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HowtoDistributeaPDFFileandeBookSecurelyDistributionGuide
ThismaterialisbasedonworksupportedbytheNationalScienceFoundationunderGrantNo.DUE1205113
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Contents................................................................................................................................................................1SecurePDFFileandeBookDistribution....................................................................................................2Summary...................................................................................................................................................................................................2
SecuringaPDFFileUsingAdobeAcrobatPro.........................................................................................4SecuringaPDFUsingDigitalRightsManagement..................................................................................9Third-PartyAdobeContentServerforDigitalRightsManagement...............................................................................9UsingEditionGuard..............................................................................................................................................................................9EditionGuard,Woocommerce,andotherE-commerceIntegrations..........................................................................12AdobeDigitalEditionsReader.....................................................................................................................................................13AdobeDigitalEditionsDownloadandInstall........................................................................................................................13UsingAdobeDigitalEditions........................................................................................................................................................14SyncingBooksUsingAdobeDigitalEditionsonOtherComputersandDevices....................................................17UsingThird-PartyDRMOtherThanEditionGuard.............................................................................................................20DRME-CommerceIntegrations...................................................................................................................................................20
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SecurePDFFileandeBookDistribution
SummaryAPDFfileisanAdobePortableDocumentfile.MostdocumentprocessingprogramssuchasMicrosoftWordeasilyconverttoPDFformat.iBooksAuthor,theprogramusedtocreateiBooks,alsoallowsforabooktobeexportedasaPDFfile.APDFfileistypicallyopenedorreadbytheAdobeReaderprogramandeditedinAdobeAcrobatProDC(DCstandsforDocumentCloud).AdobeAcrobatisneededtoeditaPDFdocumentandalsotoaddsecuritytothedocument.ThesecuritysettingsthatcanbeappliedviaAdobeAcrobatarelimitedtopasswordsthatlockpermissionssuchasediting,printing,copyingtext,andopening/readingthefile.Thepasswordsdonotdisablesomeonefrombeingabletomove,duplicateorcopyandpastethefile.Asaresult,regardlessofthesecurityappliedthroughAdobeAcrobatPro,someonecouldillegitimatelydistributethebook.Forthisreason,intermsofmassdisseminationofaneBookinPDFformat,thestandardsecurityappliedthroughAdobeAcrobatmaynotsufficetoeliminateunauthorizeddistribution,copyrightissues,and/orthetheftofcontent.
AmoresecuremeansofdisseminatingPDFfilesistoutilizeDigitalRightsManagement(DRM)systems.AdobehasbuiltaDRMsystemcalledAdobeContentServer,whichallowsformoresecuredistributionbymakingthePDFdownloadableandaccessibleonlytothepersonoruserwhohaspurchasedorrequestedthebook.AdobeContentServeristheDRMserversoftwareplatformthatAdobehasdevelopedthatallowsotherentitiestosetupaDRMserver.AdobeContentServerrequiresextensivesetup,andthesubscriptiontothesoftwarethroughAdobecanbequiteexpensive.Forcostefficiency,easeofuse,andsupport,third-partyproviderswhoalreadyhavetheAdobeContentServersetupcanbeutilized.
AdobeDigitalEditions,whichisavailableasafreedownloadforcomputers,tablets,andmobilephones,isthereaderthatworkswiththeAdobeContentServerDRMtosupplythePDFeBooksecurely.ThepurchaserofthesecurePDFeBookwouldusetheAdobeDigitalEditionsprogramtoaccess,read,andusetheproduct.InordertoaccessandviewthebookinAdobeDigitalEditions,theuserneedsanAdobeIDsothattheAdobeContentServercanauthenticatethepersonusingthebookupondownloadandallowinitialfileaccess.
WhenuserspurchaseaneBookthathasbeensecuredusingthemethoddescribedhere,theywillreceivea.acsmfile(AdobeContentServerManagerfile)—thenewlysecuredAdobePDFeBookfilethatwillbeopenedinAdobeDigitalEditionsforaccessanduse.
UsingtheDRMmethodfordistributionrestrictsaccessofthebooktooneparticularAdobeIDor,inotherwords,oneperson.TheDRMcanalsoallowforthebooktobesyncedandusedonanydevicethathastheAdobeDigitalEditionsreaderinstalled,anduserscanloginwiththeAdobeIDtheyusedtoinitiallyopenthebook.AdobeDigitalEditionsreaderisavailableonWindows,Mac,Android,Kindle(throughAndroidApplicationPackage,orAPKsideload),andiPhone;therefore,userscansyncthebookfromanyofthesedevicesaslongastheylogintoAdobeDigitalEditionswiththeAdobeIDinitiallyusedtodownloadandaccessthebook.
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ThisguidewilltouchonthewaysofdisseminatingaPDFfile/PDFeBooksecurely,withorwithoutDigitalRightsManagement.Itwillalsointroducehowtointegratethird-partydigitalrightsmanagementservicewithe-commerceplugins,extensions,andplatformsforsellingthePDFeBooksonline.
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SecuringaPDFFileUsingAdobeAcrobatPro
TosecureaPDFwithstandardpasswordsecuritysettings,youwillneedAdobeAcrobatPro.ThissoftwarerequiresasubscriptionthroughAdobe.Thereisa30-dayfreetrialforthosewhowouldliketotrythesoftwarebeforebuying.AdobeAcrobatProisnottobeconfusedwiththefreeAdobeReader.AdobeReaderonlyallowsforPDFstobeviewedandaccessed.AdobeAcrobatProisforeditingpurposes.
Beforecontinuing,makesureyouhaveAdobeAcrobatProinstalledonyourcomputer.
Figure1isascreenshotofanexamplePDFdocument—openedusingAdobeReader—thatwewillusethroughouttheguide.Noticetheright-handsideofthetitleonthetopbaroftheprogramsays,“AdobeAcrobatReaderDC.”ThisisaneasywaytodeterminewhichprogramopenedthePDF—AdobeReaderorAdobeAcrobatPro.AdobeReaderandAdobeAcrobatProlookverysimilar,sotheycanbeeasilyconfused.Atthemoment,thisPDFhasnosecurityappliedandcanbeopenedandeditedwithoutenteringapassword.
Figure1:PDFopenedinAdobeAcrobatReader
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Figure2:PDFopenedinAdobeAcrobatPro
Now,let’sopenthesamePDFusingAdobeAcrobatProtoapplysomesecuritysettings.ThiscanbedoneeitherthroughAdobeAcrobatProbyclickingonFile>Open,thenselectingthePDFfileorbyrightclickingonthefileitselfandchoosing“Openwith…”>AdobeAcrobatPro.OncethePDFhasbeenloadedinAdobeAcrobatPro,youwillseethescreenshowninFigure2.
NoticethatthePageThumbnail/BookmarkspanesaswellastheToolspanemaybehidden.TheycanbeopenedifneededasshowninFigure3.
Figure3:AdobeAcrobatProPageThumbnailsandToolspanes.
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ToaddsecuritytothePDF,gotoFile>PropertiesasshowninFigure4,thenclickontheSecuritytabasshowninFigure5.
Figure4:AdobeAcrobat-File>Properties
Figure5:SecurityTab
FromtheSecurityMethoddropdown,select“PasswordSecurity;”thisshouldopenthewindowshowninFigure6.
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Figure6:PasswordSecuritySettings
TorequireapasswordtoopenthePDFdocument,checkthe“Requireapasswordtoopenthedocument”box,theninsertthepasswordyouwouldliketouse.
TomakeapasswordrequiredtoeditthePDFdocument,checkthe“Restricteditingandprintingofthedocument”boxandinsertapassword.Alsonoticethatwiththissettingchecked,youcanEnableorDisable“copyingoftext,images,andothercontent.”Additionally,youcanchoosetoenableordisabletextaccesstoscreenreaderdevicesforthevisuallyimpaired.TheseoptionsareshowninFigure7.
Figure7:PasswordSecuritySettingsContinued
Onceyouhavechosenapassword,AdobeAcrobatProwillpromptyoutore-insertthepasswordforconfirmation.Forthesecuritysettingstotakeeffect,youneedtosavethePDF.
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Tip:Saveacopy
Dependingonthesecuritylevelyouselect,youmayberestrictedfrommakingfurtherchangesonceyousaveyourPDF.ItisabestpracticetosaveanarchivecopyofthePDFfilewithnosecuritytoensurethatyouareabletomakefutureeditsasneeded.
UponreopeningthefileinAdobeAcrobatPro,youwillbepromptedforapasswordwhenthefileisopenedorwhensomeonetriestoeditit.
Althoughthismethodallowsforsomeminimalsecurity,ithasmanylimitations.Anyusercouldeasilysharethepasswordwithanotherperson,andtheprotectionswouldberendereduseless.Additionally,anumberofprogramsavailableonlinearecapableofunlockingthesedocumentswithouttheuseoftherequiredpassword.Overall,onlyminimalsecuritymaybeobtainedusingthesettingsbuiltintoAdobeAcrobatPro.
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SecuringaPDFUsingDigitalRightsManagement
Third-PartyAdobeContentServerforDigitalRightsManagementUsingDigitalRightsManagement(DRM)isthemostsecurewayofdistributingaPDFeBook.TheAdobeContentServerisAdobe’sDRMserverplatform.ItstoresandmanagesaccesstotheeBookusingaperson’sAdobeID.ThisensuresthattheonlyuseraccessingandusingthebookisthepersonorAdobeIDtowhomthebookisregistered.TheAdobeContentServerplatformitselfisquiteexpensiveonitsownandrequiresextensivesetupandmanagement.Luckily,therearethird-partyprovidersoftheAdobeContentServerthatoffertheDRMasaservice,atalowercost.Hereisalistofsomethird-partyAdobeContentServerproviders.Thislistisnotexhaustive,butthesearethemostpopular.
• EditionGuard-https://www.editionguard.com/• LockLizard-http://www.locklizard.com/adobe-content-server/• Datalogicshttp://www.datalogics.com/products/eBook/acs/• BlueFireReaderhttp://www.bluefirereader.com/adobe-drm.html• FileOpenhttp://www.fileopen.com/• Webqemhttp://www.webqem.com/solutions/eBook-digital-rights-management/
TosecurethePDFthroughDRMandalsosaveoncost,youwillneedtouseathird-partyprovideroftheAdobeContentServer.EditionGuardisoneofthemostpopularoftheseproviders.Togiveanideaofhowathird-partyAdobeContentServerproviderwouldwork,thisguidewilldelveintohowtouseEditionGuardforsecurePDFdissemination.Youcanusetheinformationinthisguidetoacquaintyourselfwithhowthesethird-partyAdobeContentServerproviderswork.Someprovidersmaybeslightlydifferentfromothersintermsoftheuserinterface,butthesameAdobeContentServerplatformisusedbythesecompaniesacrosstheboard.Thismeansthatregardlessofwhichprovideryouchoose,theunderlyingsystemisthesame;itwillrequiresimilarstepsforsetup,andthesettingsandfunctionalityshouldbeverysimilar.Allthird-partyAdobeContentServerprovidersrequirethefinalpurchaseroftheeBooktousetheAdobeDigitalEditionsreaderforaccessingandviewingtheeBook.
UsingEditionGuardEditionGuardisthemostaffordableandwidelyknownthird-partyprovideroftheAdobeContentServerDRMsoftware.Forregistration,moreinformationandpricingvisittheEditionGuardwebsiteat:https://www.editionguard.com/.A30-dayfreetrialisalsoavailable.
OnceyousubscribetoEditionGuardorregisterforafreetrial,youcanaddabookbyloggingintothewebsite.Afteryoulogin,youwillseethedashboardofthewebsite,whereyouraccountinformationislocated,clickonthe“Books”linkinthetopmenu.Thiswilltakeyoutothe“BookManagement”pageshowninFigure8.Thisiswhereyouwillbeabletoadd,remove,andedityourbooks.Thispageisalsousedtogeneratethelinksthatthecustomerswillusetodownloadandaccessthebooksecurely.
Note:TheexamplescreenshotinFigure8alreadyhasfivebooks,yourswillbeblank.
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Figure8:EditionGuardBookManagement
InFigure8,eachbookappearsinalphabeticalorder.EachhasanEditandDownloadLinkbutton.
Usethe“Edit”buttontoeditanexistingbook’stitle,author,andpublisherinformationortore-uploadthePDFforthebook.
Usethe“DownloadLink”buttontogeneratesecurelinksforcustomerdownloadofthebook.Onceyouhavegeneratedsecurelinks,youmaydistributethemtotheendusers.Uponopeningthedownloadedfile,AdobeDigitalEditionswillrequirethebooktoberegisteredwithanAdobeIDbeforeitappearswithintheAdobeDigitalEditionsbookshelf.
ToaddabooktotheEditionGuardsystem,clickonthe“AddBook”buttonatthebottomofthepageasshowninFigure8.
TheAddBookspageshowninFigure9willappear.
Figure9:AddingaPDFbooktoEditonGuard
BookSettings–ThisiswheretheBookTitle,Author,PublisherandPDFFileuploadareinsertedintoEditionGuard.Clickonthetableticonorthe“…”buttontouploadthePDFfileofthebook.
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DRMType–ChoosebetweenthelatestandlessbackwardcompatibleDRMorthemorebackwardscompatiblelegacyversion.Legacyisdefault.
DRMSettings–Display,Printing,andCopypermissions.Thedefault“Addbook”settingsdonotallowprintorcopying.Besuretoenablethemhereifyouwishtoallowprintingand/orcopying.
Tip:LimitingUsagewithExpirationDate
Displaypermissionsalsoallowforaccessexpirationbasedonaspecificdateornumberofdaysandhoursafterinitialfilewasdownloadedandaccessed.
Onceyouhavefinishedinsertingthebookinformation,uploadedthePDFfile,andconfiguredthesettings,click“DoneAdding”toaddthebook.
Afterthebookhasbeenadded,itwillbelistedonthe“BookManagement”page,whereitcanbeaccessedandeditedwhenevernecessary.NowthatthebookisintheEditionGuardsystem,securelinkscanbegeneratedtodisseminatetocustomers.Togeneratealink,makesureyouarestillonthe“BookManagement”pageandclick“DownloadLink”nexttothebookforwhichyouwouldliketogeneratethelink.ThepopupinFigure10willappear.Here,youinsertthenumberoflinksyouwishtogenerateandclick“Generate.”Generatedlinkswillappearinthetextboxpanewithinthispopup.Fromthere,youcancopyandpastethelinksinthetextboxintoanemailtosendtothecustomerforsecuredownloadandaccessofthePDFbook.
Figure10:GeneratingSecureDownloadLinks
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EditionGuard,Woocommerce,andotherE-commerceIntegrationsEditionGuardhasdevelopedpluginsandextensionsthatworkwithmanyexistinge-commercepluginsandplatforms.Withtheseintegrationsyouwillnotneedtomanuallygeneratealinkfortheuserorcustomertodownloadandsenditviaanemail.EditionGuardenablescommunicationbetweentheEditionGuardserverandyoure-commerceplatformtoallowforauto-generatedlinkstoappearintheuserdownloadormyaccountpage,oncetheorderhasbeencompletedinthesystem.Woocommerce,ane-commercepluginforWordPress,isfreeandprobablythemostuserfriendlytosetupwithouttheknowledgeofcodeandprogramming.Belowarethee-commercepluginsandplatformsinwhichEditionGuardcanbeintegrated.
Woocommerce(Wordpress)https://wordpress.org/plugins/editionguard-for-woocommerce-eBook-sales-with-drm/
WPCommerce(Wordpress)https://wordpress.org/plugins/editionguard-for-wp-e-commerce-eBook-sales-with-drm/
VirtueMart(Joomla)https://github.com/EditionGuard/VirtueMart-Extension
Magentohttps://support.pillwax.com/open-source/doku.php?id=magento:downloadplus:editionguard
Shopify,Paypal,andZapierTherearealsointegrationsforShopify,Paypal,andZapier.DocumentationandvideosonhowtosetuptheseintegrationsareavailableontheEditionGuardwebsiteunderKnowledgeBaseasshowninFigure11.
Figure11:EditionGuardHelpLibrary
Foralistingofpluginsorextensionsavailableforweb/e-commerceplatformsviewEditionGuard’sGitHublistingatthelinkbelow.TherearealsoextensionsbuilttoworkwithC#,Java,PythonandRubybasedwebserverplatforms.https://github.com/EditionGuard
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AdobeDigitalEditionsReaderAdobeDigitalEditionsistheproprietaryreaderthatworkswiththeAdobeContentServerDRM.OncetheAdobeContentServerorthethird-partyDRMserververifiestheownerofthebookviaAdobeID,thebookwillbedownloadedasa.acsmfile.Whenthefileisopened,thebookwillbesyncedtoAdobeDigitalEditions,wheretheuserwillbeabletouse,read,andinteractwiththebook.Ifthebookissetuptoallowsynchronizationbetweendifferentcomputersanddevices,userscandownloadtheAdobeDigitalEditionsreaderonWindows,Mac,Android,oriPhoneandloginwiththeirAdobeID.Oncetheyhavedonethis,theycangointotheAdobeDigitalEditionssettingsandselect“Automaticallydownloadyoursyncedbookstothisdevice.”ThiswillallowallbooksverifiedorregisteredtotheirAdobeIDtobeusedonanydevicewithAdobeDigitalEditionsinstalled(iftheDRMsettingsallowthebooktobesyncedtootherdevices).
AdobeDigitalEditionsDownloadandInstallIfyouhavenotdownloadedAdobeDigitalEditionsreader,youcandownloadtheprogramforvariousoperatingsystemsanddevicesbyfollowingthestepsbelow.Keepinmindthatthecomputerandmobiledeviceversionswillhaveinterfacesthatlookslightlydifferent,buttheywillstillhavethesamepreferencesandfunctionalityavailable.
WindowsandMac:http://www.adobe.com/solutions/eBook/digital-editions/download.html
ForAndroid:TheAdobeDigitalEditionsAndroidApplicationPackage(APK)isavailablethroughtheGooglePlayStore:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.digitaleditions&hl=en
ForAppledevices:TheAdobeDigitalEditionsappisavailablethroughtheAppStore:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-digital-editions/id952977781?mt=8
ForKindle:AdobeDigitalEditionsisavailablethroughthird-partyAPKdistributors.Theappmustbe“sideloaded”ontotheKindledevicebecauseitisnotavailablethroughtheAmazonstore.EnsurethatyourKindlesettingsallowAppsfromunknownsources(otherthantheAmazonStore)tobeinstalled.Todothis,followtheinstructionsbelowbasedonyourKindle’sgeneration.WhatisSideloading?Clickhereformoreinformation.
5thGenerationDevices–“Settings”>“Security”>“AppsfromUnknownSources“.
3rdand4thGenerationDevices–“Settings”>“Applications”>“AppsFromUnknownSources“
FirstandSecondGenerationDevices–“Settings”>“More”>“Device”>“AllowInstallationofApplications”andensurethatitissetto“On“.
Onceyouhave“AppsfromUnknownsources”enabled,youcandownloadtheAdobeDigitalEditionsAndroidAPKfromathird-partysourceandinstallitonyourKindledevice.SinceKindleisanAndroidOSbasedsystem,itcanrunthesameAPKsasanyotherAndroiddevice.Amazon’sdefaultKindlesettingslockthedeviceforuseonlywiththeAmazonstore,butenabling“Appsfromunknownsources”bypassesthisdefaultsetting.
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APKpureisathird-partyAPKdistributorthathasAdobeDigitalEditionsavailable.DownloadtheAPKhere:https://apkpure.com/adobe-digital-editions/com.adobe.digitaleditions
UsingAdobeDigitalEditionsAfteryouhavedownloadedandinstalledAdobeDigitalEditions,opentheprogram.Youshouldseethescreenshowingthebookshelf,asshowninFigure12.IfyouareusingthemobileversionseeFigure13.Theonlythingthatshouldbeshownoninitialstartupisthe“GettingStartedwithAdobeDigitalEditions”guidebookthatispreloadedonAdobeDigitalEditions.
Figure12:AdobeDigitalEditionsBookshelf
Figure13:MobileAdobeDigitalEditionsBookshelf
TheinitialscreenshownaboveinFigures12and13isthebookshelfpane.ThisiswhereallLibrarieswithinAdobeDigitalEditionswillappear.BooksthathaveeitherbeenaddedtoAdobeDigitalEditionsmanuallyorhavebeenregisteredwithyourAdobeIDwillappearinthiswindow.
Uponinitialdownloadandopeningofthebook(.acsmfile),userswillbepromptedtoregisterthebookwiththeirAdobeID.IfusersdonothaveanAdobeID,theymaycreateonea)byclickingonthe“CreateanAdobeID”linkintheloginwindowthatwillappearwhenthebookisfirstopenedorb)byvisitingtheAdobewebsitehttps://www.adobe.com/andclickingthe“SignIn”linkatthetoprightofthewebsitethenchoosing“GetanAdobeID”.RegistrationforanAdobeIDrequiresFirstandLastName,anemailaddress,country,dateofbirthandapassword.
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OncethebookisregisteredtotheAdobeID,thebookwillopenwithinAdobeDigitalEditionsasshowninFigure14.Ifusingthemobileversion,thescreenwilllooklikeFigure15.
Figure14:AdobeDigitalEditionsBookshelfContinued
Figure15:MobileAdobeDigitalEditionsBookshelfContinued
NowtheusercanreadandaccessthebookfromthebookshelfwithinAdobeDigitalEditions.
ClickingonthebookwillopenthereaderportionoftheprogramshowninFigure16.Formobile,Figure17showsthereaderviewandFigure18showsthedropdownoptions.Thisiswherethebookisread.Thebookcanbenavigatedusingthetableofcontents,scrollbar,“Gotopage…”function,orbyswipingwithinthemobileversionofAdobeDigitalEditions.SectionsandPagescanbebookmarked,andcontentcanbesearched.
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Figure16:AdobeDigitalEditionsReaderSection
Figure17:MobileAdobeDigitalEditionsReaderSection
Figure18:MobileAdobeDigitalEditionsReaderOptions
Tip:AddingTableofContentstoaPDF
ThetableofcontentsusedtonavigatethebookwithintheADEreadercanbeaddedinAdobeAcrobatProbysettingupbookmarksbasedontitlesandheadingswithinthebook.
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SyncingBooksUsingAdobeDigitalEditionsonOtherComputersandDevicesForthebooksregisteredtoyourAdobeIDtoappearontheAdobeDigitalEditionsbookshelfonothercomputersanddevices,youwillneedtoauthenticatethecomputerthroughAdobeDigitalEditions.ThiscanbedoneonthecomputerversionbygoingtoHelp->AuthorizeComputer...andlogginginwiththeAdobeIDyouwanttoassociatewiththebookasshowninFigures19and20.
Figure19:ToauthorizethecomputergotoHelp>AuthorizeComputer…
Figure20:AdobeIDSignIn
Forthemobileversion,taponthedropdownmenuiconinthetopleftofthebookshelfviewandtap“Settings”asshowninFigure21.ThiswillbringyoutothesettingspageshowninFigure22.Underaccountstap“Authorize,”whichwilltakeyoutothepageshowninFigure23;thisiswhereyouwillloginwithyourAdobeID.
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Figure21:ToauthorizeMobiledevice,taponthedropdowniconwithinthebookshelfview.
Figure22:MobileDigitalEditionsSettingsPage
Figure23:MobileversionAuthorizationpage
YoualsowanttogotoLibrary>Preferencesandmakesurethatthe“Automaticallydownloadyoursyncedbookstothisdevice”optionisenabled.ThiswillallowanybooksthatareabletobeopenedonotherdevicestobesyncedtoAdobeDigitalEditionsonothercomputersanddevicesyouareusing.TheprocessforcomputersisshowninFigures24and25.
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Figure24:Library>Preferences
Tip:InitialDownloadandSyncofthebookrequiresaInternetConnection
SyncingbooksinitiallyrequiresanInternetconnection.Also,dependingonbookfilesizeandspeedoftheInternetconnection,itmaytakeawhileforthebooktosyncandappearintheAdobeDigitalEditionsbookshelf.
Figure25:Enablesyncingofbooks
Ifyouareusingthemobileversion,onceyouhaveauthorizedAdobeDigitalEditionswithyourAdobeID,thesettingspagewilllooklikeFigure26.Whatoncewas“Authorize”isnow“Deauthorize.”UsethistologoutofAdobeDigitalEditions.Rightbelowthat,noticethereisnowanoptionthatsays“AutoDownloadisENABLED.TaptoDisable.”Iftheoptionisdisabled,enableittoallowbookstosynctothisdevice.
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Figure26:Enablingsyncingofbooksinmobileversion.
UsingThird-PartyDRMOtherThanEditionGuardAsmentionedinearliersections,EditionGuardisnottheonlythird-partyservicethatprovidestheAdobeContentServerDRM.Itisbesttoresearchandfindonethatworksbestforyouandismostaffordable.Itisalsobesttoensurethatthethird-partyproviderhaspluginsorextensionsthatworkwiththee-commerceplatformyouchooseforthesaleofyourproducts.Allthird-partyprovidersoftheAdobeContentServershouldworksimilarlytoEditionGuard.
DRME-CommerceIntegrationsDRMallowsfortheprotectionofthecontentinaneBook,butaseparatesystemisstillrequiredtosellthebookitself:ane-commercesolution.
ThethreemostpopularwebplatformsusedtodayareWordPress,Drupal,andJoomla.Theseplatformshaveaplethoraofpluginsthataddfunctionalitytoimprovewebsitecapabilities.E-commercefunctionalityisusuallyaddedasapluginorextensiontotheseplatformsforonlinesales.Someofthemostwidely-implementedofthesee-commercepluginsareShopify,Magento,andWooCommerce.InordertosellaPDFeBooksecurelywithDRM,oneofthesewebplatformswithane-commercepluginorextensionthatworkswithyourselectedDRMproviderwillbeneeded.Thee-commerceplatformiswhereorderswouldbeplacedandmanaged;then,thePDFeBookcanbedisseminatedeithermanuallyorthroughpluginsandintegrationsthatworkwiththee-commerceplugin/platformyouareusing.Itisimportanttoplanandassesshowthee-commercesystemandDRMsystemwillworktogethertosellanddistributethePDFeBooksecurely.
Tosimplifytheintegrationofyoure-commerceplatformandDRM,manyofthethird-partyDRMproviderslikeEditionGuardhavepluginsthatworkwithpopularweb/e-commerceplatformslikeShopify,Magento,andWoocommerce.Withtheseplugins,thedownloadlinkprovidedtothecustomeriscreatedautomaticallyratherthanmanuallyontheDRMwebsite.