• ASA eBooks require Adobe® Digital Editions, which is available below as a FREE Download, to be installed on your desktop or laptop computer.

• Adobe Digital Editions is NOT yet fully supported on Mac OSX Lion, however, Adobe has a Beta version available that may work for you. Click HERE for more information.

• ASA eBooks can be installed on up to 5 devices simultaneously, and read on a range of digital devices including the Apple iPhone®, iPad®, iPod Touch®, and Android® smartphones/tablets as well as PC and Mac computers.

To read an ASA eBook on your mobile device, you must first download and install Adobe Digital Editions to your Windows or Mac computer.

Click HERE to download Adobe Digital Editions

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After installing Adobe Digital Editions, and downloading an ebook to your computer, it can then be transferred to your mobile device.

✈ How do I get my eBooks onto my Android ?

To view eBooks on a mobile device like an Android based tablet or phone, follow the steps below:

1. Download the free Bluefire Reader app from the Android Market.

   To be able to read eBooks on your mobile device you must first install Adobe Digital Editions onto your computer and open the ebook on the computer. On first use, the Bluefire Reader app will display a message asking you to authorize your device for Adobe Digital Editions.

2. Start the Bluefire app on your device. Touch the Info button, enter your Adobe ID Username and Password, and touch the Authorize button. A message will display stating Authorization Successful, Device has be Authorized.

3. Close the Bluefire app, connect your mobile device to your computer and select the “Disc Drive” connection option.

4. On your computer, open an explorer window and navigate to the “imports” folder on your mobile device’s SD card.

   Bluefire tech support states that the versions of Android supported by this app are v2.2, 2.3 and 3.1. They further state that the default the path to the imports folder is \mnt\sdcard\bluefire\imports. On our test systems the path is Removable Disk (I:)\Bluefire\imports.

5. Next, locate the eBook file you wish to copy to your mobile device. ASA eBooks you have viewed on your computer will be stored in the "Digital Editions" sub-folder within your "Documents" folder.

   Select the eBook file, and copy and paste it into the “imports” folder on your SD card.

6. Disconnect your mobile device from the computer and start the Bluefire app. Touch the hardware Menu button and select Upload files on SD card. This will add your new ebook to your Bluefire Library.

✈ How do I get my eBooks onto my iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch ?

To view eBooks on a mobile device like an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, follow the steps below:

1. Download the Bluefire Reader app using iTunes or the Applications feature on your device
2. Next, start the Bluefire app on your device. To be able to read eBooks on your device you must authorize it. On first use of the Bluefire app a message will ask you to authorize your device for Adobe Digital Editions. Enter your Adobe ID Username and Password. Clicking “info” will also display the Authorize option.

3. Connect your device to your computer and ‘sync’ them.

4. When the sync is complete, with your device still plugged into your computer, select your device from the Devices list on the left side of the iTunes window, then click on the Apps tab.

5. Scroll down the page to File Sharing, find the Bluefire app.

6. Highlight the Bluefire app by clicking on it.

7. To the right is a box titled Bluefire Documents. Click the ‘Add’ button.

8. When the window opens, go to your Documents folder and find the Digital Editions folder containing your eBooks. Select the eBook you want to add to Bluefire, the book will automatically sync to your device.

9. Unplug your device from the computer and open the Bluefire application to read your newly uploaded eBooks.

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