You bought an eBook (you have spent money) which can only be written by the Adobe Digital Edition, so you will want to know is it possible to convert Adobe Digital Editions to normal PDF, yes?
The answer is "Yes", of course. But before the conversion job, you should know that Adobe Digital Editions implements a proprietary scheme of Adobe Adept DRM (we usually say Adobe DRM). And so the Adobe Digital Editions eBooks can only be read through ADE. You even cannot copy and transfer the files to other places.
Here I will introduce 3 methods to convert ADE to PDF in 2021.
Convert Adobe Digital Editions to PDF Online
There are some online converters that can convert Adobe Digital Editions to PDF if you want to convert the files online. For example, ebook.online-convert, Zamzar.
Pros: It's very easy and convenient for you to operate when you are online. Those converters support kinds of formats and they're free.
Cons: We cannot use those programs when you are offline. That means you cannot convert Adobe Digital Editions to PDF when you cannot connect to the Internet.
We will be disturbed by ads that pop up from time to time.
Nearly all of the online eBook converter websites would not support the DRM protected eBook titles.
Convert Adobe Digital Editions to PDF Calibre (Free)
Also there are ways to convert Adobe Digital Editions to PDF free. Here I recommend Calibre. Convert Adobe Digital Editions to PDF Calibre, you need to download and install this tool.
Step 1 Click here to download Calibre (version 5.x) and add DeDRM Plugin v7.2.0 to Calibre (for removing adobe drm).
Step 2 Run Calibre and click the "Add books" button at the top left corner to add books to it.
Step 3 Choose one book (or multiple files) and then click the "Convert books" button.
Then it will pop up a new window, and you can choose your output format as PDF at the top right corner of the new window. Click the "OK" button and it will convert your Adobe Digital Editions ebooks to PDF.
It's easy to use Calibre to convert Adobe Digital Editions ebooks to PDF. If you want to print the converted PDF out or transfer it to other devices, you can also make it.
Pros: Calibre is free. And its management function is really powerful.
Cons: Should install DeDRM plugins if we want to convert DRM protected ADE books. What's worse, you can't get any help from Alf's developers if you met problems.
Convert DRMed Adobe eBooks to Normal PDF Mac/Win through Epubor Ultimate
How to convert Adobe eBooks on Mac or Windows 10 computers with ease? Here you will meet a powerful all-in-one tool — Epubor Ultimate. It's a powerful program for you to remove DRM and convert ADE eBooks formats. Compared with the two ways above , this way is more efficient and complete. After you remove Adobe DRM and convert Adobe Digital Editions to PDF, you can enjoy your ebooks freely. You can print your PDF out or transfer to other devices. When you want to read the PDF files, you won't be restricted by the Internet, not like converting online. And you don't need to worry about the Adobe DRM anymore, because you can easily remove it with Epubor Ultimate Converter. Next I'll introduce the steps to operate it.
Step 1 Download and install Epubor Ultimate.
Step 2 Remove Adobe DRM.
Run the program, on the left panel you will find that it automatically detects all your Adobe eBooks(opened and downloaded via ADE). Drag the books to the right area of the program directly, then it will remove adobe DRM within seconds.
Step 3 Convert to PDF.
Choose the pdf as the output format at the central bottom, then click "Convert to PDF" button. The files will be converted to PDF immediately.
Pro features: as above image shows, Epubor Ultimate also supports converting the adobe drm to kindle supported format (mobi or azw3).
Video guide is here Watch this video tutorial please.
Pros: Easy to use; 24 hours online customer service and technical support.
Cons: Paid software. Free trial version only converts 20% of contents.
You can see this method is much easier to use than previous two ways above. It can solve the DRM and format problems at one time (all-in-one tool). This program operates quickly, it can help you get the PDF files within seconds.
You paid for the book, Adobe cares on what eReader you actually read it, but now with Epubor Ultimate there is no need to worry about it. Enjoy your multiple device reading!
Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.
Thank you for your comments. The free trial allows you to convert 20% content of each book.This will help you find out if our software can handle your books or not. If you want to freeware, please try Calibre. We've already mentioned in the article.
Have a nice day.