What
Happens When I Purchase An eBook From Christian Bits?
Soon
after you have completed your purchase, you will receive an email from our
eBook supply partner (Gardners Books).
This
will contain a link which you must click on to download your purchased eBook.
Please
note that eBooks, once purchased, cannot be returned or refunded.
What
Format Are My eBooks Stored In?
The
eBooks that we sell are stored in either PDF or ePUB format. They are digitally
protected files, to prevent piracy.
Only you, as the purchaser, can read them.
How
Do I Open My eBook On A Windows Or Mac Computer?
You
will need a free software program called Adobe Digital Editions to open and
read your eBook on a computer.
You
will also need this program if you want to copy the eBook to an external eBook
Reader device.
Adobe
Digital Editions can be downloaded free from:
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/
When
you first run Adobe Digital Editions, you will need to register and choose
a login ID and password for future use of the program.
After
you have successfully installed and tested Adobe Digital Editions, download
the ebook using the link that has been sent to you.
It should "open with" Adobe Digital Editions, where the book can
then be read.
Note
for Mac users: the link will not always open Adobe Digital Editions automatically
-
Sometimes
you need to go to the Downloads folder of your Mac, and click on the link
file to make it happen.
The
link file will have a name something like "URLLink-1.acsm", "URLLink-2.acsm"
etc.
How Do I Open My eBook On An
iPad or iPhone?
We
recommend a free iPad/iPhone app called Bluefire Reader, which you
can download from the Apple App Store.
Install
Bluefire Reader on your iPad/iPhone. You will need to tell Bluefire
your Adobe Digital Editions login ID and password.
You
must open the file with Adobe Digital Editions first, either on a PC
(preferred) or a Mac (see the instructions above).
Once
you can read the ebook in Adobe Digital Editions, it is ready to be transferred
to your iPad/iPhone.
Email
the PDF or EPUB file (which you will find in the Documents folder called "My
Digital Editions") to your iPad/iPhone
(You
can usually do this by emailing it to yourself and then opening the email
message on your iPad/iPhone).
On
the iPad/iPhone, open the email and click and hold your finger down on the
attachment (the PDF or EPUB)
Then
select "Open With..." and choose Bluefire as the program to open
it with.
As
an alternative to using the email technique above, you can always import the
PDF or EPUB file into your iTunes Library.
Then
sync the eBook file to your iPad/iPhone that way.
How Do I Open My eBook On A
Kindle?
Unfortunately,
Kindle uses its own format, which is not compatible with the eBooks we sell.
How
Do I Open My eBook On Other eBook Readers (eg. Sony eReader, Kobo etc)?
The
Adobe Digital Editions program can be used to copy your eBooks from your computer
to your eBook Reader device.
You
must open the file with Adobe Digital Editions first, either on a PC
(preferred) or a Mac (see the instructions above).
Once you can read the ebook in Adobe Digital Editions, it is ready to be transferred
to your eBook reader device.
Run
Adobe Digital Editions, and connect your eBook Reader to your computer with
your normal cable.
Adobe
Digital Editions will recognise that you have plugged in a device, and allow
you to copy your files across to it.
