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ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS LIBRARY BOOKS UPDATE
ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS LIBRARY BOOKS PATCH

If you have an iOS or Android device, use tablet-based reader apps such as Overdrive or Bluefire Reader.

ADE 3 Reader is available for download at this address: The ADE 3 Reader, for instance, does not communicate with Adobe except to validate the license to unlock the DRM protected book.

Use older versions of the ADE Reader which do not communicate activity to Adobe.

Uninstall the ADE 4 Reader if you have downloaded this version of the software on your computer or device.

We recommend that users with concerns about the operation of the new ADE 4 Reader: The label “Read this Book” indicates that users will not need any such software. These titles can be identified by the label “Borrow this E-Book” that appears above the cover page image for the book.

The vast majority of our e-book titles do not require the use of the ADE Reader. The Adobe DRM is used by many booksellers and online library lending services such as Overdrive, ebrary, and Scholars Portal.Īdobe DRM is only used for those e-books that require enforcement of single user restrictions. This poses a security risk since unencrypted data may be open to interception.ĪDE Reader is the most commonly used desktop application for accessing e-books that contain Adobe’s digital rights management (DRM) software. It has come to our attention that Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) 4 Reader, software used to access some e-books in the Libraries’ collections, has been logging data on the books used with this application (and possibly other e-books already downloaded on the devices of users) and sending the information in an unencrypted form to Adobe servers. It does not affect DRM-protected titles currently available on Scholars Portal Books, which are available exclusively in PDF.

ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS LIBRARY BOOKS UPDATE

Update Oct 14: This issue affects ePUB titles opened in Adobe Digital Editions only. Adobe has also updated (and made more explicit) their privacy statement.

Thanks to Ryerson University Library and Archives for the update.

ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS LIBRARY BOOKS PATCH

Users are encouraged to download and use the updated version which has a patch to address the security issues identified earlier. Update October 23: Adobe has released an updated version of their Adobe Digital Editions 4 software.