How to Read an Ebook
Porter Square Books ebooks can be read on a number of different devices. Here’s how.
IndieBound Reader App on iPad
1. Install the IndieBound Reader App from iTunes app store.
2. Buy an ebook or login to portersquarebooks.com in your web browser
3. Click on the “My eBooks” tab from your account page.
4. Choose “Download.” The ebook will download directly into your IndieBound Reader Library.
(Click here for more help.)
Google Ebooks on iPad
1. Install the Google Books app from iTunes app store.
2.
Login using your google account. If you don’t have a google account it
will be much easier to set one up in your browser before launching the
app.
3.
Buy an ebook from portersquarebooks.com in your web browser.
4. Synch your Google eBooks app and your purchase
(Click for more help.)
IndieBound Reader App on Android
1.
Install the Indiebound Reader App from the Android App Market
2.
Login to the app using your google account. If you don’t have a google
account it will be much easier to set one up in your browser before
launching the app.
2. Choose “Get Books.”
3. Choose “Download my eBooks”
4. Download the book you want. You’ll have the option to open it right away or you can select it from your library later.
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Nook (including the Tablet and Color), Sony Reader, Kobo and other dedicated eReaders
1.
Install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. The first time you
open Adobe Digital Editions you will need to create an Adobe Digital
Editions ID. If you skip this step you will not be able to transfer
books from your computer to your device.
2. Login to Porter Square Books and choose “Download the epub” to download the ebook to your computer.
3.
Open the ebook in Adobe Digital Editions. You can either just
double-click on the ebook or open Adobe Digital Editions, and choose
File, then Import Files. The book should now be on your “shelf.”
4. Plug in your device. It should appear as an icon in the lower left corner.
5. Drag the ebook from the shelf onto the icon for your device and the ebook is now on your device.
With the Nook Color and Nook Tablet you can also read our ebooks in the device's browser. So if you don't feel like transferring files back and forth or want to start reading but aren't near your computer, follow the instructions above on your device's browser but choose "Read Now" instead of "Download the ePub." You'll probably have to adjust the font size to match the screen, but you'll be able to start reading right away. (Of course, you'll need an internet connection.)
iRiver Story HD
The
iRiver Story HD automatically synchs with Google ebooks, so once you’ve
purchased an ebook from us, just connect your Story to the internet and
there it is.
(Click here for more help)
Kindle Fire
In
order to read our eBooks on the Kindle Fire you need to sideload the
IndieBound Reader app for Android onto it. Here are instructions on how
to do it.
Once that’s done, just follow the instructions for the Android app
above.
Your Computer
You
can also read ebooks just on your computer. If you don’t want to
download the books choose “Read Now” and you’ll be able to read the
ebooks through your browser. You can also read them using Adobe Digital
Editions or other ereading software when you choose “Download the epub.”
On some ebooks, you can even download them as a .PDF. PDFs aren’t as
flexible as epub but they are more faithful to the look of the print
book, which can be nice for cookbooks, travel guides, and other books
with complicated formats or a lot of illustrations.
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