What is an eBook?
Packt
eBooks are a complete electronic version of the print edition. Every
piece of content down to the page numbering is the same. Because we
save the costs of printing and shipping the book to you, we are able to
offer eBooks at a lower cost than print editions.
What are the benefits of eBooks?
- You can get the information you need immediately
- You can easily take them with you on a laptop
- You can print them out
- They are searchable
- They are lower price than print
- They save resources
Packt eBook Format
Our eBooks are currently only available in Adobe PDF document format.
This is not Adobe eBook Reader format, which has greater restrictions
on security. Packt eBooks are regular PDF documents with the following
properties:
- They are password protected when you open them
- You cannot cut and paste from them
You need to use Adobe Reader v6 or later to read Packt eBooks. You can download Adobe Reader for free from
http://www.adobe.com/reader.Also, Packt eBooks are not compatible with PDAs.
Buying and Downloading an eBook
Where there
is an eBook version of a title available, you can buy it from the book
details for that title. Add either the standalone eBook or the eBook
and print book bundle to your shopping cart. Your eBook will show in
your cart as a product on its own. After completing checkout and
payment in the normal way, you will receive your receipt on the screen
containing a link to a personalised PDF download file. This file has
been secured using your email address as the password. This link will
remain active for 30 days. You can download backup copies of the file
by logging in to your account at any time.
Note: You can also pre-order your eBooks and get 35% off on a stand alone eBook and 85% off in the bundle offer. To learn more about "how pre-orders work", click here
If
you already have Adobe reader installed, then clicking on the link will
download and open the PDF file directly. If you don't, then save the
PDF file on your machine and download the Reader to view it.
Please Note : Packt eBooks are non-returnable and non refundable.
Packt eBook and Licensing
When you buy an eBook from Packt Publishing,
completing your purchase means you accept the terms of our licence
agreement. Please read the full text of the agreement. In it we have
tried to balance the need for the ebook to be usable for you the reader
with our needs to protect the rights of us as Publishers and of our
authors. In summary, the agreement says:
- You may make copies of your eBook for your own use onto any machine
- You may not pass copies of the eBook on to anyone else
Packt eBook Password Protection
Each eBook is secured with a password which
you must enter to open it. This personalises the eBook to you as a
condition of your licence agreement. The password for your eBook is your email address.
This must be the email to which it was delivered when you bought it
from Packtpub.com. Packt eBooks are only available from Packtpub.com,
and to have bought one you must have entered your email address in the
transaction. You can manage your registration details on Packtpub.com
at Your Account
If
you are using a computer with a non-English keyboard encoding your
email address may contain different characters from the one you entered
on our website at the time of ordering. If your eBook does not open
then paste in the email address rather than typing it from the keyboard.
eBook Support
- If you experience a problem with using or installing Adobe Reader, the contact Adobe directly at www.adobe.com/support
- To view the errata for the book, see www.packtpub.com/support and view the pages for the title you have.
- To view your account details or to download a new copy of the book go to www.packtpub.com/account
- To contact us directly if a problem is unresolved use www.packtpub.com/contact
