1. First of all, make sure you have a program that can read e-books. We recommend Stanza, but any e-reading program should be able to read either the EPUB or PDF versions of our stories. NOTE: iBooks cannot read EPUB files (neither on the iPhone nor the iPad). Neither can any Kindle for iPhone (or iPad). Both
2. Click on the link for whichever type of document you want (EPUB or PDF). To learn which one is right for you, click here.
Free stories:
Phone: With the mobile site opened, click on the link for the document you wish to download. The download will begin, and your phone will generally ask you if you wish to open the document in your e-reader of choice. Affirm that you do, and the download should proceed. The document should open automatically in your e-reader. It’s that simple.
Kindle:
iPad:
Sony e-Reader:
Nook:
99 Featured Stories:
Phone: With the mobile site opened, click on the link for the document you wish to download. The download will begin, and your phone will generally ask you if you wish to open the document in your e-reader of choice. Affirm that you do, and the download should proceed. The document should open automatically in your e-reader. It’s that simple.
Kindle:
iPad:
Sony e-Reader:
Nook:
If you run into issues, check the forum first for an answer. If you can’t find it there, e-mail us and we’ll see if we can help at all.
EPUB or PDF?
The biggest difference between the two formats is the reading experience.
With an EPUB file, you have more reading options. These include changing the font size on your screen, changing the font style, changing the background color, changing the text color, highlighting passages, copying passages, bookmarking, etc. The options really depend on what your e-reading program offers (i.e. Stanza vs. iBooks vs. Kindle for iPhone, etc.).
With a PDF, what you see is what you get. You can’t manipulate the presentation to your liking. All you can do is zoom in or out. Even though PDFs are also read in e-reading devices, you’re basically looking at an unchangeable image, as opposed to HTML that can be manipulated (the EPUB).
Why don’t you publish in ________ format?
If you are having trouble finding a way to read the EPUB or PDF documents we have available, let us know and we’ll see how we can help.
