Downloading your Electronic Book Purchase

To download your book follow these steps:

  1. Click on a download link sent to you by email or on the link on the page you were directed to. The download button will look like this:



  2. With most browsers, you will see a window pop up asking you if you want to "open" or "save" the file.

    Choose to save the file

    Choose Save. Click OK.

  3. Your browser should then ask you what folder you want to save the file in. Usually it will default to whatever folder you last saved a file in.

    Choose a folder to save the file

    It is a good idea to create a special folder (called C:\My Downloads, for example) where you save downloaded files. Then you will always know where they are. When this window appears you should also make a note of the filename of the file - you will need to know this name so that you can find your book later.  to find it later (in this example, the filename is wholefoods.exe).


  4. Your browser will then begin downloading the file.

    Download Progress

    If the box "Close this dialog box when download completes" is checked, uncheck it. How long the download takes will depend on the size of the file, the speed of your modem, and the level of internet traffic on the server and the internet.


  5. When the file is done downloading, you'll get the screen below.

    Click Open to install

    Just click on the Open button to run the file. This dialog box also tells you where on your hard drive the file is (in this example, C:\My Downloads\wholefoods.exe). This is useful should you need to know where the file is in the future to run it again.


  6. Most of the files on Readersbookclub.com are EXE files, they will run without you having to do anything further to them. If you elected to download your book in a PDF format, then the extention or last 3 letters of the file after the . will be pdf. PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is downloadable for free here. 
  7. It is a very good idea to keep the file you downloaded, your purchase and transaction number and your license number. Don't delete it! You never know when you may need to reinstall, or when you may get a new computer. You'll need the downloaded file to install again. Each installation requires a different license number to run. 

If you have problems

  • If you can't find the file you downloaded: You must know the filename. If you know the filename, you can click on the start button, Find, Files or Folders... and do a search on the filename over your entire computer to find the file. To do a search use the windows explorer interface, under tools, find/search.

  • Email us: For downloading problems, email support.

 

 

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