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O’Reilly’s eBook bundles include three different file formats compatible with a variety of reading systems and devices. This page provides information about the eBook program, with links to further information about each of the three formats.

On Your Device

* iPhone -- Grab the EPUB and read it in the Stanza App (http://toc.oreilly.com/2008/11/experimental-oreilly-ebook-iphone-integration-with-stanza.html) or the mobile version of Bookworm (http://m.bookworm.oreilly.com/).

* Kindle -- Get the Mobipocket file and load it onto your Kindle (http://oreilly.com/ebooks/mobi/).

* Sony Reader -- EPUBs (http://toc.oreilly.com/2008/07/sony-reader-now-supports-epub.html) work well on your Sony Reader.

* Computer -- Get either the EPUB (http://oreilly.com/ebooks/epub/) or PDF (http://oreilly.com/ebooks/pdf/).

* Other Mobile Devices -- Explore the EPUB with the mobile version of Bookworm (http://m.bookworm.oreilly.com/about/tour).

Digital Rights Management

These files (like all our PDFs currently for sale) will be released without any DRM, though we are exploring some custom watermarking options.

Bundles and Updates

When you purchase an eBook bundle (currently available on a select set of titles as part of a pilot project), you’ll get access to all three of the formats we’re currently supporting. Since we began selling PDF versions of many of our titles, we’ve offered free updates to reflect published changes in the books; the same will apply to the eBook bundle, which will replace the PDF option on those titles in the pilot program.

Formats Available

There are three file formats included in the eBook bundle:

of our books at oreilly.com for some time now, and will include a PDF with the eBook bundle. The PDF format is a widely supported standard, and is a faithful representation of the printed book. Whenever possible, our PDFs also include navigation bookmarks and live hyperlinks. You can find more information on our PDFs on http://oreilly.com/ebooks/pdf/index.csp

* EPUB -- One way to describe EPUB is “mp3 for books.” Instead of each eBook software and device maker using their own format, the EPUB standard is meant to give readers, publishers, and device makers a single format for eBooks -- one that includes many of the same features we’re all familiar with on the web, like reflowable text and hyperlinking. You can find more information on the format and compatible software and devices (like iPhones) on http://oreilly.com/ebooks/epub/index.csp

(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/) has sparked renewed interest in eBooks, and we want to make sure oreilly.com customers with Kindles can read our eBooks. The Kindle cannot currently read EPUB files directly (though we hope that will change -- kindle-feedback@amazon.com), so the eBook bundle includes the Mobipocket file format, which can be read on the Kindle. You can find more information along with instructions for transferring a Mobipocket file onto your Kindle on http://oreilly.com/ebooks/mobi/index.csp

Feedback Welcome
If you have a question or a comment about our eBooks, please send feedback to booktech@oreilly.com or through Get Satisfaction (http://getsatisfaction.com/oreilly).

Available Titles

To view a list of all titles that are available as eBook bundles look for the eBook icon on our Complete List (http://oreilly.com/store/complete.html) page.

Titles that are currently only available in PDF format will have the PDF icon on our Complete List (http://oreilly.com/store/complete.html) page.

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