What is your e-Book?

Our e-Book, or electronic book, is a digital book that you can read on your computer screen. Our e-Book can also be read on an electronic device such as a Palm or other handheld computer.

How do I download, install and read your e-Book?

To read our e-Book, you must have the FREE Microsoft e-Book Reader or the FREE ADOBE Acrobat Reader for the CD version of our e-Book.

The Microsoft e-Book Reader is the FREE software that must be installed on your computer or device to which you will download our e-Book in order to read it.

The ADOBE Acrobat Reader is the FREE software that must be installed on your computer or device to which you will insert our CD e-Book in order to read it.

The Microsoft Reader delivers an onscreen computer reading experience that for the first time approaches the quality and convenience of print, while adding instant access to content, storage of a personal library, a built-in dictionary, and active reading capabilities such as highlighting, book marking, and note-taking.

You can purchase our e-Book at any time, but you must have the FREE Microsoft e-Book Reader installed on your computer before you can download our e-Book you have ordered. You can download the Microsoft Reader for free!

Our e-Book uses classic book page design and layout, and Clear Type typographic technology to make your reading experience as close as possible to reading a paper book!

Once you have placed your order, you will be directed to a web page containing a link to follow. This link will take you to a page where you can download our e-Book that you've purchased to your installed Reader on your computer.

Is there a Help Menu?

The Help/How To section of the Reader is designed to help you find answers as quickly as possible. It provides step-by-step details which you should read if you want an answer to a specific question.

By using the Table of Contents and the hyperlinks you encounter along the way, you should be able to find the answers you're looking for quickly and efficiently!

Can I read your e-Book on my Pocket PC?

Yes, you can read our e-Book on your Pocket PC.

What other devices can I read your e-Book on?

With Microsoft Reader, you can read our e-Book on multiple devices, including laptops, desktops, Pocket PCs and some new Windows CE consumer devices coming to market.

For how long will I be able to download your e-Book?

We guarantee that your download will always be be valid.

Of course, once you download your e-Book, it will automatically be saved to your Microsoft Reader Library so that you can read your e-Book whenever you like.

Once you receive your download instructions and be directed to the relative page we recommend that you download your e-Book so that you can begin reading it immediately!

Why do I have to activate or certify my Microsoft e-Book Reader?

The first time you download Microsoft Reader, you will be asked to activate the software.

Activation is similar to the activation process you might follow when you get a new credit card--it allows you to make transactions!

In order to activate Microsoft Reader, you will need to have a Microsoft Passport account. If you have a Hotmail or MSN account, you already have a Passport account, and you will use the same personal identification information for your activation persona.

If you don't already have a Passport account, you will be prompted to create one during the activation process. Once you've activated Microsoft Reader, you'll be able to buy and read any e-Books with no extra security-related tasks.

Note that you can activate a maximum of two computers with any single Passport persona. e-Books purchased with one persona can't be read on a copy of Microsoft Reader that is activated under another persona.

To begin the activation process, open your Reader, go to the Guidebook, click Quick Settings, and choose Activate.

On what PC platforms does Microsoft Reader run?

Microsoft Reader 2.0 runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems.

Additional system requirements for Microsoft Reader are the following: Pentium 75 or higher microprocessor; 16 MB of RAM; approximately 19 MB of available hard-disk space (Microsoft Reader is 3,648 KB but additional space is required for installation); Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 with Service Pack 1 or later; VGA or higher resolution monitor, and video card capable of displaying 16 bit color; Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device.

Can I read your e-Book on my Macintosh?

Please note that Microsoft Reader does not currently support the Mac OS.

Why create a new file format instead of using PDF?

PDF is a great format for capturing documents and print images. However, it is static and does not scale well, or change to fit the size of the screen you're using, which introduces limitations.

Microsoft Reader is a dynamic reading engine, which means that it is able to build the eBook page-by-page according to your reading preferences. There are major benefits to dynamic layout that we feel are essential to an optimal reading experience.

With software that supports dynamic layout, you can read eBooks and documents on a device with any screen size. In addition, you can increase or decrease text size when you want.

The CD version of the e-Book is on PDF

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the published specification used for secure, reliable electronic document distribution and exchange.

Adobe PDF files look exactly like original documents and preserve the fonts, images, graphics, and layout of any source file -- regardless of the application and platform used to create it.

In order to read PDF files you need to download the free:

Is it safe to download the Microsoft e-Book Reader, the Acrobat Reader and your e-Book?

Yes! You will not download a computer virus or any other malicious file when you download our e-Book or the Microsoft e-Book Reader or the Acrobat Reader.

Additionally, the Microsoft and the Acrobat Readers have built-in security and encryption features to protect against copyright violations.

Why should I read your e-Book?

There are many advantages in reading our e-Book! First, you can read it immediately, without having to wait for the title to be shipped to you.

You can take it with you anywhere you take your laptop, and the free Microsoft Reader offers features like highlighting, search and text to speech.

Also, there are many unique reference documents available for downloading. These documents can be difficult to find in print and often contain timely information that many people enjoy having on their PC!