How to download and read your eBook

on your laptop, smart phone or tablet

Contents
1. Download and Install Adobe Digital Editions........................................................................................... 2
2. Download and install .Net Framework..................................................................................................... 3
3. Download the eBook link file .................................................................................................................... 4
4. Authorise ADE with Adobe ID to download your eBook ........................................................................ 5
5. Launching ADE and reading your eBook .................................................................................................. 8
6. Installing Bluefire reader on your smart phone or tablet ....................................................................... 9
7. Launching Bluefire Reader and authorising your device ...................................................................... 10
8. Opening your eBook on your smartphone or tablet ............................................................................. 11
1. Download and Install Adobe Digital Editions
Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is an eBook reader. You will need to have this free software installed on
your PC to download and view the eBook (PDF or ePub). Here are the steps for installing ADE if you do
not already have it.

Click on the download link below to download the version of ADE for your PC.

http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html

An ADE Installer.exe file will be downloaded on your computer.

Double click the ADE Installer.exe file that you need to download and follow the instructions to install
ADE.

If you get a Windows security warning, click Run:

In the ADE installer window accept the ADE license agreement:

2. Download and install .Net Framework
If you do not have .Net Framework 3.5 SP 1 installed on your machine then ADE installer will prompt you
to install it.

If prompted, click Yes. You will be taken to the download website. Click Download button on the web
page to download the .Net Framework installer file.

Save the downloaded file dotnetfx35setup.exe on your computer. Once saved, run the file.

You may be asked to restart your computer.

3. Download the eBook link file
Once you have installed Adobe Digital Editions on your computer, click on link in your email and
download the eBook.

Save the file (URLLink.acsm) on your computer and double click the URLLink.acsm file, it will open Adobe
Digital Editions
4. Authorise ADE with Adobe ID to download your eBook
To download and view the eBook, you need to authorise your computer with your Adobe ID. If you do
not have an Adobe ID, you will need to create it now.

Select Adobe ID from drop down:

You will be taken to the Adobe website for creating an Adobe ID. Please fill out the form and create the
Adobe ID.

Enter the newly created Adobe ID and Password in the authorisation dialog box and click Authorize
Once your computer has been authorised, ADE will download your eBook on the computer.

Once your eBook has been downloaded, it will automatically open in ADE.

You can now read your eBook on Adobe Digital Editions on your computer.
5. Launching ADE and reading your eBook
As long as your computer is authorised with your Adobe ID, the next time you want to read your eBook
you do not need to follow the above steps, you can directly launch ADE from the start menu and start
reading the eBook that you had downloaded.

Every time you get a new eBook, you will need to download the link file and open it in ADE. ADE will
automatically download your eBook and you can start reading it.

To launch ADE, click Adobe Digital Editions in the Start menu.

Your eBook will be listed under All items in the bookshelf. Double-click on the book icon to launch it.
6. Installing Bluefire reader on your smart phone or tablet
If you want to read your eBook that you have downloaded on Adobe Digital Editions, on your tablet or
smart phone, you will need to open the eBook email from your device (smart phone or tablet) and
install Bluefire Reader app on apple devices or Adobe Digital Editions on android devices.
7. Launching Bluefire Reader and authorising your device
Once Bluefire Reader is installed, launch it by tapping on the app icon.

Upon launch, the Bluefire Reader app will ask you for authorising the device using your Adobe ID. Enter
your Adobe ID and click on Authorize.

Important Note: This Adobe ID should be the same ID with which you have authorised your computer
with.

Now you are ready to read your eBook into your device.
8. Opening your eBook on your smartphone or tablet

Once you have Bluefire Reader installed on your device and authorised it using your Adobe ID, you than
need to open the eBook email from your device and click on download eBook link.

Your eBook should now appear in the library of your Bluefire Reader app on your device. Tap on the
book icon to open and read the book.