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HOW TO CONVERT/READ FILES
Below are a few tips, but feel free to contact us with any questions.
Putting eBooks on your reader
TRANSFERRING PDF/EPUB BOOKS TO THE APPLE IPAD FROM YOUR PC
1 Once you purchase the book, click on the download link and save the file to your computer's desktop
2. Open itunes and drag the epub/pdf into the books folder
3. Plug in ipad and click sync and it will appear in ibooks on your ipad
YOU CAN ALSO OPEN THE PDF ON YOUR IPHONE/IPAD THROUGH EMAIL OR SAFARI. ONCE THE PDF IS OPEN, CLICK THE "OPEN IN IBOOKS" BUTTON IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE SCREEN. ANYTIME YOU OPEN A PDF LIKE THIS, IBOOKS AUTOMATICALLY SAVES A COPY IN YOUR IBOOKS LIBRARY FOR YOU TO ACCESS LATER.
PURCHASING A PDF ON THE IPAD.
First, make sure you purchase the goodreader application from the itunes store (99 cents)
1 Once you purchase the book, the Thank You page gives you a web URL link to open the file.
2. Copy the url
3. Close safari and open goodreader
2. Click on tab that says web downloads and click enter url
3. A pop-up box pops up. Paste the url from OffTheBookshelf.com into the pop-up.
4. The pdf will download into goodreader and open up.
TRANSFERRING PDF/EPUB BOOKS TO THE NOOK AND SONY READER
1 Once you purchase the book, click on the download link and save the file to your computer's desktop
2. Plug your nook/sony reader into your computer.
3. Drag the pdf/epub file to the nook/sony reader icon on your desktop.
TRANSFERRING PDF TO KINDLE (Free 3G) AND KINDLE (U.S. Wireless) DEVICES
Your Kindle can now display PDF documents without losing the formatting of the original file. Send PDF documents directly to your Kindle (via your @Kindle address) or drag and drop PDF files from your computer to your Kindle's documents folder (when connected via USB). You can also magnify PDFs by viewing them in landscape mode.
And, if for some reason, that doesn't work...
TRANSFERRING A PDF TO YOUR KINDLE FOR A FEW CENTS
Sign in to your Kindle account at Amazon.com to find out what your Kindle E-mail Address is. This address will be something "@Kindle.com". Use the email address associated with your Amazon.com account to send the PDF you want to read as an attachment to your Kindle E-Mail Address. Important: Do not insert a subject in the message. Do not type any text in the message body. A subject or body text in your email to your Kindle E-Mail Address might make the PDF conversion fail. Using this email method will cost you about 10-15 cents for the file to get automatically transferred to your Kindle. If you don't have your Kindle USB cable handy, this is by far the easiest thing to do.
TRANSFERRING A PDF TO YOUR KINDLE FOR FREE
We all like free right? There is also a free way to put PDF files on your Kindle, but it's a little more convoluted. Instead of sending a message with attachment to your @Kindle.com address, you're going to send a message to your @free.kindle.com email address. The address has the same text in front of the @ symbol. Amazon converts the file for you, then sends you back the converted file as an attachment. You then need to connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable and copy the file over to your Kindle.
Converting your document to ePub
We have a free converter on the site for Word documents, which you will find in your back office. If you have a picture book/color book, create it in Adobe InDesign or import it into Adobe InDesign and you can quickly convert your book to an epub document by clicking on EXPORTING FOR DIGITAL EDITIONS in the file menu. Also, there are other sites where you can convert your file before you upload it to OffTheBookshelf.com. Here's one:
PDF to ePub:
Creating a PDF file from Microsoft Word
Go to FILE in your menu and click PRINT. In your print menu, you will see a button on the bottom that says PDF. Click on the button and save your file as a PDF.
Reading a PDF on the Basic Kindle
PDF (.pdf) is supported natively by Kindle DX, allowing PDFs to be displayed in their original layout. To view a PDF (.pdf) on the regular Kindle, just use your Personal Document Service (via Whispernet) to e-mail approved files to your Kindle's e-mail address. Then, Amazon can download the file(s) wirelessly in a Kindle-compatible format to the device(s) for a small fee. To avoid a fee, or if you're not in wireless range, you can send an e-mail to "name"@free.kindle.com and download the files via USB in a Kindle compatible format to the device(s).
You can view or update your Kindle's e-mail address on the Manage Your Kindle page (http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle). You can use the "name"@kindle.com address for wireless delivery or "name"@free.kindle.com for free delivery to the e-mail address associated with your Amazon.com account. If you're sending multiple files, you can compress them into a single .zip file.
For the Kindle and Kindle DX documents must be 50MB or smaller. If e-mailed, no more than 100 attachments can be sent in one e-mail.
For more information, please consult the User's Guide for your Kindle. You can download a copy and find additional instructions here: http://www.amazon.com/kindlesupport
Creating an audiobook (MP3 file)
There are many ways to create an audiobook. One is to record it in a studio or on your computer with software like GarageBand. Another way is to use a text-to-speech tool like the one at http://www.naturalreaders.com.
If you plan to record your book yourself, check out http://audacity.sourceforge.net. They have free software that you can download to record and edit your audiobook. If you need a microphone, the blue snowball mic is one you should look into: http://www.bluemic.com/store/
Also check out Audiobook Builder at http://www.splasm.com/audiobookbuilder/. A great tool for moving your audiobook collection to your iPod.
