ACSM - Sainsbury's .... (UK)

carpetmojo · 10-17-2013, 11:52 AM

All the books I've got from Sainsbury's, having just joined their Book Club, I've transferred/tried to do so into Calibre, but are all ACSM format ... don't think I've had this before, or if I have I hadn't realised.
Now all I get is the old ....can't deal with this, no format ... etc...
How do I convert this into something it can handle please ?
Do I need to delete,re-download it and re-import it to Calibre ?
(Having just got the hang of banging AZW on the head, I feel a bit miffed I've now found something else that's unco-operating ...........)

kovidgoyal · 10-17-2013, 12:02 PM

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....ith-acsm-files

AnemicOak · 10-17-2013, 12:19 PM

Just to add to what the Calibre FAQ says. If you use Sony's software for your Sony devices you can also use that to open the ACSM and download the ePub instead of using ADE if you want.

carpetmojo · 10-17-2013, 06:41 PM

Thank you one and all - thats the weekend "to do " list expanded yet again .....

maddz · 11-03-2013, 04:52 PM

Do you mean to say that I have to download and use a horrible buggy piece of software just to access my purchased content? (Found some books I wanted on Sainsbury's and purchased them. Nowhere did it say I would have to install a piece of shite in order to access what I bought.)

PeterT · 11-03-2013, 05:30 PM

Funny.... when I goto http://www.sainsburysebooks.co.uk/help/how-to-read it walks me fully through the steps needed; how to get an Adobe ID; how to install ADE; the works.

10-17-2013, 11:52 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 - Sainsbury's .... (UK) All the books I've got from Sainsbury's, having just joined their Book Club, I've transferred/tried to do so into Calibre, but are all ACSM format ... don't think I've had this before, or if I have I hadn't realised. Now all I get is the old ....can't deal with this, no format ... etc... How do I convert this into something it can handle please ? Do I need to delete,re-download it and re-import it to Calibre ? (Having just got the hang of banging AZW on the head, I feel a bit miffed I've now found something else that's unco-operating ...........)

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10-17-2013, 12:02 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,201 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....ith-acsm-files

10-17-2013, 12:19 PM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Just to add to what the Calibre FAQ says. If you use Sony's software for your Sony devices you can also use that to open the ACSM and download the ePub instead of using ADE if you want.

10-17-2013, 06:41 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	Thank you one and all - thats the weekend "to do " list expanded yet again .....

11-03-2013, 04:52 PM	#5
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,403 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	Do you mean to say that I have to download and use a horrible buggy piece of software just to access my purchased content? (Found some books I wanted on Sainsbury's and purchased them. Nowhere did it say I would have to install a piece of shite in order to access what I bought.)

11-03-2013, 05:30 PM	#6
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,316 Karma: 78876004 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Funny.... when I goto http://www.sainsburysebooks.co.uk/help/how-to-read it walks me fully through the steps needed; how to get an Adobe ID; how to install ADE; the works.