- You don’t need any special software; you can read our ebooks online, in your web browser.
- Or you can download the whole ebook for offline reading, using the free Adobe Digital Editions app (for desktops) or Ebook Reader app (for mobile).
Online Reader
You don’t need to download any software in order to use Online Reader because the reader allows your books to just open up inside the same browser you use to surf the web. It is compatible with all major browsers: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge. It is not compatible with Opera. You also need to have Javascript enabled in order for the reader to operate.
Download to your computer
Most of the ebooks available to download from eBooks.com (but not all) are protected by Adobe DRM. This is a requirement in our agreement with the publishers that we work with. DRM protected ebook files will not open in Adobe Reader or Microsoft Word or similar applications, but instead require special ebook reading software. For PC and Mac, we recommend using Adobe Digital Editions (ADE).
ADE is free ebook reader software provided by Adobe. It supports both EPUB and PDF ebook formats. It can be installed on both PC and Mac computers, and is supported by a large list of portable ebook devices including Sony Reader, Kobo and Nook. For a comprehensive list check our Devices with support for Adobe Digital Editions.
To install ADE on your computer, first check the system requirements to see which version you should install. eBooks.com always recommends installing the latest version that you can, as long as your computer meets the requirements. System requirements for the latest version:
| Adobe Digital Editions for Windows | ADE for Mac OS |
| Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or later Windows® 7 (32 or 64 bit running in 32-bit mode) 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended) 40MB of available hard-disk space | Intel Core™ Duo or faster processor Mac OS X v10.8 or later 51 2MB of RAM (1GB recommended) 75MB of available hard-disk space |
Once you have determined which version you need you can download the install file from Adobe’s website here:
https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html (Version 4.5.10)
https://helpx.adobe.com/digital-editions/kb/cant-install-digital-editions.html (Versions 3.0 and 2.0.1)
Once the download has completed click on the installation file to run the install wizard.
Follow the steps on screen until the wizard says that installation is complete.
Now you have successfully installed ADE you will need to authorise it with an Adobe ID before downloading any ebooks.
Download to a mobile device
Here is a simple guide for the Ebook Reader app covering the basic functionality:
For iOS devices:
Click here
For Android devices (including BlackBerry 10+ and Kindle Fire):
App guide for version 5.0 (latest version)
Click here
App guide for version 4.0 (older version)
Click here
