How to Download eBooks to Read on a Palm Tungsten E2

The Palm Tungsten E2 is an excellent device for reading electronic texts and eBooks. It is equipped with a luminous true-color display that enhances the user’s viewing experience, as well as great screen resolution. This guide will show you how to download eBooks from the Palm Web site, but it also can be applied, with minor changes, to other Web sites. Here is how to download eBooks to read on a Palm Tungsten E2.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet access
• Computer
• Palm Tungsten E2

1. Using your Internet browser, go to the Palm eBook Store (see link below). Sign in as an existing user or create an account. A valid email address and credit card number are required to create an account.
2. Find eBooks using the search function or browse titles by author or subject. Click on an eBook’s title link to view its description.
3. Click on “Add to Cart” to buy the eBook. Then click on “Go to Checkout” and complete the shopping process. On finishing checkout, click “OK” to download. The eBook will download in a Zip file.
4. Use an archive program like WinZip (Windows) or StuffIt Expander (Mac) to uncompress the downloaded Zip file to a folder on your computer.
5. Run Palm Desktop on the computer, then drag and drop the uncompressed eBook file to Quick Install (Windows) or the Send to Handheld droplet (Mac).
6. Perform a synchronization of the Palm Tungsten E2 and the computer to send the eBook to your handheld.
7. Open the eReader program on your handheld and select the title of the new eBook from the file list
8. Activate the eBook on your Palm Tungsten E2 by inputting your name and your unlock code, which is the credit card number associated with your account.

Tips & Warnings

• The Palm Tungsten E2 uses eReader software for viewing eBook files. The software is available on the installation CD, which you can run to add eReader to your Palm.
• eReader can be installed by opting to download the software with your eBook file when making your purchase. You can select this option during the checkout process.
• The Palm Tungsten E2 sometimes cannot synchronize with files that are kept in a folder with a long directory path. To avoid this problem, save the eBook file to the desktop or a top-tier directory.

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