Launched in 2000, eBooks.com is the oldest e-bookstore on the web, selling ebooks published by local and global book publishers to a world-wide audience.
eBooks.com operates as a recommendation service and e-bookstore.
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As an e-bookstore, we operate much like Amazon or any other online retailer, except that we only sell books in digital form. You can search or browse millions of ebooks. When you find something you’d like to read, buy it and you can be reading in a matter of minutes.
You can download our ebooks to any of thousands of ebook reader devices, as well as your smart phone, tablet or computer. Here’s how:
- Buy an ebook and start reading immediately online
or you can download the book:
- Install suitable ‘reader’ software
- Click ‘download’
- Start reading
You can access your ebook anytime by logging in to your account at eBooks.com and following these instructions.
How to download an ebook to PC, Mac or Linux
- Install Thorium Reader: Download and install this free software on your computer to unlock your ebook. (More info about installing Thorium Reader)
- Download your ebook: Log in to eBooks.com, go to your bookshelf, and click Download next to your chosen ebook. Download the lcpl file and open it in Thorium Reader.
- Enter your Reading Key: When Thorium Reader asks for an LCP Passphrase or Reading Key, copy the key from the eBooks.com download page and paste it into the app.
Note: You only need to perform Steps 1&3 the first time you download an ebook. For future ebooks, you can simply click Download.
For more information please see our Thorium download guide.
If you have an e-reader device that is compatible with Readium LCP (lcpl files), you can then transfer the ebooks to your e-reader from your computer. (More about transferring ebooks via Thorium Reader)
How to download an ebook to a phone or tablet
- Install the eBooks.com app: Install our eBooks.com app on your device (Click here for an eBooks.com app user guide). There are three versions available. Depending on the type of device you have, install one of these:
- Sign in to the app: With the app open, login using the same credentials you used for your eBooks.com account.
- Download your ebook: Tap on the cover of the ebook you’d like to read.
- Note: You only need to perform Steps 1&2 the first time you download an ebook. For future ebooks, you can simply open the app and tap the cover to download. For more information please see our app download guide.
E-Ink device: How to transfer an ebook from a computer to an Adobe compatible e-reader
You’ll need to have an app called Adobe Digital Editions (“ADE”) installed on your computer and device. Most of the ebooks we sell are locked (encrypted) by their publishers, and this ADE software unlocks ebooks.
It’s likely that ADE is already installed on your device, but that’s not true of all devices, so you should check here to make sure your device is compatible.
If your device is compatible with ADE…
First download the ebook to your computer
- Install Adobe Digital Editions (“ADE”) on your computer. You need this free software in order to unlock and read your ebook. (More info about installing ADE.)
- “Authorize” Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. With ADE open:
- click Help >
- Authorize >
- select Adobe ID as your eBook vendor >
- type in your Adobe user name and password (or create an Adobe ID if you don’t have one). More info about authorizing ADE.
- Return to eBooks.com and click Download next to the ebook you bought.
Then transfer the ebook from the computer to the e-reader
- Connect the e-reader device via USB to your computer. Do this step before opening ADE. (Otherwise, the application can’t see the device.)
- Then launch ADE on your computer.
- ADE will detect the device and it will be listed on the left side of the ADE window.
- Click on the ebook that you want to transfer and drag it across to the image of your device on the left.
The eBook is now transferred, and you can read it on your e-reader device.
How to read online, without downloading
- Buy an ebook
- It will appear in your online library
- Click the “Read Now” button
Having Trouble?
If you are having technical difficulties please use our troubleshooter, or search the Reading Devices section of Help Centre. And of course you can always contact our support team, who will be happy to help.
