Diesel eBooks is proud to offer these free ebooks formatted for both Microsoft Reader and Mobipocket. The Diesel Gratis Collection includes classic
American and British fiction, American history, children's literature, Shakespeare, African-American
documents, and much more. Our free ebooks include over 413 Authors with over 750+ titles.
Please help yourself.
| What is an
ebook? | |
An ebook is an electronic file which has been
preformatted for viewing on a computer screen. Ebooks can be ...
- novels
- short stories
- poems
- manuals
- non-fiction texts
- presentations
- children's stories
- comic books
- travel guides
- essays
- etc.
What makes them different from other types of
computer files is that they can only be opened in a designated type of
software and are usually protected from being freely distributed
(copy-protected).
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| What types of ebooks
are there? |
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There are many available formats for ebooks and
each format requires special software for viewing them. Each ebook reader
software has different advantages and limitations, and ebooks may be
available in multiple formats. This help site discusses only those
types of ebooks which are supported by Diesel eBooks:
- Adobe
- Microsoft
- Palm
- Mobipocket
The ebook reader software you have installed on
your computer will determine which ebook formats you purchase. Or
conversely, the type of ebook you have purchased will determine which ebook
reader software you must install on your computer.
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| Do I need a computer to
read an ebook? |
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There are many available formats for ebooks and
each format requires special software and hardware for viewing them.
All of the formats discussed on this help site will require a
computer to download the ebook file.
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| How are ebooks protected
from being freely distributed (copy-protected)? | |
Publishers or authors of
ebooks decide whether they will allow their ebook to be:
- freely distributed (meaning anyone can
copy it and read it) or
- encrypted for only one person to read
Depending on the type of ebook software, the
ebook file is either encrypted to a specific computer or device (meaning it
can only be read on that computer or device) or it is encrypted to a
specific user's account (meaning it can be read on any device or computer
which contains that user's secret account information).
If an ebook
has been protected for only one person to read, then consumers download the
file to their computer and must read the ebook on that computer (or on other
devices containing their secret account information). Copies of the ebook
can only be read on authorized computers or by authorized users.
If
a publisher/author has decided not to copy-protect their ebook, then
consumers download the file to their computer and can then copy it to any
other computer/device they choose. The ebook may be read on any supported
computer and by any user.
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| How does the ebook
download work? | |
Select your favorite Diesel eBooks title to
purchase and follow the payment instructions. Moments after
your transaction is complete, you will receive two messages from Diesel eBooks; a receipt email and an email with the following text in the subject
line: "Downloadable ebook ready!". This message will contain a link which
should be clicked to begin the ebook download. In addition, to the
download link email, you can always access your ebooks that are ready to
download by going to:
my bookshelf
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| How do I
open and read my ebook? | All ebooks
must be opened and read with the software for which they were designed. In
other words, an Adobe ebook must be opened with Adobe Ebook Reader software,
a Microsoft ebook must be opened with Microsoft Reader software, and a Palm
ebook must be opened with the Palm Reader software.
Here's how it
works for ebooks in these formats:
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| How do I download my first Mobipocket ebook? |
Mobipocket is a versatile format for eBooks that can be read on a variety of devices. It's easy to download and load onto your device. The Mobipocket Reader supports PC, Windows mobile, smartphone,PalmOs, Pocket PC, Symbian, Blackberry,Cybook, iLiad, Pepper-Pad, Franklin and BenQ-Siemens. You can annotate, bookmark, highlight, any part of any eBook and share your annotation on every device with Mobipocket ebook reader installed
If you have a Microsoft Windows Desktop PC:
- Download and the install the Mobipocket Desktop Reader.
- Connect your device (and push the HotSync button if you have a PalmOS device)
- The Mobipocket Reader should detect your device and propose you to install the Mobipocket reader on it.
- Follow the instructions.
You are now ready to use the Mobipocket Reader on your device.
If you do not have a Microsoft Windows desktop PC:
Download the Mobipocket reader installer for your device here, and follow the instructions.
How to open Mobipocket eBooks on your computer:
Double-click your eBook to automatically open with Mobipocket Reader OR Open Mobipocket Reader, on the left side of the screen, click "eBooks", and find your eBook in the list.
If prompted to enter your username/password:
- Select "eBookMall.com" as your retail website.
- Enter your username and password for eBookMall.
- If prompted for a PID, enter your PID.
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| How do I download my first Microsoft Reader ebook? | |
Microsoft Reader is user friendly eBook format. It offers "Clear-Type" technology, which makes the text looks more like printed words on paper. Microsoft Reader eBooks offer a versatile eBook solution, because many can be read on both your Windows computer and Pocket PC.
Requirements:
- Microsoft Reader 2.1.1
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; or Internet Explorer 4.0 with Service Pack 1 or higher
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows® 98, Microsoft Windows NT4 SP6, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows Me
Before you can download a Microsoft ebook, you must first install and certify (activate) the Microsoft Reader software. Until you are confident downloading ebooks, we suggest you first practice using one of our free test downloads
- Download a free copy of Microsoft Reader for your computer or handheld PDA.
- Install Microsoft Reader on your computer or handheld PDA by following the instructions provided by Microsoft. Note: You must have administrative privileges to install Microsoft Reader on your computer.
- Activate your free copy of Microsoft Reader.
- Select your favorite Diesel eBooks title to purchase and download and follow the payment instructions. Moments after your transaction is complete, you will receive two messages from Diesel eBooks; a receipt email and an email with the following text in the subject line: "Downloadable ebook ready!". This message will contain a link which should be clicked to begin the ebook download. In addition, to the download link email, 24 hours following your purchase you can always access your ebooks that are ready to download by going to your bookshelf:
please note: if you are using a PDA, it is no longer necessary to have Microsoft Reader installed and activated on your desktop computer in order to purchase ebooks and transfer them to your PDA, but it is necessary to have it installed and activated on at least one device
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| Can I print an
ebook? | |
The answer is usually no. However, Some ebook
formats (currently Adobe) allow consumers to print their ebook if the
publisher/author chooses to allow this. In many cases, the printing
of an ebook is restricted to only a few pages at a time.
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