You can try Overdrive Media Console which my library uses to lend ebooks and
audio books. Their format is ADE. I haven't read any books on it yet but I
have requested a couple of books from the library.

If you find any other apps that let you use ADE's, let us know.

Thanks,

Jean

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Yeah for Nada mentioning the Library.  OK so in case you can't tell I work at a
Library and I order materials.  We provide a service called OverDrive and as of
a few weeks ago patrons can download EPUB formatted books but not pdf.  I can
download through computer or directly to my phone with library card and PIN.  I
am a big sudiobook listener and I can download both WMA and MP3 formats to my
computer.  When I transfer a WMA audiobook to my computer iTunes converts it
automatically to MP3.  I can download MP3 books directly to my phone.  We offer
over 25,000 titles of audio and eBooks and I can use over 17,00 of the items on
my phone.Free books and free app/     Yes there is an app to do this directly to
the phone
 Debbie Tour

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From: N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net>
To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 1:07:46 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone as a Book Reader

 
What application did you use to download the book? Not all formats can be
transferred or read on an iPhone.

I know that the Adobe Digital Editions that I bought of ASME Standards will only
work on the computer that they were first downloaded to, as they have a possible
extra layer of license protection.

And that you have to use a Adobe Digital Editions application to read them.

I borrow digital books from my local county library. Some of the WMA versions
will transfer to an iPod formatted for Windows and others will not transfer to
an iPod, period by the choice of the publisher and version of license protection
used on the book.

You will have to check the permissions you have on the book and if there is a
Adobe Digital Editions application for iPod/ iPhone. Go back to the site where
you downloaded it from and read the permissions you were granted for the
download. Sadly a quick check of the App Store, does not reveille an app for
that.

Brent

On Dec 19, 2010, at 3:24 PM, agunat wrote:

> I am a rookie. iPhone 3GS OS4. I managed to successfully download a book from
>the web however it went to my computer rather than to my iPhone. The download
>installed a program (on the computer) called Adobe Digital Editions to act as a
>reader. I see no way to transfer it to my iPhone. Help please.

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Humm... how do you transfer the WMA's over to your phone? My library also have
Overdrive, I have the app and the desktop component. I have stopped getting any
other format than MP3 as I can't transfer anything except MP3 over to my phone.
The WMA's have DRM and itunes can't convert it, unless I'm doing something
wrong.

Sharon H.
http://akaivyleaf-musings.blogspot.com/

________________________________
From: Debbie Tour <cyberdetour@yahoo.com>
To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 7:49:48 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone as a Book Reader

Yeah for Nada mentioning the Library. OK so in case you can't tell I work at a
Library and I order materials. We provide a service called OverDrive and as of
a few weeks ago patrons can download EPUB formatted books but not pdf. I can
download through computer or directly to my phone with library card and PIN. I
am a big sudiobook listener and I can download both WMA and MP3 formats to my
computer. When I transfer a WMA audiobook to my computer iTunes converts it
automatically to MP3. I can download MP3 books directly to my phone. We offer
over 25,000 titles of audio and eBooks and I can use over 17,00 of the items on
my phone.Free books and free app/ Yes there is an app to do this directly to

the phone
Debbie Tour

________________________________
From: N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net>
To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 1:07:46 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone as a Book Reader

What application did you use to download the book? Not all formats can be
transferred or read on an iPhone.

I know that the Adobe Digital Editions that I bought of ASME Standards will only

work on the computer that they were first downloaded to, as they have a possible

extra layer of license protection.

And that you have to use a Adobe Digital Editions application to read them.

I borrow digital books from my local county library. Some of the WMA versions
will transfer to an iPod formatted for Windows and others will not transfer to
an iPod, period by the choice of the publisher and version of license protection

used on the book.

You will have to check the permissions you have on the book and if there is a
Adobe Digital Editions application for iPod/ iPhone. Go back to the site where
you downloaded it from and read the permissions you were granted for the
download. Sadly a quick check of the App Store, does not reveille an app for
that.

Brent

On Dec 19, 2010, at 3:24 PM, agunat wrote:

> I am a rookie. iPhone 3GS OS4. I managed to successfully download a book from
>the web however it went to my computer rather than to my iPhone. The download
>installed a program (on the computer) called Adobe Digital Editions to act as a

>reader. I see no way to transfer it to my iPhone. Help please.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

The original poster's question was about Adobe Digital Editions. The thread has been stolen, so I changed the Subject.

I use Overdrive to borrow books from my library, also. Sadly mine has a minimum of MP3 books and a majority of WMV. And although, Vince Flynn's books are WMV, they can not be transferred to iPods formatted for either Windows or Mac.

To move a WMV, I had to burn a CD while booted into Window, and then switch to Mac OS X and let iTunes import the discs. What a pain in the behind!

Brent

On Dec 21, 2010, at 7:25 AM, twenty pearls wrote:

> Humm... how do you transfer the WMA's over to your phone? My library also have
> Overdrive, I have the app and the desktop component. I have stopped getting any
> other format than MP3 as I can't transfer anything except MP3 over to my phone.
> The WMA's have DRM and itunes can't convert it, unless I'm doing something
> wrong.
>
> Sharon H.
> http://akaivyleaf-musings.blogspot.com/
>
> ________________________________
> From: Debbie Tour <cyberdetour@yahoo.com>
> To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 7:49:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone as a Book Reader
>
> Yeah for Nada mentioning the Library. OK so in case you can't tell I work at a
> Library and I order materials. We provide a service called OverDrive and as of
> a few weeks ago patrons can download EPUB formatted books but not pdf. I can
> download through computer or directly to my phone with library card and PIN. I
> am a big sudiobook listener and I can download both WMA and MP3 formats to my
> computer. When I transfer a WMA audiobook to my computer iTunes converts it
> automatically to MP3. I can download MP3 books directly to my phone. We offer
> over 25,000 titles of audio and eBooks and I can use over 17,00 of the items on
> my phone.Free books and free app/ Yes there is an app to do this directly to
>
> the phone
> Debbie Tour
>
> ________________________________
> From: N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net>
> To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 1:07:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone as a Book Reader
>
> What application did you use to download the book? Not all formats can be
> transferred or read on an iPhone.
>
> I know that the Adobe Digital Editions that I bought of ASME Standards will only
>
> work on the computer that they were first downloaded to, as they have a possible
>
> extra layer of license protection.
>
> And that you have to use a Adobe Digital Editions application to read them.
>
> I borrow digital books from my local county library. Some of the WMA versions
> will transfer to an iPod formatted for Windows and others will not transfer to
> an iPod, period by the choice of the publisher and version of license protection
>
> used on the book.
>
> You will have to check the permissions you have on the book and if there is a
> Adobe Digital Editions application for iPod/ iPhone. Go back to the site where
> you downloaded it from and read the permissions you were granted for the
> download. Sadly a quick check of the App Store, does not reveille an app for
> that.
>
> Brent
>
> On Dec 19, 2010, at 3:24 PM, agunat wrote:
>
> > I am a rookie. iPhone 3GS OS4. I managed to successfully download a book from
> >the web however it went to my computer rather than to my iPhone. The download
> >installed a program (on the computer) called Adobe Digital Editions to act as a
>
> >reader. I see no way to transfer it to my iPhone. Help please.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

Debbie,

Thanks for mentioning it downloading directly to your iPhone. I forgot I had the iPhone app for Overdrive. I was thinking you couldn't down load directly to it.

Will it convert WMV so you can install the books onto a Mac formatted iPhone?

Brent

On Dec 21, 2010, at 4:49 AM, Debbie Tour wrote:

> Yeah for Nada mentioning the Library. OK so in case you can't tell I work at a
> Library and I order materials. We provide a service called OverDrive and as of
> a few weeks ago patrons can download EPUB formatted books but not pdf. I can
> download through computer or directly to my phone with library card and PIN.