ACSM ? And MOBI problems on Opus.

carpetmojo · 01-01-2012, 10:16 AM

I've downloaded a book to Calibre, in, apparently, a format called ACSM - I know no more, as it doesn't give a title! And it's very small, 0.00 MB...... What's going on here ?

Don't know where/how I got whatever it is or why, but it would be nice to know what it is - although the contents don't look promising, do they....
[ I did google ACSM , but really didn't understand any better, apart from the fact it could be Adobe related..... ]

I've also a Complete Works of George Eliott in my Calibre Library, which says it's format is MOBI - but it won't actually load to my Opus. It does, interestingly, give it a nice green tick to say it is on the Opus - which it isn't.

On both of the above, I have a Adobe a/c, which does recognise the Opus fine, if that helps, and has worked with a couple of other books.

itimpi · 01-01-2012, 10:25 AM

The acsm file is not actually a book - but merely a pointer to a book that can be downloaded using Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). You should download the book first, and then add the downloaded book to Calibre.

HarryT · 01-01-2012, 10:54 AM

Forgive the obvious question, but do you have the ePub or the Mobi firmware on your Opus?

carpetmojo · 01-01-2012, 05:46 PM

Ah... firmware.
Harry, you probably know my deep knowledge of such things is just this side of, well, not deep ?
The only things I've done to it is the ADE - which consisted of simply plugging in and checking the ADE site.
So, the simple answer is probably no ! Although I have d/loaded from Project Gut, and Kindle (shh) and Waterstones.
My feeling after your reply is I don't have the Mobi stuff ? Do I do that within Calibre , if so ?

01-01-2012, 10:16 AM	#1
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	ACSM ? And MOBI problems on Opus. I've downloaded a book to Calibre, in, apparently, a format called ACSM - I know no more, as it doesn't give a title! And it's very small, 0.00 MB...... What's going on here ? Don't know where/how I got whatever it is or why, but it would be nice to know what it is - although the contents don't look promising, do they.... [ I did google ACSM , but really didn't understand any better, apart from the fact it could be Adobe related..... ] I've also a Complete Works of George Eliott in my Calibre Library, which says it's format is MOBI - but it won't actually load to my Opus. It does, interestingly, give it a nice green tick to say it is on the Opus - which it isn't. On both of the above, I have a Adobe a/c, which does recognise the Opus fine, if that helps, and has worked with a couple of other books. Last edited by carpetmojo; 01-01-2012 at 10:19 AM.

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01-01-2012, 10:25 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	The acsm file is not actually a book - but merely a pointer to a book that can be downloaded using Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). You should download the book first, and then add the downloaded book to Calibre.

01-01-2012, 10:54 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Forgive the obvious question, but do you have the ePub or the Mobi firmware on your Opus?

01-01-2012, 05:46 PM	#4
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	Ah... firmware. Harry, you probably know my deep knowledge of such things is just this side of, well, not deep ? The only things I've done to it is the ADE - which consisted of simply plugging in and checking the ADE site. So, the simple answer is probably no ! Although I have d/loaded from Project Gut, and Kindle (shh) and Waterstones. My feeling after your reply is I don't have the Mobi stuff ? Do I do that within Calibre , if so ?

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