available elsewhere ..........must get the fingers moving !

06-01-2011, 07:03 PM	#14
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 8,125 Karma: 63035952 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	Amazingly, I think the Copia website is even worse than Kobo for causing frustration - for me, at least. At Kobo, if you can manage to navigate through their horrible search to actually FIND a book, at least it's straightforward from there to buy it and get it downloaded.

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