Adobe Digital Editions
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Adobe Digital Editions | |
|---|---|
 |
|
 Adobe Digital Editions - Library View |
|
| Developed by | Adobe Systems |
| Latest release | 1.5.0 / May 13, 2008 |
| OS | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Adobe Digital Editions Homepage |
Adobe Digital Editions is a freeware program from Adobe Systems built using Adobe Flash. It is used for acquiring, managing and reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software implements Digital Rights Management and supports PDF, XHTML, and Flash-based content. Significantly, XHTML support is offered through the nonproprietary .epub extension--part of a major e-book standards initiative from the International Digital Publishing Forum. Digital Editions' DRM is proprietary. But nonDRMed .epub files can be read through programs developed by others, not just Adobe. The IDPF in the future intends to address DRM issues.
The DRM embedded in this software has changed significantly with the release of Digital Editons version 1.5 in May of 2008. Digital publications can now be shared across multiple computers and mobile devices using your Adobe ID after a simple authorization process.
Windows and OS X versions of Adobe Digital Editions were released on June 19, 2007. The software requires version 9.0 of Adobe Flash Player. Adobe originally announced a Linux version would be published at the end of 2008, but it appears that may not now be the case[1].
[edit] External links
- Adobe Digital Editions official website
- Adobe Digital Editions - Frequently Asked Questions
- Adobe Digital Editions - Sample eBook Library
- Digital editions
- International Digital Publishing Forum
- Adobe executive Bill McCoy's statement to the TeleRead site--explaining the relationship between Digital Editions and the IDPF standard
- Public Domain ePub files for Adobe DE
[edit] References
- ^ Adobe forum comments - When will linux version be released ?. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
|
|||||||||||||||||
 |
This graphics software-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
