Most!eBooks!that!you!borrow!and!buy!are!protected!using!
Digital!Rights!Management,!or!DRM.!They're!protected!so!that!
only!you!can!read!them!(and!in!the!case!of!library!books,!only!
for!a!specific !pe rio d !of!time).!!Your!e Re a d er!c an !display!books!
protected!using!Adobe!DRM,!which!is!a!form!of!DRM!used!by!
most!libraries!and!booksellers.!
You'll!know!when!you've!bought!or!borrowed!a!book!using!this!
type!of!protection !if!the!library!or !boo kse ller!gives!yo u!a!file!
with!an!.acsm!extension!(rather!than!an!.epub!or!.p df!extens ion).!
The!.acsm!file!contains!licensing!information!for!unlocking!your!
book.!
To!read!one!of!these!books!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!you!need!to!
use!an!application!called!Adobe!Digital!Editions.!This!application!
can!open!your!.acsm!file,!read!the!licensing!information,!
download!your!book,!and!copy!the!book!to!your!eReader.!