Ebooks will start to appear in our store during the third week of March.

We are preparing ebooks in two formats:

• EPUB, used by Nook, Kobo, iBooks, and many other reading systems.
• MOBI, used by Amazon Kindle.

The first eBooks you will see in our store are in the EPUB format. MOBI format books will follow soon.

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

DRM is a form of copy protection software which is used to "lock" your ebook to one device. It is supplied by, and relies upon, third-party vendors and in the short time it has existed, we have seen DRM vendors shut down causing users to lose access to the books they paid for. We don't believe DRM is a good idea, and we do believe we can trust our readers, so all Self-Counsel Books are DRM-free.

You Need a Shop Account

Before you purchase an ebook from us, you will need to create a personal account in our online store. Why? Because downloads can and sometimes do fail, and the hardware devices used to read ebooks can also fail, we maintain a copy of your purchase for you in your account. All you need to do to get your book back is log into your account and download it again. We ask for very little information when you create your account and we will neither spam you nor allow anyone to see your private information.

You Need Software or Hardware

To read one of our ebooks, you need either a dedicated device with ereading software on it, or appropriate software on your personal computer. To learn more about these options, please read this article.

Installing Your eBook

To learn how to install your ebook on your dedicated reading device or your personal computer, please read this article.

CDs in Printed Books

Many of our printed books contain CD-ROMs with forms, checklists, spreadsheets, and other useful materials for the reader. We cannot "attach" a CD-ROM to an ebook, and displaying letter-sized forms on (for example) the small screen of a smartphone is not very useful.

What we have done is, made the CD-ROM contents available as a separate, optional download at a very low price. You will find these "kits" in the same place you find your ebooks in our store. Each kit is designed to work well in a web browser on Windows, Apple OS X, and Linux operating systems. Each kit contains all the forms and other materials normally found on the CD in the printed book.

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