eBooks

Some of you are reading this book as an eBook. Generally, people view eBooks on a dedicated eBook Reader, a device like a Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, or Kobo, or a reading app on a tablet like an iPad or Android tablet. The format and technology for each is different, so you can't read an eBook created for the Amazon Kindle on a Barnes and Noble Nook. But many of these types of accounts (Barnes and Noble, Amazon, etc.) do allow you to view a copy of your eBook purchase on a PC application. And while most of the eBook devices and tablets can download books directly through Wi-Fi or 3G cellular networks, some have syncing, downloading, or updating operations that you can perform by connecting with a PC. There are no eReader applications provided ...

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