Easy Guide To Downloading eBooks
Access a world of books in the palm of your hand. Schiel & Denver's catalog titles are all available in Microsoft Reader, Adobe Acrobat, and MobiReader, so you can download immediately and get reading.
This section is provided to help customer shopping on Schiel & Denver's official bookshop, download and read our ebooks. We take your safety and security online very seriously, we use the strongest possible SSL security, to make sure that your personal credit or debit card details is always protected with Schiel & Denver.
- What are eBooks?
- How do I buy Schiel & Denver eBooks?
- Select & Download your software
- Minimum System Requirements
- Troubleshooting
1. What are eBooks?
- E-Books are digital versions of books, that can be downloaded and read immediately, without having to wait for the paperback or hardback to ship to you. They offer the portable convenience of being able to stored, in large numbers, on your own PC, Laptop or hand held device, for your reading pleasure.
- To read Schiel & Denver eBooks, you will need to select and download an E-Book Reader below.
- E-books come in three formats: Adobe, Microsoft Reader and Mobipocket.
2. How do I buy Schiel & Denver eBooks?
- Go to Schiel & Denver's official bookstore, select the title you want to buy in either Adobe, Microsoft Reader or Mobi-pocket format, and then go to the professional store online offering the eBook (i.e. Amazon or Diesel eBooks).
- Follow the on-screen instructions to pay and download your e-book at the appropriate store.
- When you have made your purchase you will receive an email, and download link.
- This download link will usually be available for 72 hours, so make sure you have downloaded your e-book within this period.
- Due to the downloadable nature of e-book files, we are unable to give refunds..
3. Select & Download your software
The format you select will depend upon your computer operating system. Use the table provided below to help you choose the correct format for your needs.
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4. Minimum System Requirements
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.Microsoft Reader eBooks:
MS Reader for Desktop and Laptop PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 platforms, Microsoft Windows NT4 SP6, Microsoft Windows 2000 platforms, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows Me.
Processor: Pentium 75 or higher microprocessor
Memory: 16 MB RAM
Hard Disk: Approximately 19 MB free hard drive space (Microsoft Reader is 3.6 MB, but additional hard disk space is needed for installation)
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 with Service Pack 1 or higher
MS Reader for Pocket PC
Operating System: Pocket PC 2002 / 2003
Memory: 2.236 MB free RAM
Additional Software: Microsoft ActiveSync® 3.5 or later
MS Reader for Tablet PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition - Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC will not work on any other operating system or device..
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MobiPocket eBooks:
Mobipocket Reader for PC
Operating System: Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP
Hard Disk: 3.1MB
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 with Service Pack 1 or higher
Mobipocket Reader for PDA
Operating System: Palm OS 3.x, 4.x, 5.x / Pocket PC 2000, 2002, 2003 / WM 2003 / Win CE 2.x, 3.x, CE.Net / Psion Epoc32 / Casio BE-300 / Franklin eBookMan
Hard Disk: 650 - 900KB
Additional Software: Synchronisation Software such as Palm Desktop / PsiWin / eBookman Desktop Manager / ActiveSync / PC Connect.
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Adobe eBooks
Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4, Windows XP with Service Pack 2, or Windows Vista™ (32- and 64-bit editions supported)
- Intel® Pentium® 500MHz processor
- 128MB RAM
- 800 x 600 monitor resolution
Macintosh
- Mac OS X v.10.3.9 or 10.4.8
- PowerPC® G4 or G5 500MHz processor
- 128 MB RAM.
Note: When you buy an Adobe PDF document, one of two things will happen. If you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, your browser will open up the document, and display it for you to read, print and save.
If you don't have Adobe Reader installed, your browser will prompt you to save the file to your hard disk, but you will need to download and install the Adobe Reader. Please download the free Adobe Reader by following the instructions through this link: