Downloading, Installing, and Authorizing Adobe Digital Editions (Start Here)

Because our eBooks are copyright DRM-protected files, you will be required to download and authorize Adobe Digital Editions on your device to access your purchase.

If this is your first eBook purchase with Books-A-Million, or if you receive a login error when you log in to your existing Adobe Digital Editions account, you must set up a new ByteBooks account. 

Click HERE to create your new ByteBooks account.

Click HERE for a step-by-step PDF guide for New and Existing users. 

 

Downloading and Installing Adobe Digital Editions

Verify your device is compatible with the Adobe Digital Editions application. Adobe Digital Editions is available in most app stores and can be downloaded by clicking the link that matches your device:

Mobile Devices

iPhone & iPad

Android Phones & Tablets 

Computer

Windows

Macintosh

For information on Adobe Digital Editions' privacy policy, Click Here.

 

Authorizing Your Mobile Device

 1.) Once you have installed and opened the Adobe app, you will click the three lines (menu) in the top left-hand corner.

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2.) In the sidebar menu, click Settings. Then click Authorize.

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3.) Next, you will click Adobe ID to change the eBook vendor and select Books-A-Million from the list.

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4.) With Books-A-Million selected, you will use the ByteBooks email address and password you created earlier.

5.) Next, click Authorize. 

*If it shows, we do not recommend you select “I want to authorize this computer without an ID”. 
You will not be able to download your eBook to a different device or restore it if the eBook is somehow deleted.

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5.) Your device is now authorized to use eBooks purchased on Booskamillion.com. Click Here to learn how to download and open your first eBook.

 

Authorizing Your PC or Mac

Once Adobe has been downloaded and installed, you will need to authorize the program using your ByteBooks login credentials.

1.) Find and click "Help" in the top left corner. Then, from the drop-down menu, select "Authorize Computer..."

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2.) An Authorization window will appear. Select the Drop-down menu to the right of "eBook Vendor"

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3.) Select Books-A-Million from the drop-down list. 

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4.) With Books-A-Million selected, you will use the ByteBooks email address and password you created earlier. Then click Authorize. 

*If it shows, we do not recommend you select “I want to authorize this computer without an ID”. 
You will not be able to download your eBook to a different device or restore it if the eBook is somehow deleted.

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5.) Your Computer is now authorized to use eBooks purchased on Booskamillion.com. 

 

*Our eBooks are not compatible with Nook, MacBooks, or any device that cannot support Adobe Digital Editions.

 

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