Google has recently launched an online bookstore that offers
over 3 million titles that can be purchased (some available
for free) and stored by users on a variety of devices. Here
is a step by step guide to using this resource.
!! Steps !!
* Create a Google account, if you don't have one. To buy an eBook
from the eBookstore, you will need to create a Google account.
Payments are made using the Google Checkout feature.
* Access Google eBookstore. The eBookstore can be found at
books.google.com/ebooks or by navigating to "Books" from your
Google account and selecting the eBookstore.
* Browse eBooks. The eBookstore homepage is organized to display
titles from "New arrivals," "Top rated," "best of the free," and
"Books of interest" with a list of subjects located in a sidebar
on the left-hand side. Click on an eBook to find information on
the book, reviews from the web and users, view a sample from the
book and make a purchase. You can also browse free books in the
same way.
Build a library of eBooks that can be read from your web browser.
Books are added to the library immediately after you purchase one or
add a free one. Navigate to the "Books" category in your Google
account and then select "My Library." There you will find your
purchased and free books displayed with the button "Read Now"
underneath. Simply click on the button to open the book. If you
leave the book part-way through reading, your spot will be saved
automatically for when you return to it. You can also create
"bookshelves" in your library to organize your eBooks. Access
eBooks on a phone or tablet. The Google eBooks and eBookstore can be
accessed on mobile devices running Android 2.1or iOS 3.0 or later
through a free application. This includes the iPhone, iPod touch,
iPad, most HTC phones, Motorola Droid X and Droid 2, Samsung Galaxy
A and Galaxy X among other phones. Download the app from the
eBookstore itself, the Apple App store and the Android Market. The
app is called "Google Books" in both the Apple App store and the
Android Market. In addition to letting you purchase from your phone,
the app will store an average of 16,000 eBooks on Android 2.1 and
8,000 on a 16GB iPhone. Other features include offline reading and a
night-reading mode.
* Scannable barcode for Android app Android
http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/android.html
* iPhone/iPod/iPad http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/ios.html
Download books onto a reader. Google eBooks can be read on any
reader that supports the Adobe eBook platform, which includes the
Sony Reader and the Barnes & Noble Nook and more than 85 other
devices. At this time, the Amazon Kindle is not supported. Google
provides detailed information on transferring eBooks to a reader,
but note that if you are not using a Sony Reader or Nook, you will
have to first download Adobe Digital Editions from the Adobe
website and then follow further instructions at the Google help
center.
* Access eBooks through other retailers. Powell's and Alibris are
two online retailers that will be selling books in the Google
eBook format. This gives you the option of buying your eBooks from
places you may already use to buy print books. When searching for
books on both websites, filter your search by selecting
"eBooks" and you will be able to view find your title in its
eBook format.
!! Tips !!
* If you are unsure what version of Android your phone is running,
you can check by navigating from your home screen to
Menu>Settings>About Phone>Android version. You will need Android
2.1 or later to read an eBook on your phone.
* A comprehensive list of more than 85 readers that can access
eBooks can be found at Supported Devices.
!! Sources And Citations !!
* Google Mobile Blog googlemobile.blogspot.com
* Google eBookstore books.google.com/ebooks
* Google Books Help books.google.com/support
* Adobe www.adobe.com
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