Ebooks

Although most people prefer to purchase walking guides in printed book form, some users have expressed the wish that our books are available in e-book form. (An ebook is a book that is available in electronic format. Various formats are used, but one of the most popular is Adobe Acrobat, since the pdf files produced by this software can be viewed on virtually any computer, including easily-carried laptops.) Most of our titles are available as ebooks. Ordering is easy - choose the appropriate destination page then just click on the ebook link to be taken to a form where you can order using your credit or debit card. (If no link is shown, it means that for technical reasons the title is not available as an ebook.) After you've placed your order, we debit your credit or debit card and then send you an e-mail telling you how to download the ebook you require onto your computer. As long as you have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3 or later on your machine, you will be able to view the book immediately. (Adobe Acrobat software comes as standard with many computers but if you don't already have it you can download it free of charge from www.Adobe-Reader.co.uk)

Ebooks have certain advantages:

1. Are you in a hurry? They are available almost immediately - no waiting for the post. Provided you order before 15.00hrs on any working day, we will normally be able to e-mail you the instructions for downloading the same day - and in any case within 24 hours.

2. You can if you wish print out selected pages (for example just half a dozen walks you plan to do) or the entire book. Moreover, if you prefer to print pages in a larger size than our normal size (21cm for Landscapes books and 15cm for Walk & Eat titles) you can do so. All maps are included in high-definition so that within reason there is no limit to the size you can print them - especially useful if you prefer a larger type size than is found in the printed book.

3. If you want to find the place in a book where a particular item or location is mentioned or described, Acrobat will search the entire text within a couple of seconds and take you to the appropriate page.

If you want to see what a typical ebook page looks like, click here (You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to view the sample)

NOTE: We are sometimes asked why the price charged for an ebook is the same as that for a post-paid printed book (more in the case of the Walk & Eat series). For the reasons shown above, we regard ebooks as being of even greater value than the printed version hence our decision to have one single price (£14.00) for ALL ebook versions.

WARNING: please be aware that it is essential that you have a broadband connection if you wish to download ebooks, as the file sizes can be anything from 8MB to 30MB depending on a book's pictorial content.