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At Powells.com we sell Google eBooks™, Adobe Digital Editions, and DRM-Free PDFs. Each can be read virtually anywhere you want to read, on virtually any device (except on toaster ovens... and Kindles!). Here's how...

When you buy a Google eBook and...

• You want to read it on your computer.
  All Google eBooks can be read online. Use the Read Now button in your eBook Library.

  Google eBooks with Flowing Text (ePub) or Scanned Pages (PDF) can be read offline on your computer with Adobe Digital Editions software.

  More information on using Adobe Digital Editions software can be found here.

• You want to read it on your tablet/iPad.
  All Google eBooks can be read on your Android tablet or iPad with the Google Books app.

  Get the Android app | Get the iPad app

  After purchasing your eBook from our website, open the Google Books app and you'll find your title waiting for you there, ready to be read.

  After purchasing your eBook from our website, pick up your smart phone and go to your eBook Library at Powells.com (there's a handy link to your eBook library in the email we send you confirming your eBook purchase). Once there, click on Read ePub. Your eBook will then download to your smartphone, and whichever ePub reading app you have installed will automatically open the file.

• You want to read it on your Nook/Kobo/Sony.
  Google eBooks available with Flowing Text (ePub) can be read on ereading devices such as Nook, Kobo or Sony via Adobe Digital Editions software.

  Download the eBook into Adobe Digital Editions, then transfer to your ereading device via the USB cable.

  Google eBooks available only as Scanned Pages (PDF) cannot be read comfortably on ereading devices such as Nook, Kobo or Sony.

  Google eBooks not available with Flowing Text (ePub) or as Scanned Pages (PDF) cannot be read on ereading devices such as Nook, Kobo or Sony.

• You want to read it on your iPhone/Droid.
  All Google eBooks can be read on Android phones, iPhones, and iPod Touch with the Google Books app.

  Get the Android App | Get the iPhone and iPod Touch app

  After purchasing your eBook from our website, open the Google Books app and you'll find your title waiting for you there, ready to be read.

When you buy an Adobe Digital Edition and...

• You want to read it on your computer.
  All Adobe Digital Edition ebooks can be read on your computer with Adobe Digital Editions software.

  More information on using Adobe Digital Editions software can be found here.

• You want to read it on your tablet/iPad.
  All Adobe Digital Edition ebooks can be read on your Android tablet or iPad via these ePub reader apps:

  Get the Bluefire app for iPad | Get the Bluefire app for Android tablets

• You want to read it on your Nook/Kobo/Sony.
  Adobe Digital Editions available with Flowing Text (ePub) can be read on ereading devices such as Nook, Kobo or Sony via Adobe Digital Editions software.

  Download the eBook into Adobe Digital Editions, then transfer to your ereading device via the USB cable.

  More information on using Adobe Digital Editions software can be found here.

• You want to read it on your iPhone/Droid.
  Adobe Digital Editions available with Flowing Text (ePub) can be read on Android phones, iPhones, and iPod Touch via these ePub reader apps:

  Get the Bluefire app for iPhone and iPod Touch | Get the Bluefire app for Android

  After purchasing your eBook from our website, pick up your smart phone and go to your eBook Library at Powells.com (there's a handy link to your eBook library in the email we send you confirming your eBook purchase). Once there, click on Read ePub. Your eBook will then download to your smartphone, and whichever ePub reading app you have installed will automatically open the file.

  Adobe Digital Editions available only as Scanned Pages (PDF) cannot be read comfortably on iPhones or Droids.

When you buy a DRM-Free PDF and...

• You want to read it on your computer.
  All DRM-Free PDFs can be read on your computer via any PDF reader software.
• You want to read it on your tablet/iPad.
  All DRM-Free PDFs can be read on your Android tablet or iPad via any PDF reader software.
• You want to read it on your Nook/Kobo/Sony.
  DRM-Free PDFs cannot be read comfortably on ereading devices such as Nook, Kobo or Sony.
• You want to read it on your iPhone/Droid.
  DRM-Free PDFs cannot be read comfortably on Android phones, iPhones, or iPod Touch.

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