Nook, Sony & Kobo

Chicago Review Press has invested in Adobe® Content Server as a digital rights management (DRM) solution. Adobe e-book DRM has become an industry standard, offering file encryption and protection to ePub and PDF files and making it possible for IPG to securely distribute protected titles directly through www.chicagoreviewpress.com. To see if you can read Chicago Review Press e-books on your device and to find instructions on how to transfer purchased e-books, select your reading device from the options below or check Adobe's list of supported devices for more information.

PC and Mac ereading  iPad and iPhone devices  Android tablets and phones  Nook Sony Kobo
PC & Mac
 		 iPads, iPhones &
iPod Touch		 Android Tablets
& Phones		 Nook, Sony & Kobo
 
     

Reading Chicago Review Press e-books on Nook, Sony & Kobo devices

Software you will need:

  • Adobe Digital Editions for PC/Mac. Download it free here. 

Initial setup:

  1. On your PC, authorize your Adobe Digital Editions with your Adobe ID (your e-mail address and password). If you do not already have an Adobe ID, creating one only takes a few minutes and will be crucial to downloading purchases to your computer and other devices.
    ADE Authorization on PC

  2. Connect your device to your PC via a USB cable.

  3. Open Adobe Digital Editions on your desktop. Your device will appear in navigation on the left side of the screen once it is connected successfully to your PC.
    Device appears in ADE library

  4. Adobe will prompt you to authorize your device with your Adobe ID. Be sure to use the same Adobe ID as you used to authorize your PC so that downloaded files can be opened on your device.
    Authorize device

    If Adobe does not automatically prompt you to authorize your device when you connect it to your PC, clicking the "Options" tab at the bottom of the left-side navigation menu will also allow you to authorize your device.Alt authorize option

Transferring purchased files and reading on your device:

For Nook:

  1. After you've purchased and downloaded an e-book file from the Chicago Review Press website, make sure that the file has appeared in Adobe Digital Editions on your PC or Mac (see PC & Mac for further instructions). Close Adobe Digital Editions once the file appears in your "Library."
    ADE file downloaded to library

  2. Click on the file you wish to load onto your device and drag the file from your Adobe Digital Editions library to the icon of your device on the left-side navigation menu.

  3. Now click on the icon of your device to ensure that the file has been transferred and appears in your device's library.
    File appears in Device library

  4. Safely disconnect your device from your PC. Locate the new file on your device.

Getting help

Nook: If you encounter any issues transferring files to your Nook, see Nook's support section on the Barnes & Noble website.

Sony: As of March 20, 2014, the Sony Reader Store has closed and customers have been transferred to Kobo. Visit the Sony Support Center for more information.

Kobo: If you encounter any issues transferring files to your Kobo, see Kobo's Customer Care on the Kobo website.