Instructions for Ignatius Press Download Files

E-book files

About Ignatius Press E-Books

Ignatius Press’ e-books are available in .prc and .epub format         

I.  .prc Format (For Kindle):

You can download for free and install the Mobipocket Reader application on your PC, Windows Mobile Device, Blackberry, Palm OS, and Symbian OS. For the iMac, you will need to download Calibre here. Click here to download the Mobipocket Reader application.

Your PC
If you have Mobipocket Reader on your PC, you can read your Ignatius Press e-book in one of two ways.  You can either double click on your Ignatius Press e-book file or you can open the file via Mobipocket Reader (Import->Add File).  If you do not have Mobipocker Reader installed on your PC, you can download the application for free here.

Your Windows Mobile Device
Mobipocket also has Windows Mobile versions of the software for Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, and Symbian Os. Click here. If you have a Windows Mobile device, you should use the appropriate Windows Mobile version of Mobipocket.  

Tranferring Your File to Your Windows Mobile Device
You should connect your Windows Mobile device to your PC.  Mobipocket Desktop eBook Reader should recognize any reading device on first connection and install the appropriate mobile reader.  If your device is not recognized, you can manually add it as follows

1.On the bar on the left side of the screen click "Reading Devices".
2.On the bar along the top click "Install New Device".
3.Select the device.
4.Synch your device according to the instructions.  Load Mobipocket Reader installation files on your computer.
5.Open your Ignatius Press e-book in Mobipocket Reader either by double clicking the book's .prc file or by opening the file via in Mobipocket Reader (File -> Open).
6.On the bar along the top of the screen click "Send" and then select your device.  Your books should be sent immediately to your device.

Kindle
Mobipocket files (.prc files) can be uploaded to Kindle (and other dedicated e-reading devices such as Cybook and iLiad).  Instructions for transferring your Ignatius Press e-book to your Kindle are as follows.

Transferring Ignatius Press E-Books to Kindle
You have two options when it comes to transferring your Ignatius Press e-book to your Kindle.

1. Wireless transfer
2.Transfer using your Kindle USB cable

Wireless Kindle transfer
You can transfer your Ignatius Press e-book wirelessly into your Kindle by using your dedicated Kindle email address.  (This address can be found on the Manage Your Kindle page at Amazon.)  Download the e-book file to your computer. Email the file to your dedicated Kindle email address and Kindle will wirelessly deliver the file directly into your Kindle.

Using Your Kindle USB Cable
To transfer your Ignatius Press e-book using your Kindle USB cable, connect the cable to your Kindle.  If you are using a PC, your Kindle content folders will appear as a removable drive in Windows Explorer.  If you are using a Mac, your Kindle content folders will appear in Mac OS Finder.  (If you have an optional SD memory card installed, it will also appear as a drive independent of the Kindle.)  You need only to copy the Ignatius Press e-book file (.prc) to the documents folder on your Kindle.  

Transferring Ignatius Press E-Books to Kindle Fire

1. Download your file from Ignatius Press
2. Connect your Kindle Fire to your computer with a micro-USB cable
3. Slide the arrow from right to left to unlock your Kindle
4. Open the Kindle Fire drive on your computer. Your Kindle Fire will appear as an external
storage drive or volume on the computer's desktop. Note that Kindle Fire is not usable as
a device while connected to your computer as a storage drive or volume
5. Drag and drop your content into the applicable content folder, such as Music or Pictures.
6. When you are done transferring files, press the Disconnect button at the bottom of the Kindle
Fire screen and eject it from your computer, then unplug the USB cable

Please note: If you download the Kindle App on any of your reading devices, you will only be able to read books that you purchased through the Amazon Kindle Book Store. You will not be able to read e-books purchased from Ignatius Press.

II.  .epub Format (For Nook, iPad, Sony e-Reader, Kobo e-Reader):

ePub is now a standard e-book file format that is supported by almost* every e-book reading device including iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kobo, Sony Reader, BeBook, IREX Reader, and the Nook from Barnes & Noble’s. ePub is basically a .zip file that contains a collection of text files and images.

Please note: If your epub downloads as a zip file, you will need to change the extension in order to read the e-book on your Nook or Sony Reader. Do not attempt to extract the file, simply change the extension.

To transfer your epub file to your Barnes & Noble Nook

Other than hardware devices, you can also read .epub books on your desktop or mobile phone using free e-reader software like Calibre,  Aldiko (for Android) or Adobe Digital Editions.

[*] Amazon Kindle uses a proprietary format (AZW) and cannot read ePub files directly though you can use the free Stanza desktop application to convert an ePub ebook into AZW (or even PDF), a format that your Kindle can understand.

Converting Files: 

If you need to convert your .prc file to an epub or vice versa you can do so using Calibre. This is a free download.
-Download the file you purchased to your computer.
-Open Calibre
-Drag and drop the file into Calibre
-Select the title you wish to convert and click on the Convert books icon in the top menu bar
-There is a drop down menu next to the word Output in the top right of the screen that pops up. Select either EPUB or MOBI (prc) Click OK
-Once the conversion is finished, go back to the main menu screen and select the book. Click on the Save to disk icon in the top menu bar. Save the ebook to your desktop. From here you can transfer the file to your reading device.

Transferring your files to your reading device using the iBooks app. To download the iBooks application and use the iBookstore, you need an Internet connection and an iTunes Store account.

iPod Touch: Download the e-book using your computer. Then, in iTunes, choose File > Add to Library. Connect iPod touch to your computer, select the book in the Books pane in iTunes, then sync iPod touch.

iPad: Download the e-book using your computer, then add it to your iTunes library. Connect iPad to your computer, select the book in the Books pane in iTunes, then sync iPad.

iPhone: Use iTunes to sync your books between iPhone and your computer. When iPhone is connected to your computer, the Books pane lets you select which items to sync. Sync an ePub book to iPhone: Download the book using your computer. Then, in iTunes, choose File > Add to Library. Connect iPhone to your computer, select the book in the Books pane in iTunes, then sync iPhone. 

Read ePub on Your Desktop Computer or Laptop Computer

·  Adobe Digital Editions. Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is an ebook reader, and an ebook library manager. (For Windows and Mac OS computers.)

·  Book Glutton. You can store your ebooks here, and download them to your computer or iPod. Also, you can read your ebooks online.

·  Calibre. Calibre is an open source ebook reader, and ebook library manager, that can read ePub files. It works with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Read ePub on Dedicated Ebook Reader Devices

·  Textr. Textr is a new ebook reading device  released in Germany in Fall 2009.

·  Sony Reader (models PRS-505 and PRS-700). Bravo to Sony for recently making their ebook readers capable of reading the ePub format.

·  Pixelar. The new Pixelar ebook reader is a polyglot that can read these formats: PDF, MOBI, DOC, WOLF, MP3, HTML, TXT, CHM, FB2, Djvu, PNG, TIF, GIF, BMP, JPG, PPT, LIT, PRC — and EPUB.

·  BEBOOK ereader. Bebook can read a number of formats, including EPUB.

Read ePub on PDAs and Phone There are too many to list here. Check the website of your hardware device for information about how to read ePub ebooks and ePub documents.

Read ePub e-books inside Firefox

Firefox users can download EPUBReader, a free add-on that lets you read the contents of any ePub book right inside their favorite browser without requiring any special software.

This add-on will simply uncompress that zip file and display the contents inside your browser.

In regular course, if you click on a link that points to an ePub file, Firefox will prompt you to to save that file onto the hard-drive but with this add-on installed, the ebook will directly open inside your Firefox tab like any other web page.

Additionally, you can open any ePub file that’s on your desktop using the File -> Open File menu in Firefox. All the ebook are automatically stored in your Firefox profile under a separate sub-directory.  

Due to the fact that new e-readers are introduced on a fairly regular basis, it is hard for Ignatius Press to provide download instructions for all e-readers. If you own a device that we do not list, and it's not clear how to transfer or download your Ignatius Press e-book, please refer to your user manual, or email customer service associated with your product.

Enjoy your Ignatius Press e-book!  

Audio Books 

Click on the link to start your download. When asked whether to open or save the file, click save and choose where on your computer you wish to save it.

Once the download is complete, you will have a zip folder containing mp3 files.

Double click on the zip folder

Select all of the mp3 files and then right click. Click the option to Extract All. A pop up window comes up asking where you want to extract the files. Click on Desktop (or wherever else you wish to save the files) and then click on the button Make a New Folder. Name the folder the name of your audio download. Click okay.

If your default media player is Quicktime or Windows Media Player, the file will automatically open if you double click on it. In order to get the entire audio download into either player, you will need to select all files, and drag and drop them to create a playlist. 

To transfer files to iTunes:

Open iTunes

Under the File menu, select Add Folder to Library. Navigate to the folder you created that contains your mp3 files.

In iTunes, select all of the files you just added to your library.

Go to the File menu and select Get Info. A pop up window will ask you if you are sure you want to edit information for multiple files. Click Yes.

Select the Options tab.

Where it says Media Kind, click on the arrow that reads Music and a drop down menu will show up. Select Audiobook and click ok.

Back to iTunes, go to the Books icon on the left hand menu to listen to your audio book.