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3 Replies Last post: Apr 2, 2008 8:00 AM by subslug

e books

Mar 14, 2008 7:48 AM

Click to view kennosworthy1's profile kennosworthy1 2 posts since
Feb 19, 2008
i am new to linspire. how can i read ebooks purchased online and downloaded? they are down loaded in adobe format, but the linux version 8.0 does not support ebooks. i am having to purchase and read them on an old windows machine that will only run adobe 6.0
Click to view Dr.Jones's profile Dr.Jones 237 posts since
Nov 15, 2007
1. Re: e books Mar 14, 2008 8:40 AM
kennosworthy1 at verizon dot net wrote:
i am new to linspire. how can i read ebooks purchased online and downloaded? they are down loaded in adobe format, but the linux version 8.0 does not support ebooks. i am having to purchase and read them on an old windows machine that will only run adobe 6.0
Welcome to the CNR Community. What format is the file (guessing not .pdf)???
Click to view kennosworthy1's profile kennosworthy1 2 posts since
Feb 19, 2008
2. Re: e books Mar 14, 2008 10:49 AM
in response to: Dr.Jones

thanks for the welcome

not quite sure below is the file name and how it opens in linspire 6.0

in windows adobe starts says is seeking permission and then down loads

file:///home/knosworthy/Desktop/ebx.etd

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<ebx-transfer-data>
<x-ebx-version>0.7</x-ebx-version>
<minversion>
<glassbook>118</glassbook>
</minversion>
<entries>
<entry>
<voucherurl>http://ebook.lightningsource.com/fulfill/ebx.etd</voucherurl>
<orderid>4501204914354276</orderid>
<bookid>SKU:9785551711568</bookid>
<title>With Caution</title>
<nonce>LNzjcUgEXHLtGWBfsTiJpQ6pwE20yZimjSxgqUGYx3iqv9FMkouvhotY5hLP</nonce>
<type>SKU</type>
<identifier>9785551711568</identifier>
<bookfileurl>http://ebook2.lightningsource.com/TitleDownload/LSCFD.dll?sku=9785551711568&oid=ODAgXmGkp7YMC00Lsr5oih0SfePhjZlDm0z4NgIuV97cOzyYFQDiNOOOiMccMfVzLypPYYUrxLb74uza876+m6tBKa34BIeWV+BXKmRt3XTs9G0=&idtype=SKU&fname=9785551711568.enc</bookfileurl>
</entry>
<etd-entry>
<fulfillurl>
<baseurl>http://ebook.lightningsource.com/fulfill/ebx.etd</baseurl>
<param>action=purchase</param>
<param>orderid=4501204914354276</param>
<param>bookid=SKU:9785551711568</param>
</fulfillurl>
</etd-entry>
</entries>
</ebx-transfer-data>


Click to view subslug's profile subslug 25 posts since
Nov 27, 2007
3. Re: e books Apr 2, 2008 8:00 AM
in response to: kennosworthy1
In order to open .etd files, you require the eBooks
plugin for the Adobe Reader. However this is not shipped with the Adobe
Reader for Linux. You would presently need to use the Windows version
of the Reader in order to view the files.

We will take your
point into consideration and see if the feature can be added in any
future release of the Adobe Reader on Linux.


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