Sony's eReader software for desktop locks up?

[roevans22]

When I bought my Sony PRS300 reader I naturally installed the software package. I have Window7 Home Premium as my Operating system. However when I installed the reader software it spent all day with the circular 'busy' thingy going around. I do have lots of photos, music, and videos on my computer and I wondered if the software was trying to log all of it. I installed Calibre e book manager and that works fine but it will not convert acsm files. Any ideas anybody?

[sehuxle]

The advice is simple, download your books using Adobe digital editions. Then use Calibre to manage the library and book transfer

Don't bother with Sony's software

[carpetmojo]

The acsm file is not a book, so Calibre won't "convert" it into a book.

It is a message, telling you/your PC the information necessary to download it.

You need Adobe Digital Editions , not Adobe Reader.

So, Right click on the acsm file, at "Open With" option, select Digital editions. If it doesn't open, the file is dodgy.

Hope this helps.

[roevans22 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the advice! Have followed your suggestions and book is transferred. It seems such a shame that the Sony Software doesn't work. It looks to me as if they have tried to make it do too much.