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eBook Platform Transition from Adobe to Harman

Starting July 2025, Harman will manage Adobe eBook components, updates and support.

An Ongoing platform support and feature development for Adobe eBook Platform Components (Adobe Content Server, Reader Mobile SDK and Adobe Digital Editions) is now being handled by Harman Connected Services, Inc., a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. As of July 2025, Adobe transitioned these responsibilities to Harman, including future releases and technical maintenance. Harman now manages and distributes any new updates, enhancements, bug fixes and support requests directly.

To access the latest versions of Adobe eBook Platform Components (Adobe Content Server, Reader Mobile SDK and Adobe Digital Editions), report issues, request new features or receive technical assistance, visit Harman's Digital Editions support channels.

See Transition of Adobe eBook Platform - Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

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Overview

Adobe Content Server 6.5 (ACS) helps you securely distribute and monetise your eBooks and PDF content. Offer great ease-of-use as the books your customers purchase, appear automatically across all their eBook readers. Open new markets with flexible business models for subscription and text book distribution. As ACS supports open, industry-standard formats publishers remain free to set and pursue their own business models, experimenting and innovating as they choose.te

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Features of the Content Server

Seamless fulfilment of books across devices

Offer great ease-of-use as the books your customers purchase, appear automatically across all their eBook readers.

Provide Customised ID options
Let your customers use their store credentials to authorise their reading app, shop and access previously purchased books.

Resource Level DRM for Better Protection

Distributors can choose to enforce a stronger DRM on specific books. When this flag is set, the book can be opened only by readers based on RMSDK 10.0 or above.

Subscription-based pricing

Charge your distributors a different rate for subscription resources such as journals or periodicals. Enable this feature by generating a subscription id to be used while packaging. Billing system pulls out transactions categorised as subscriptions to apply differential billing rates.

School Model

Allow schools to access books in their own devices through distributor’s content management platform. Students can access books on their own device or pooled school devices.

Geo based pricing

Avail reduced transaction fee with differential pricing in emerging Geos. While packaging, use the new parameter to indicate differential pricing along with the location ISO code.

Bulk Fulfilment (Preloaded books)

Enable distributors to pre-load and license DRM books for distribution in a school/district using multiple devices. Minimise operational overheads for schools by preloading books on devices. Multiple downloads of the same book onto the device or student log in will not be required.