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ABOUT BOOKS AND READING > How to sign into Google eBooks. (You can read them on your computer or via other devices.)

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message 1: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Mar 14, 2011 09:03AM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Today I learned that sample Google eBooks can be read on your computer. You don't need a fancy device. This was interesting to me because I don't have any other device for reading digital books.

This is a wonderful way to sample books. Some sample books provide more sample pages than others, but it's fun searching.

All you need to sign into Google eBooks is a Google gmail addy.
To try out some sample books, go to the Google eBookstore at:


I signed into Google eBooks and I tried reading some eBook samples which are free. The format was a very satisfying experience, much better than any online reading I've done up to now, including reading "inside the books" at the Amazon website.

At the Google eBookstore, search for a book you're interested in and try reading a sample. It's fun! You can even save your sample books in your eBook collection. Doing that is free.

BTW, the eBooks have page numbers and each page number also indicates the total number of pages in the book so that you know how far you have to go to the end.


message 2: by Joy H., Group Founder (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments BTW, I enjoyed sampling Nora Ephron's I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections. She has such a wonderful sense of humor!

A while ago I read Ephron's I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. It's a fun read. That might be another good book to sample.


message 3: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Feb 03, 2011 08:29AM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Also BTW, I found that, as I was reading the samples, it helped to make more space on my screen by pressing the "f11" toggle key. When you do that, the pages in the sample become larger and hold more text, requiring less page turning.


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