Are you ready to enjoy the portability, versatility, and interactivity of electronic books? The free Adobe® Acrobat® eBook Reader™ enables you to read high-fidelity eBooks on your notebook or desktop computer - no special hardware is needed! Only this reader software displays eBooks with the pictures, graphics, and rich fonts you've come to expect from printed books. Combining a vivid, elegant reading experience with an intuitive interface, Acrobat eBook Reader gives you all that eBooks have to offer.

Adobe® Acrobat® eBook Reader Features

• FREE software you download to your PC or laptop to read eBooks (software does not display PDF files).
• Graphic display -- Beautiful full-color images can be displayed with many Adobe format eBooks.
• Display rotation for laptop computers -- Turn your laptop, and it feels just like reading a book!
• "Search" function -- Lets you turn instantly to the section that interests you.
• Bookmarking -- Mark as many sections as you want without ruining your book.
• Zoom -- Lets you adjust the text to a comfortable size.
• Highlighting and annotation -- Take notes on your eBooks.
• Two-page view -- Display two pages side by side.
• Sharpen text -- Improve the clarity of eBook type.
• Read aloud -- Hear spoken text (with the publisher's permission).*
• Copy and print -- Put text on the clipboard and print eBook pages (with the publisher's permission).*
• Free dictionary -- Look up words as you read your eBook.
• CoolType -- Technology that allows for improved text clarity.
  
  * Due to copyright restrictions, you may be able to copy, print, or use "read aloud" for limited portions of the text. In some cases, you may not be able to use these features at all.

Note: The Acrobat eBook Reader is different than the Acrobat Reader. (see our FAQ page)

Adobe® Acrobat® eBook Reader System Requirements

For the PC:
The Acrobat eBook Reader works on any PC running Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0. The Acrobat eBook Reader requires Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.x or 5.x (standard with Windows Me and Windows 98). It runs best on computers with at least 32MB of memory and at least an SVGA color display (800x600). It requires about 12MB of hard disk space for installation. Most eBooks you download require an average of about 1MB of disk space apiece.

For the Mac:
The Acrobat eBook Reader works on any Mac with a PowerPC processor and Mac OS software 9.0 or 9.1. The Acrobat eBook Reader requires Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.5 or later, AOL 5.0 or later, or Netscape Communicator 4.75 or later. It runs best on computers with QuickTime version 4. It requires about 12MB of hard disk space for installation and additional disk space for eBooks you acquire.
*Due to copyright restrictions, you may be able to copy, print, or use "read aloud" for limited portions of the text. In some cases, you may not be able to use these features at all.

eBook Resources

Websites
Open eBook Forum
eBookWeb
Planet eBook

Downloads
Digitizing Education: A Primer on eBooks (PDF file)

For additional information about Acrobat eBook Reader visit the Adobe site.