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Rise Above is now available for your mobile devices and eReaders!
For those who are new to e-books, an e-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is "an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose"
There are a number of standards for making e-books available. Weigh Down Ministries has currently chosen to make our publications availble in EPUB and Mobipocket formats.
View a free preview of the Rise Above eBook in PDF format, by clicking HERE.
Download your e-book copy of Rise Above today!
More Information
There are three main ways to view e-books:
- On an eReader such as Amazon's Kindle or Sony's Reader (click HERE for a comparison of eReaders)
- A mobile device such as an iPhone, Blackberry, etc.
- A desktop or portable computer with e-book reader software installed
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Questions & Answers
Q: What software is available to read e-books?
A: There are a number of applications and software packages offered for desktops and mobile devices. Here are some of the more popular ones below:
·For iPhones and iPod Touch, the most popular free applications are iBooks from Apple followed by Stanza from LexCycle.
·For other mobile devices such as Blackberry and Windows Mobile, the Mobipocket ebook Reader is a popular free application.
·Stanza and Mobipocket also make free applications available for your desktop computer (Mobipocket is Windows-based only at present).
·Two other popular free EPUB readers for PC and Mac are Adobe Digital Editions and Calibre.
Q: How Do I Get My Purchased E-book Moved Over to My eReader?
A: For iPhones and iPads, we recommend the ePub format (although there are apps that support .mobi, ePub is the supported format for most Apple apps including iBooks). For the latest support on adding ePub files to iPhones and iPads, click HERE.
A: The Amazon Kindle is one of the more popular eReaders available, here is an example of how to get a Mobipocket Ebook onto your Kindle
(please see your product manual for further instructions)
Ebooks purchased from our store won't appear on your Kindle automatically, but are easy to put there using the USB cable that came with your Kindle.
You can receive addtional assistance with your kindle by going to the Amazon support site HERE.
To add a Mobipocket (".mobi") Weigh Down Ebook to your Kindle:
- Turn your Kindle on
- Connect the Kindle to your computer using the USB cable that came with your Kindle
- Drag and drop the ".mobi" Ebook file into the folder on your Kindle
- When the USB activity indicator on your Kindle stops flashing, "Safely Remove Mass Storage Device" (Windows) or "Eject" (Mac) the Kindle from your computer
- When the USB activity indicator on your Kindle stops flashing, unplug the USB cable from your Kindle
- The Weigh Down Ebook should now appear in your Kindle library
A: The Barnes and Noble Nook is another popular Ebook reader. Here are some brief instructions on transferring your ePub onto your Nook
(please see your product manual for further instructions)
Ebooks purchased from our store won't appear on your Nook automatically, but are easy to put there using the USB cable that came with your Nook.
You can receive addtional assistance with your Nook by going to the Barnes and Noble support site HERE.
To add an ePub Weigh Down Ebook to your Nook:
- Turn your Nook on
- Connect the Nook to your computer using the USB cable that came with your Nook
- You will see your computer recognize the Nook.
- On a PC, Right-click on Start and go to Explore.
- Locate your ebook folder
- Find the My Documents folder on your Nook
- Copy the Weigh Down ebook file into the My Documents folder of your Nook
- When the file has finished copying over, "Safely Remove Mass Storage Device" (Windows) or "Eject" (Mac) the Kindle from your computer
- When the USB activity indicator on your Nook stops flashing, unplug the USB cable from your Nook.
- On your Nook, choose to Search for New Content - Your new Weigh Down Ebook should show up in the My Documents folder.