Digital Editions and eBooks
Complete digital versions of all our books in several formats (downloadable PDF, online PDF Reader, HTML, and now increasingly also in XML format) are made freely available online on our website and a number of third-party platforms, such as Google Reader, Open Editions, and textbooks platforms such as Merlot and the Open Textbook Library. You can find the link on each book's main page.
In addition to these free digital editions we also offer ebook editions in epub or mobi formats for the vast majority of our titles.
The table below (from Wikipedia) shows the compatibility of our digital formats with a selection of hardware devices:
Hardware Reader | ePub | Mobi | |
Amazon Kindle 1 | No | No | Yes |
Amazon Kindle 2, DX | Yes | No | Yes |
Amazon Kindle 3 | Yes | No | Yes |
Amazon Kindle Fire | Yes | No | Yes |
Android Devices | Yes | Yes | Yes [1] |
Apple iOS Devices (incl. iPad) | Yes | Yes | Yes [1] |
Azbooka WISEreader | No | Yes | Yes |
Barnes & Noble Nook | Yes | Yes | No |
Barnes & Noble Nook Color | Yes | Yes | No |
Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Opus | Yes | Yes [2] | Yes [2] |
COOL-ER Classic | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Foxit eSlick | Yes | Yes | No |
Gnu/Linux Operating System | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hanlin e-Reader V3 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hanvon WISEreader | Yes | Yes | No |
iRex iLiad | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Iriver Story | Yes | Yes | No |
Kobo eReader | Yes | Yes | No |
Mac OS X | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia N900 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NUUTbook 2 | Yes | Yes | No |
OLPC XO, Sugar | Yes | Yes | No |
Onyx Boox 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows PC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pocketbook 301 Plus, 302, 360° | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sony Reader | Yes | Yes | No |
Viewsonic VEB612 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows Phone 7 | Yes | Yes | No |
[1] Requires latest firmware
[2] Allows either ePub or Mobi
How to transfer MOBI files to your device:
- Download the MOBI file to your computer.- Using the USB/charging cable provided with the Kindle, connect your Kindle to the computer.
- Drag and drop the file to your Kindle's "documents" folder, using your computer's file browser.
- When done, eject the Kindle’s disk icon (right-click on the icon and choose "Eject.”).
You can also email the content to your Kindle email address, which you can find under the 'Manage Your Kindle' menu.