Frequently Asked Questions

What is an eBook?
Also known as electronic books, eBooks are digital publications that can be read on a variety of devices. These devices include:

• Personal computers, both PC and Mac® via e-reader software programs
• Smartphones like Apple® iPhone® and BlackBerry® handheld devices
• Tablets like the Apple® iPad® digital device
• Personal digital assistants like the Apple® iPod touch® and the Palm® handheld devices
• Dedicated eBook devices like the Amazon® KindleTM, Barnes & Noble nook™ and the SONY® Reader

A rapidly growing number of LexisNexis legal titles are available as LexisNexis eBooks.

• Apple® products such as the iPad® or iPhone®
• SONY® Reader
• Barnes & Noble nook™
• Adobe® Digital Editions

• Amazon® Kindle™
• Palm®
• BlackBerry®

1. Select the LexisNexis eBook publication of your choice
2. Select your eBook file format (epub or mobi)
3. Click Add to Cart.
4. If you would like to buy other LexisNexis eBooks or products, click Continue Shopping.
5. When you’ve completed your shopping, click Proceed to Secured Checkout.
6. Complete the required payment and billing information and make your purchase (you do not pay taxes or shipping and handling charges).
7. You will receive a purchase confirmation by email, followed shortly by a second email with a confirmation code and a link to download your LexisNexis eBook from the LexisNexis Download Center. If you purchased this product as a subscription, you will receive email alerts when the publication has been updated during the term of the subscription.

1. You will receive an email from LexisNexis with a user ID and password to activate your Account Profile on the Store and Download Center. If you have previously registered on the Store under your current email address, your existing user ID and password are your Account Profile credentials.
2. Click on the link in the email to go to the Store. Enter your user ID and password and activate your Account Profile by a simple security question. Upon activating, you will be taken to the My Account Options and the View My Downloads tab on your Account Profile.
3. Java Plug-in is required for the Download Center. Click the link at the top of the page if you need to download it. You will see the Java logo activated in the middle of the screen for a few seconds. Your downloadable files will then appear.
4. The eBook files will be listed for each title you ordered; click the box to download. You may download one at a time or several at a time. If you wish to download one file or several files all at once, click the Parallel radial button. If you wish to download several files one after the other, click the Sequential radial button.
5. Click the eBook file checkbox and then set the download location. The download location function helps you navigate to a directory folder (designate for digital media) on your desktop to save the eBook file.
6. Click Download Now. You will see a progress meter as the file downloads to completion.
7. If reading the LexisNexis eBook on a device such as an Apple® iPad®, Amazon® Kindle or Barnes & Noble nook, you will need to sync your device to your desktop to access the eBook files. If reading on the desktop, launch your e-reader and navigate to the eBook files to add them to your virtual bookshelf.

• Connect your Kindle to your computer’s USB port. Your Kindle appears as a removable mass-storage device, just like an external USB drive.
• Use your computer’s file browser to drag and drop your eBook mobi files to the documents folder on your Kindle.
• When finished, use your computer’s undock or eject feature to remove your Kindle.

• If you do not have iBooks, download the iBooks® App from the Apple iTunes Store
• Add your epub file to your iTunes library choosing File > Add to Library, or drag the epub file to the Books library on your computer.
• To read these eBooks, simply sync them to your Apple device.

• If you do not have Stanza, download Stanza from http://www.lexcycle.com/download-iphone
• Launch iTunes and connect your Apple device to your PC/Mac®.
• In iTunes, select your device from the left-hand bar. You will see a number of tabs in the window, running left to right. Select "Apps" tab.
• Scroll down and underneath "Sync Apps" section you should see "File Sharing."
• Select the Stanza application, click the "Add" button at the bottom and navigate to where you saved your LexisNexis eBook on your computer hard drive and add the appropriate eBook(s)
• Sync your Apple device with your computer.

• Start Adobe® Digital Editions (ADE). If you do not have Adobe Digital Editions, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/
  digitaleditions/ to install and register the program.
• In Adobe Digital Editions, Click "Library > Add."
• Navigate to where you saved your LexisNexis eBook epub file on your computer’s hard drive and add the appropriate eBook(s).
• Connect your SONY Reader or Barnes & Noble nook to your computer. Adobe Digital Editions will recognize the device.
• An icon of your device should appear in the left-hand pane of your Adobe Digital Editions Library. Drag your LexisNexis eBook onto the device icon. Disconnect your device.

• Download and the install the Mobipocket Reader Desktop
• Connect your device (and push the HotSync button if you have a Palm OS® device)
• The Mobipocket Reader should detect your device and ask you to install the Mobipocket Reader on it.
• Your LexisNexis eBook mobi files should automatically sync to your BlackBerry or you can send them from your Mobipocket library.

• Start Adobe® Digital Editions (ADE). If you do not have Adobe Digital Editions, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/
  digitaleditions/ to install and register the program.
• In Adobe Digital Editions, Click "Library > Add."
• Navigate to where you saved your LexisNexis eBook on your computer hard drive and add the appropriate eBook(s).
• The eBook will appear in your library. Select or double-click the title to begin reading your eBook.