If the borrowed publication you have downloaded has the .acsm extension, it is protected by Adobe's DRM, and can only be opened using the Adobe Digital Editions application.

Installing Adobe Digital Editions

If you do not have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer, see the following articles.

Borrowing an ebook on your Mac

See the following article: Borrowing an ebook on your Mac

Opening your borrowed ebook with Adobe Digital Editions

If you already have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer, simply click on the downloaded file from your browser to open it. 

You can also access your download by opening the Downloads folder on your computer.

  1. Click on your Mac's desktop.
  2. Click on the File menu.
  3. Click New Finder Window.
  4. In your Finder window, click Downloads.
  5. Click on the downloaded file; it opens in Adobe Digital Editions.

Returning your loan using Adobe Digital Editions

See the following article: Adobe Digital Editions on the Mac - Returning a borrowed ebook