Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!
bookstores!
Want!to!borrow!eBooks!from!a!public!library!and!read!them!on!
your!eReader?!Or!maybe!you!have!eBooks!from!other!sources!
that!you'd!like!to!add ?!
Most!eBooks!that!you!borrow!and!buy!are!protected!using!
Digital!Rights!Management,!or!DR M.!They'r e !p r o t e c te d!so!that !
only!you!can!read!them!(and!in!the!case!of!library!books,!only!
for!a!specific !pe rio d !of!time).!!Your!e Re a d er!c an !display!books!
protected!using!Adobe!DRM,!which!is!a!form!of!DRM!used!by!
most!libraries!and!booksellers.!
You'll!know !when!y o u 'v e !b o u g h t !o r!b o r ro wed!a!b o o k !u si n g !th is !
type!of!protection !if!the!library!or !boo kse ller!gives!yo u!a!file!
with!an!.acsm!extension!(rather!than!an!.epub!or!.pdf!extension).!
The!.acsm!file!contains!licensing!information!for!unlocking!your!
book.!
To!read!one!of!these!books!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!you!need!to!
use!an!application!called!Adobe!Digital!Editions.!This!application!
can!open!your!.acsm!file,!read!the!licensing!information,!
download!your!book,!and!copy!the!book!to!your!eReader.!
