Hi Esther The DRM protected files aren't something which really worry us to be truthful. We don't use any of them here. All we were thinking about was a possibly easier way of reading the ePub files from TC. I personally am not a huge fan of reading books these days. To be honest I don't have the ability to concentrate just now for one reason or another.
But I'm much happier actually doing something than reading books. All the same, the Adobe DE project is an interesting one and I hope it brings the VoiceOver user some positive experience. Gordon On 27 Jul 2011, at 20:27, Esther wrote: Hi Lynne and Gordon, You should treat Adobe Digital Editions Preview the way that you treat a music player app -- there's no association with any specific site or "Store" for purchasing book that use this format of protected file. However, if you download an eBook, or have it on your computer, you can add it to your ADE Preview app, and the files will show up in the user's Documents/Digital Editions/ folder. Saying that you want to have books open automatically in the ADE Preview is like ensuring that all music files open in iTunes -- not a good thing. The user can choose to make this the default application for opening that file type on his or her own computer, but making that the default means that you would not, for example, have the flexibility of Stanza Desktop to reformat documents. Also, there are machine requirements to run the ADE Preview in terms of both minimum operating system (Snow Leopard) and resources, as well as the DRM restrictions, while other readers like Stanza Desktop or O'Reilly's Bookworm on-line ePub book reader are usable without those requirements. The thing we'll have to explore in more detail are the restrictions on which account or how many computers (if more than one) the DRM-protected file can be opened on. I wasn't surprised that Anne could not read the Kobo eBook ADE file that was associated with her husband's account, and which might have been previously downloaded and authorized for his computer. For library downloads that support ADE DRM of eBooks (or OverDrive audiobooks), they tell you very carefully that you cannot change the computer with which you start the download. The book or audiobook cannot play on any other machine during your loan period. And the buttons to move to next and previous page are a pain for uninterrupted reading, but at least you can press the right and left arrow keys for this function. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
