Adobe Digital Editions (short for ADE) is an eBook reader software program from Adobe Systems. It is used for acquiring, managing and reading eBooks as well as other digital publications. Currently most eBooks we get are in DRM protection, which locks eBooks into certain platforms so that we can only read our purchased books on specific apps and devices, and so are ADE books.
Adobe Digital Editions uses the proprietary Adobe Digital Experience Protection Technology (ADEPT) Digital Rights Management scheme, which confines users to view the purchased content on up to six machines via the same Adobe ID. If you'd like to get rid of the limitations, to copy your ADE eBooks to computer or read them on as many devices as you like, you can simply convert your Adobe books to the widely-used PDF format.
Convert JPG, PNG, BMP, and more to PDFs with Adobe Acrobat online services. Turn an image file into a PDF in two quick steps. Try Acrobat online for free! Press the Scan button, and then in Windows, choose Adobe Acrobat from the list of registered applications. Then, in the Acrobat scan interface, select a scanner and a document preset or Custom Scan. To scan a paper document to PDF using Acrobat, go to Tools Create PDF. The Create a PDF from any format interface is displayed. Using Calibre, you must FIRST open the.acsm file in Adobe Digital Editions, so that the DRM-protected file is now a.pdf file in the Documents My Digital Editions folder. Then in Calibre you Add THAT.pdf file (NOT the.acsm file), which creates another DRM-free.pdf file in Calibre's own Library (that is, in its own folders). To begin, drag and drop your DOC or DOCX file in the Word to PDF converter. The conversion to PDF should take place right away. Feel free to compress, edit or modify your file further. Click the download. Print to PDF (Windows) Open a file in a Windows application. Choose File Print. Choose Adobe PDF as the printer in the Print dialog box.
Here comes the question: How can ADE books be converted to PDF? All we need is a professional eBook converter. Below we are going to apply the most popular eBook tool – Any eBook Converter to guide you how to make it step by step.
About Any eBook Converter
Any eBook Converter is a combination of eBook DRM removal tool as well as eBook format converter, specially designed for removing DRM from Kindle, Adobe, Kobo & Nook eBooks and converting them to DRM-free EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, TXT or KFX format in batch.
Key Features
- Support up to 24 input formats, such as EPUB, PRC, HTMLZ, etc;
- Remove DRM from Kindle, Adobe, Kobo & Nook eBooks;
- Convert eBooks to EPUB, MOBI, AZW, PDF, TXT or KFX format;
- Automatically scan & detect eReader;
- Save or customize important metadata;
- Support the latest version of Windows 10.
How to Convert ADE eBooks to PDF with Any eBook Converter
Adobe Digital Editions is required to be available on your computer before running Any eBook Converter. If your eBooks are .acsm files, simply open them in Adobe Digital Editions, and the real eBook files will be downloaded. If not, you need to open them in ADE, and then click 'Library' button and select 'Add Item to Library' to import them to Adobe Digital Editions.
Below is a full demonstration of converting Adobe Digital Editions eBooks to PDF format with Any eBook Converter. Before we get started, please have the program well installed on your computer.
Step 1. Add ADE Books to Any eBook Converter
Click 'Adobe' button on the left panel. Any eBook Converter will find all the eBooks in your Adobe Digital Editions library automatically. Drag and drop the eBooks you want to convert to PDF to the right panel.
Note: The DRM of the eBooks uploaded to Any eBook Converter will be removed immediately once they are successfully added to the program.
Step 2. Choose PDF as the Output Format
Click 'V' icon on the bottom and select 'PDF' as the output format. And by clicking the 'Settings' button on the upper right, you can customize the output path for the converted books.
Note: The program retains the original quality of all eBooks and keeps all metadata after conversion. And by clicking the 'Edit' icon on the right, you can edit all the important and useful meta information by yourself, including title, author, publisher, etc.
Step 3. Convert Adobe Digital Editions eBooks to PDF
Click 'Convert to PDF' button to start converting the Adobe books to PDF format.
When the conversion is done, you can find the converted PDF files by clicking the 'History' button on the upper right or directly going to the output folder you set in previous step.
Now you've got your Adobe Digital Editions books in PDF format, you can read them on more devices and even print them out if needed.
Note: The free trial version of Any eBook Converter enables users to convert one book at a time, you can unlock the amount limitation by purchasing the full version.
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This tutorial also explains the following tasks: Final cut x xml to premiere.
Visit 'How to Create In-Text Links to Attached PDFs in Adobe Acrobat' for information about creating in-text links to attachments, including links to specific page views within attachments.
This tutorial is also available as a YouTube video showing all the steps in real time.
Watch more than fifty other videos about Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat on my YouTube channel.
The images below are from Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. However, the steps are the same in Acrobat Standard DC and similar in older versions of the software.
Attention Acrobat Reader Users: Adobe's free PDF software, Acrobat Reader, doesn't have a tool for creating links. If you need to create links but don't have access to Acrobat, create the document with the links in Microsoft Word and then convert the Word file to a PDF.
How to Attach a File to a PDF
You can attach a variety of files to a PDF, including other PDFs, Microsoft Word files, Excel files, images, or video files. Note, however, that your reader needs to have the appropriate software to open the file.
- Select the Tools tab.
- Select the Edit PDF button in the Tools pane.
- Select the More button in the Edit PDF toolbar.
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- Select Attach File from the drop-down menu.
- Select the file you want to attach in the Add Files dialog box.
- Select the Open button.
Your attachment will appear in the Attachments panel.
How to Open an Attachment
Microsoft Edge Opening Pdf Files
The following steps are for Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Acrobat Reader.
- Select the attachment in the Attachments panel.
- Select the Open File button.
- (Optional Step) If you are opening an attachment that is not a PDF (e.g., Word file, Excel file), choose an option from the Open File dialog box.
- Select the OK button.
PDF attachments will automatically open in a separate tab in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
How to Delete an Attachment
- Select the attachment in the Attachments panel.
- Select the Delete button.
- Select the Yes button in the dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete the attachment.
The attachment will be removed from the Attachments panel immediately.
How to Add a Description to an Attachment
You can add a description to help your readers understand the purpose of the attachment before they open the file.
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- Right-click the attachment in the Attachments panel.
- Select Edit Description from the shortcut menu.
- Enter a description in the Edit Attachment Description dialog box.
- Select the OK button.
Your description will appear in the Description section of the Attachments panel.
You will probably have to expand the panel by dragging the border to the right to see the Description section.
Step 3. Convert Adobe Digital Editions eBooks to PDF
Click 'Convert to PDF' button to start converting the Adobe books to PDF format.
When the conversion is done, you can find the converted PDF files by clicking the 'History' button on the upper right or directly going to the output folder you set in previous step.
Now you've got your Adobe Digital Editions books in PDF format, you can read them on more devices and even print them out if needed.
Note: The free trial version of Any eBook Converter enables users to convert one book at a time, you can unlock the amount limitation by purchasing the full version.
Related Articles
This tutorial shows how to attach files to PDFs in Adobe Acrobat. The benefit of attaching a file to a PDF, as opposed to using an external link, is that the attachment will travel with the PDF if you move it to a different location (e.g., a different folder or different server).
This tutorial also explains the following tasks: Final cut x xml to premiere.
Visit 'How to Create In-Text Links to Attached PDFs in Adobe Acrobat' for information about creating in-text links to attachments, including links to specific page views within attachments.
This tutorial is also available as a YouTube video showing all the steps in real time.
Watch more than fifty other videos about Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat on my YouTube channel.
The images below are from Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. However, the steps are the same in Acrobat Standard DC and similar in older versions of the software.
Attention Acrobat Reader Users: Adobe's free PDF software, Acrobat Reader, doesn't have a tool for creating links. If you need to create links but don't have access to Acrobat, create the document with the links in Microsoft Word and then convert the Word file to a PDF.
How to Attach a File to a PDF
You can attach a variety of files to a PDF, including other PDFs, Microsoft Word files, Excel files, images, or video files. Note, however, that your reader needs to have the appropriate software to open the file.
- Select the Tools tab.
- Select the Edit PDF button in the Tools pane.
- Select the More button in the Edit PDF toolbar.
Word Document To Adobe Pdf
- Select Attach File from the drop-down menu.
- Select the file you want to attach in the Add Files dialog box.
- Select the Open button.
Your attachment will appear in the Attachments panel.
How to Open an Attachment
Microsoft Edge Opening Pdf Files
The following steps are for Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Acrobat Reader.
- Select the attachment in the Attachments panel.
- Select the Open File button.
- (Optional Step) If you are opening an attachment that is not a PDF (e.g., Word file, Excel file), choose an option from the Open File dialog box.
- Select the OK button.
PDF attachments will automatically open in a separate tab in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
How to Delete an Attachment
- Select the attachment in the Attachments panel.
- Select the Delete button.
- Select the Yes button in the dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete the attachment.
The attachment will be removed from the Attachments panel immediately.
How to Add a Description to an Attachment
You can add a description to help your readers understand the purpose of the attachment before they open the file.
Convert Pdf To Adobe Pdf
- Right-click the attachment in the Attachments panel.
- Select Edit Description from the shortcut menu.
- Enter a description in the Edit Attachment Description dialog box.
- Select the OK button.
Your description will appear in the Description section of the Attachments panel.
You will probably have to expand the panel by dragging the border to the right to see the Description section.
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