Upgrading to Adobe Digital Editions 2.0

For readers who have been enjoying the library’s Adobe EPUB e-books on their computers and e-readers such as the Nook, Kobo, and Sony Reader, Adobe has updated their Digital Editions software, and it may cause a problem the first time an e-book from the Ohio eBook Project is downloaded to the computer.  These easy steps need to be followed only the first time an OEP title is downloaded to the computer with the updated software.

1. Find the desired e-book and follow the standard check out procedures.  Click on Download.

 

2. A pop-up box will appear.  Select Save as and note where the e-book is being saved.  (The Desktop is usually an easy place to find the file again.)

3. Right click on the book and then left click on Open.

4. A pop-up box will then ask how to open the  file.  Click the button next to Select a program from a list of installed programs and then click OK. 

5. Select Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.  Mark the check box next to Always use the selected program to open this kind of file. This box must be selected to avoiding opening files by this process every time. Click OK.

6. If ADE is not on the initial list, click Browse.  It may take some searching to find the program.  Searching all installed programs from the Start Menu can help find where it’s located. Click on Digital Editions and then click Open.

And just remember, this only needs to be done the first time you use the upgraded Adobe software.  The next time you download an e-book from the Ohio eBook Project, it will open automatically in ADE.