EbookReader iOS v4 0 guide

Ebook Reader app - A simple guide for iOS users (v1.0) Logging in to the app (and logging out) 1.1 Logging in to the app 1.2 Logging out of the app Downloading your purchase Reading your book / using the in-book options menu Adding more books to your bookshelf 4.1 Via the eBooks.com store 4.2 Importing your own ebooks 4.3 Downloading from the web Managing collections 5.1 Creating a collection 5.2 Adding or removing books from a collection 5.3 Deleting a collection Deleting or re-downloading a book Further help and assistance Logging in to the app (and logging out) You don’t need to log in to the app in order to use it However you need to log in in order to: download a purchase from eBooks.com access the online store create and use collections backup your annotations (bookmarks, notes, highlights) on to our online backup server We recommend staying logged in to the app at all times You don’t have to be connected to the internet to remain logged in, but if you log out of the app you will need an internet connection to log back in 1.1 Logging in to the app Step 1: Launch the app & press the Log In button Press the ‘Log In’ text in the top left corner to bring up the login box Step 2: Enter your ebooks.com username & password and tap Submit button If you have not previously created an account you can so by tapping “No account yet? Register here” 1.2 Logging out of the app We recommend staying logged in to the app at all times But you may want to log out if for instance you have multiple people using one device (i.e a family tablet and each family member has their own bookshelf) Step 1: Launch the app & press the Log Out button Downloading your purchase So you have made a purchase and want to know how to download it to the app In these instructions we are going to assume you have launched the app on your iOS device and logged in If you haven’t already done this please follow the steps detailed in 1.1 Logging in to the app, then return to this section Step 1: Tap the Sync button in the bottom right of the screen Step 2: Tap the cover of the book you wish to download, then tap Download Step 3: Once the download finishes, the book will open and paginate Please wait for pagination to reach 100% before reading your book If it gets stuck or doesn’t complete, please exit the book and reopen it Reading your book / using the in-book options menu When you have a book open the controls are simple Tap the right side of the screen to turn forward a page Tap the left side of the screen to turn backward a page Tap the middle of the screen to bring up the menu Note you can also swipe your finger from right to left to turn the page when reading an EPUB, or swipe bottom to top to turn the page when reading a PDF Once you have opened the menu you have multiple options across the top of the screen: Add a bookmark Add a note Highlight text Along the bottom of the screen you have the menu bar Explanations of each icon will follow (4) There is also a slide bar where you can quickly press and drag the slider to jump to any page in your book (5) In the menu on the bottom of the screen are multiple options: Toggle Day or Night mode Toggle rotation lock on/off When rotation lock is off, when you rotate your device the display will change from portrait to landscape, or vice versa Exit the current book and return to your bookshelf View the table of contents View a list of all the bookmarks, notes and text highlights created inside this book Adjust the brightness Preferences For changing font type, text color, background color and device volume button functionality Increase font size For PDF ebooks the symbol is just (+) and zooms in instead Decrease font size For PDF ebooks the symbol is just (-) and zooms out instead 10 Search within the entire text of the book 11 Share menu: twitter, facebook, google+ and email Step 3: Select the books you want to import, then click Open Step 4: Click Sync Wait for sync to finish then unplug your device 4.3 Downloading from the web Many websites offer free ebooks available to download Or many website offer reports and other documents in PDFs Using Ebook Reader you can download these files directly from your browser to Ebook Reader Note that in order to download books from the internet the files need to be DRM-free and either EPUB or PDF format Step 1: Launch your web browser and navigate to your website of choice Step 2: Press the download link to initiate download Step 3: Press Open in…, then Open in Ebook Reader Managing collections Creating collections is a good way of organising and grouping your books Please note you need to be logged in to the app to access the collection menu 5.1 Creating a collection Step 1: Launch the app, press All Books, then ADD COLLECTION Step 2: Add a new collection Enter the collection name of your choice (e.g Young Adult Fiction, History textbooks, Autobiographies, Holiday reads, Vampire romance, Book club) Press Done 5.2 Adding or removing books from a collection Step 1: Press the All Books heading, then select the collection Step 2: press Edit Step 3: Select the books to add/remove to this collection Tap each book you want to add to the collection, so the green tick is showing Tap any book you want to remove from the collection, so the green tick is removed from the cover Press Done to save your changes 5.3 Deleting a collection Step 1: Launch the app, select the collection, then press Edit Step 2: Press the trashcan icon, then OK Deleting or re-downloading a book Deleting books can create more space on your device If they are in your eBooks.com account they can always be re-downloaded Or if you are having trouble with a book, re-downloading the file may help resolve the problem Step 1: Press and hold the book cover you wish to delete / redownload Step 2: Select Re-download, or Remove Further help and assistance For more assistance downloading books to your device, please first check our troubleshooter For any other help or assistance please contact our support team ... Once the download finishes, the book will open and paginate Please wait for pagination to reach 100 % before reading your book If it gets stuck or doesn’t complete, please exit the book and reopen... download it to the app In these instructions we are going to assume you have launched the app on your iOS device and logged in If you haven’t already done this please follow the steps detailed in 1.1... zooms in instead Decrease font size For PDF ebooks the symbol is just (-) and zooms out instead 10 Search within the entire text of the book 11 Share menu: twitter, facebook, google+ and email