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. 

Publishers or authors of ebooks decide whether they will allow their ebook to be:

• freely distributed (anyone can read or copy ie: any Diesel free ebook) 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 - just like all files in our free collection. The ebook may be read on any supported computer and by any user.

Select your favorite Diesel eBooks title to purchase and follow the payment instructions.  Moments after your transaction is complete, you will receive a message from Diesel eBooks which includes a receipt and 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

• Adobe
• Microsoft
• Palm
• Mobipocket

The answer is usually no. However, Some ebook formats (currently Adobe and all that are free) 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.