Curated Contemporary Fiction | Digitally

New to digital reading? Here’s a quick rundown of ways to read ebooks, no matter which device you choose.

Adobe Portable Document File (.pdf) is a good, basic choice if you want to read on your laptop, Kindle DX, or even on paper. The free Adobe Reader works on MAC and PC. Download the latest Adobe Reader software here.

To read your .pdf ebook, just download and open with your favorite .pdf reader.

Mobipocket format (.mobi), though owned by Amazon, is a free open-source standard format that works well on most mobile devices including the Kindle.

To read your .mobi ebook:  download and open with your device.

KINDLE USERS:  Transfer your saved .mobi file to your Kindle via your USB cable or by e-mailing it to yourself at [user]@kindle.com.

iPHONE & iPOD TOUCH USERS:  Stanza or Kindle for iPhone will allow you to transfer to and read your ebook on your device.

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ePub format (.ePub) is an open-source industry standard for mobile devices (read the techie explanation here). ePub books work with most any web-browsing device including smartphones (iPhones, Blackberrys, etc.) and specialty devices such as the iPod and Sony Reader.

To read your .ePub ebook:  download your .epub file to your desktop OR directly to your device. Open with the free Stanza reader by Lexcycle.

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At Seedpod, we believe that stories are part of our cultural legacy as readers and writers. Stories are of life, just as life is story. Our authors write because they must but also so that you may read anytime, anywhere you please.