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Last Updated: 28-Apr-2004
What is an e-book?
An e-book (electronic book), is a digital book that you can read on a computer screen.
How do I read an e-book?
To read an e-book, you must have an e-book reader. A reader is the free software that must be installed on your computer, in order to open the e-book and display the pages on your screen--very much like a regular book. Our e-books are available in formats for Acrobat or Microsoft readers. See the end of this FAQ page for detailed information about obtaining either/both Acrobat and Microsoft readers. When you purchase one of our e-books, you may download it in either or both formats.
How do I get an e-book?
In addition to Amazon.com and other sources, our e-books are available to purchase online from our website. Once you have placed your order to purchase from our website, you will be notified by e-mail within 24 hours, with the location (URL) where you can download the book(s), the user ID, and password. Directions on how to download are on that page.
Can I print out my e-book?
Our e-books in Adobe Reader (PDF) format are printable. When in the Adobe Acrobat reader, use the FILE > PRINT option to print any or all the pages. Our e-books in Microsoft Reader (LIT) format are not printable. (It is a limitation of the Microsoft Reader software.)
Is it safe to download e-books and e-book reader software?
Yes. You will not download a computer virus or any other malicious file when you download our e-books from this website or e-book reader software from Adobe or Microsoft.
What kind of computer do I need?
Adobe Reader software runs on Windows, Mac, PalmOS, PocketPC computers/operating systems.
Microsoft Reader software runs on PC, PocketPC, and Tablet PC computers.
What are the advantages of e-book format?
This format allows us to make the information available to you within 24 hours, instead of waiting for it to be shipped to you. Also, since we don't have to print the books on paper, it saves you money and saves some trees.
Can I see/practice with a free sample of an e-book?
See the end of this FAQ page for a free sample (in either Adobe or Microsoft) to download. Adobe, Microsoft, and Amazon.com also offer many free samples to download at their sites.
What is an electronic article?
Our electronic articles are usually individual chapters from our books, whereas our e-books are the complete book (or in some cases a large section of a book).
What formats does the electronic article come in?
Our electronic articles are available in PDF format and MS-Word format (you can download either or both formats).
How do I download my electronic article?
Our electronic articles are available immediately after purchase. Once the ordering information has been processed, you will be taken directly to the URL that contains the article. Directions on how to download are on that page. For most computers, it involves RIGHT-mouse-clicking on the filename, and then specifying a location (directory) on your computer where you want the file (electronic article) to reside. You must download the article(s) at that time.
Can I print out my electronic article?
Our electronic articles are printable. When in the Adobe Acrobat reader, use the FILE > PRINT option to print any or all the pages. If you have downloaded the Word format, you may print it from within MS-Word.
I still have other questions?
If so, please write to us at info@egypt-tehuti.org.
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Adobe's free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.displaying and reading PDF files on PCs and laptops. Adobe PDF files can be viewed on most major operating systems. Visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html to download the software.
Microsoft Reader: Microsoft's free software program for displaying and reading LIT files on PCs and laptops. This software is free to downlaod. Visit http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/default.asp to download the software.
Download: The process of copying a file from the Internet onto your hard drive. The length of time needed to download a file depends on the size of the e-book you order and the speed of your computer's modem. For example, our "Egyptian Divinities" book, which is approximately 2MB in size, takes about 20 minutes on a regular dial-up connection, and about 2 minutes on a high-speed cable connection.
e-Book: A book in digital format, which can be read on a computer with the proper software. All our e-books are available in PDF format at this time. PDF format can be read on any PCs or MACs that have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed. We are gradually making our e-books available in Microsoft Reader format (.LIT), which can be read on PCs that have the Microsoft Reader software installed.
PDF: Portable Document Format is a format developed by Adobe Systems that allows documents to appear on your computer just as they would in print.
LIT: The file format required for e-books in Microsoft Reader.
To download this e-Book to your PC, RIGHT-MOUSE-CLICK on the file below: