When we purchase eBooks from public library, you may find that the majority of these books are the ACSM format but not the common EPUB or PDF format.
What is an ACSM file? As the image below shows, an .acsm file is not an actual eBook but just a file download link.
In my opinion, converting ACSM to common EPUB or PDF is the best way if we want to open .acsm file and read them on common reader devices and software. For details about converting .acsm to .epub format, I highly recommend you have a look at the article convert acsm to epub and remove DRM.
Today what I'm about to deal with in this article is the way how to convert ACSM to PDF. Just need 3 steps.
To convert .acsm to PDF, you just need these simple steps:
- Install Adobe Digital Editions
- Authorize ADE with your Adobe ID
- Drag .acsm file into Adobe Digital Editions
Please note that the PDF generated from .acsm is DRM protected, if you want to convert the format, back up the file, or want to read it freely, you need to remove the DRM. This article also covers this part.
Below is the detailed guide.
Importance: Borrowed books from library won't be decrypted and converted to PDF format.
Step 1. Install Adobe Digital Editions
ACSM is designed by Adobe which helps you manage, read or transfer your ebooks to another e-reader. Furthermore, only Adobe Digital Editions can open acsm file.So firstly please download and install it.
Adobe Digital Editions for Windows download: ADE for Win (8.13MB)
Adobe Digital Editions for Mac download: ADE for Mac (23.2MB)
If you have already installed you can skip to the next step.
Step 2. Authorize Adobe ID
If this is the first time using ADE, you will see a dialogue box. Then you need to input your Adobe ID to authorize the current computer. Of course you can also create an Adobe account to register if you don't have an Adobe ID yet.
Then enter your Adobe ID and password, click the Authorize button to activate it.
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: "Incorrect login ID or password for the selected eBook vendor. Please try again". Unable to authorize ADE with google vendor id?
A: Though Google docs told us that we can authorized ADE with google id, but in fact most of us will fail to finish the authorization. This makes us frustrated. If you met the same problem, the correct solution is to obtain an Adobe ID (use the same email address as your google id).
Step3. Open .acsm File and Download the PDF books
Now find the .acsm files you downloaded in the computer, then double click them, they will be opened by Adobe Digital Editions as default. If they can not be opened normally, you can click the right mouse, select Open with—Adobe Digital Editions.
When Adobe Digital Editions runs, it will automatically download the PDF books, which are the actual eBooks. And if you have already downloaded the .acsm files as ePub format, you can also try to convert ePub to PDF.
As soon as the downloading part is completed, you would see all your PDF books. Choose one book in the main window, click the right button and select "Item Info" , a new dialog box will pop up. It shows the location of the downloaded ebooks.
- For Windows: ...\ My Documents (Documents)\ My Digital Editions ...
- For Mac Users: \Your computer name\ Digital Editions ...
That's all. Now you've successfully transformed your acsm files into PDF format with Adobe Digital Editions. Congratulations!
You can read your converted PDF books on Adobe supported devices, such as Kobo Aura, Sony eReader, etc. Just copy them with the USB cable. But there is an important thing you should keep in mind that it would be better to make your eReaders be authorized with the same Adobe account (the same e-mail address).
Convert DRM ACSM to PDF?
In addition, I have to tell you a truth that you can't read these converted pdf books on Apple devices (iPad mini Retina, iPod, iPhone) and Kindle devices (Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HDX) because these PDF books are protected by Adobe DRM. To meet your demand perfectly, I recommend you the best software Epubor Ultimate which makes it possible to convert ACSM to Kindle supported formats(azw, mobi) or convert acsm to Apple device supported formats(iBooks Author).
All you have to do is just to run Epubor Ultimate and it can detect your PDF eBooks automatically. Then you drag the books you want to read on other devices to the right blank space. Voila! All ebooks will be decrypted at once and you can convert them to any formats you want.
Is it possible to convert ACSM files to PDF format online?
There are some acsm converters such as AnyConv which claims that they can help convert adobe digital editions books to pdf online. But here I would say that since acsm files are bundled with your adobe id, you are not allowed to convert acsm to pdf online without adobe digital editions unless you telling the third-party website your adobe account information. That's not safe.
I highly recommend you open your acsm files via the Adobe Digital Editions on your local computer, and then convert the drm protected files to normal ePub or PDF format to backup them with Epubor Ultimate.
Jonny Greenwood joined Epubor since 2011, loves everything about eBooks and eReaders. He seeks the methods to read eBooks more freely and wants to share all he has got with you.
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Thanks for the article. Shame about the whole Adobe thing.
Can't believe I'm supposed to download some Adobe app to get a book I paid for. If I'd known this I would not have supported Google Play and I never will again. Every time I install an Adobe product I have to fight tooth and nail to keep their fucking bloatware off my machine. Obnoxious, invasive bullshit. Can hardly believe a software giant like Adobe is so intent to grasp at every penny that they would engage in an embarrassing practice like that. Any have you ever read their TOS? Check out flash player sometime. If anyone can give Google a run for their money on being invasive, it's those guys.
Bite me, Adobe and Google.
I'm impressed. I have to admit I was a little skeptical at first, but this successfully decrypted my ACSM from Google Play.
Thank you so much!
Hi,
The software doesn't contains any malware. It is 100% clean and safe.
I did everything you said, but the PDF file I found is BLANK! I did with several books and still happening..
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