Though a book bought from B&N could be read on the device, books that I downloaded from Overdrive could be read on my computer and transferred to the Nook, but not read from there. I kept getting the error message "user not activated." Well, I had a B&N account, an Overdrive account and an Adobe ID (more on that later), so it didn't make any sense.
So, as best I can tell, you should do the following:
- Download Adobe Digital Editions (this is the software that allows one to download DRM-protected materials and transfer the files to e-readers)
- Get an Adobe ID
- Authorize Adobe Digital Editions
- Plug Nook into computer to activate the device in Adobe Digital Editions
- Use Overdrive to download books to e-reader
Thankfully, there are some competent people out there who have figured things out and are willing to share their tips and tricks. I found the blog Pigs, Gourds, and Wikis, which had nice instructions on how to actually download a book from Overdrive to a Nook (I found these to be better than the FAQs on our Overdrive site). Her blog post helped, but I was still having some issues, so another google search led me to Nookboards.com's forums, where I found that someone else had the exact same problem that I was experiencing, along with a suggested solution (it worked!).
So bottom line - if you come into an e-reader this Christmas and you run into problems, I may be able to assist, though I wouldn't hesitate to tap into the wealth of (possibly) helpful information that can be found online too - it can't hurt to get a second opinion (or more).
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