We apologize for this small additional layer of complexity.
Publisher restrictions on E-Book purchases require special handling for E-Books.
Your regular Books For Less account is for checking your store points and books on order in our stores.
Your E-Book Google account will be used to remember the E-Books you have purchased and locate them in the Internet "cloud" where they are stored.
This account will allow you to access your E-Books from anywhere in the world whether you need them for reading or for downloading.
Google E-Book Refund Policy
All E-Books purchased through Books For Less are provided by Google and subject to the Google E-Book refund policy:
Google E-Books are only eligible for a refund within 7 days of purchase if there are technical problems with the book. Example issues would include:
The E-Book never appeared in your account after you purchased it.
The E-Book was missing pages.
Pages in the E-Book were out of order, or otherwise unreadable.
The E-Book suffered from significant typographical or other errors.
The E-Book contained a different book than advertised.
The E-Book was lacking illustrations present in the print edition, and the lack of this information was not spelled out
in the "Product Details" section of the product page.
Google E-Books are NOT eligible for a refund because:
The E-Book was purchased into the wrong account.
The E-Book was purchased expecting it to be usable with an Amazon Kindle or other incompatible eReader.
The E-Book purchased was the wrong book.
Of dissatisfaction with the E-Book (did not like the book, it cost too much, it did not meet expectations).
Will BFL's E-Books Work On My Device?
Yes!
E-Books will typically be offered in either ".epub" or ".pdf" format.
You will be able to see what format your book is in while being downloaded.
If you have a Kindle, you should know that it will typically already have the capability of reading E-Books in the ".pdf" format.
If the E-Book you purchase is in the ".epub" format and you have a Kindle, you will need to convert the E-Book to a format the Kindle can use.
To download a free program (called Calibre) that will convert your ".epub" E-Books
so the Kindle can read them, click on the "Calibre E-Book Management System" link below.
After downloading Calibre, click on the "Using Calibre" link under the "Frequently Asked Querstions" heading below
for simple instructions on converting your E-Books to the Kindle.
Should you be uncertain if your E-Reader accepts ".epub" or ".pdf", verify your E-Reader capabilities BEFORE purchasing an ".epub" or ".pdf" formatted E-Book.
Click on the "Check Your eReader Compatibility" link below to see a table of eReaders and the formats they accept.
E-Books purchased for an incompatible E-Reader are not refundable.
E-Books On Your Computer
To start reading your newly purchased E-Book on your computer, click on the 'Read' link immediately following the title of the E-Book just purchased.
To download the E-Book(s) to your computer, you must have the free program Adobe Digital Editions, or its equivalent, installed
on the computer that will be downloading the E-Book(s). This program MUST be installed BEFORE you download because it will do the actual downloading of the E-Book.
When you click on the blue 'Download' link to begin,
a smaller window will popup with two choices, "Open with Adobe Digital Editions", or "Save File".
Click on "Open with Adobe Digital Editions", to begin the download of your E-Book(s).
If you are downloading to a computer, after the download completes, you may connect your eReader to your computer to transfer your E-Book(s) to your eReader.
Clicking on "Save File" will download a small information file onto your computer that may be used later to download the E-Book. This file is NOT the E-Book, but may be
used by Adobe Digital Editions to download the E-Book. With Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer, simply click on the file name
and Adobe Digital Editions will download the E-Book to your computer.
For additional assistance, click on the More E-Book Help link.
E-Books on Your Smart Phone
There are free E-Book apps for iPhone Android phones.
For additional assistance, click on the More E-Book Help link.
How To Get Your E-Book
Search for the E-Book using the field at the top of this page.
Add the E-Book to your E-Book shopping cart.
Click 'Checkout' on your E-Book shopping cart.
Login with your E-Book username and password.
(If you do not have an E-Book username and password, click on "Create New E_Book Account" and complete the registration.)
If prompted to do so, link your E-Book account to your Google account.
(If you do not have a free Google account, you may create one at this time.)
Complete the checkout process to purchase the E-Book(s).
Follow the instructions to download the E-Book(s) to your computer or device.
(If you are downloading to your computer, you must have the free program Adobe Digital Editions, or its
equivalent installed on your computer.
Using Calibre To Convert E-Books To Kindle
Insure the Calibre program knows you are using a Kindle.
Insure the Calibre program has the E-Book(s) you wish to convert in its library.
Connect your Kindle to the computer running the Calibre program. Calibre will then show a "Device" icon at the top, right-hand side of its window.
Clicking on the "Device" icon will show a list of the E-Books on your Kindle in the middle of the window.
Click on the "Library" icon at the top, middle of the Calibre screen. This will return to the list of E-Books known to the Calibre program.
Select one or more E-Books from the library list and drag them to the "Device" icon.
The Calibre program will inquire, "Auto convert the following books before uploading to the device?". Click the "Yes" button.
Your E-Book(s) will be converted to a format acceptable to the Kindle and moved to your Kindle. A status screen will appear in the middle of the Calibre
window and a spinning indicator will appear at the bottom right corner of the Calibre window as the E-Books are processed.
Your E-Book(s) are now on your Kindle, ready to enjoy.