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The digital versions of all Dragon Door publications are identical in content and layout to the hard copy books. The downloadable .pdf file is prepared from the same data file used to print the physical book.
For the PC, this digital book is delivered electronically in the form of a standard Windows installation program. Sorry, Mac ready PDF's are not available.
The .pdf file containing the digital book is encrypted to prevent copies from being viewable on computers other than the customer's. The installation program extracts the .pdf file and provides your computer with the data required to decrypt the contents.
Important Notice to all Users
After you install your digital book, you MUST run the FOpen Client Installer.
Click here to run the FOpen Client Installer.
If you run the Client Installer BEFORE the e-book is installed, Acrobat Reader will open and then automatically shut down. If this happens, simply run the Client Installer again using the link above. After successfully installing the FOpen Client, access your e-book using the Acrobat Reader File/Open menu.
This plug-in needs to be installed each time you install a new digital book.
Downloading and Installing
Once you've completed your order, you will receive an email with a link to a web page where you will download your e-book installation program (the installer).
When you run the installer, it generates and displays a ProductID and an Input String specific to your ebook and computer. You will use these two codes and your Order Number to generate an Authorization String. The installer will then use the Authorization String you provide to set up your computer to open and decrypt the e-book.
Standard Installer ( installer file name ends in ...std.exe )
The installer is a program that will write an Acrobat .pdf file to your hard drive and write values into the Windows registry to enable Acrobat to open and read the encrypted .pdf file. Your computer does not need to be connected to the internet when you run the installer. The installer displays the ProductID and InputString and waits for an authorization String.
To generate your authorization String, you must be on-line. When you run the installer, a Message Box with two codes labeled Product ID and Input String will pop up. You will also need your Dragon Door VOL Order Number included in the Order Confirmation Email sent to you when you placed your order.
With these three pieces of information, you use the Manual Authorization Page to generate your Authorization String. The Authorization String is sent to the email address provided at the time of purchase. Alternatively, you can send these three bits of information to webmaster@dragondoor.com, where we can generate the Authorization String manually. We will send you an email containing the authorization string.
You enter the Authorization String you receive by email into the Publisher's Response field in the installer Message Box. If you closed the Message Box, just re-run the setup file. Once you select OK, Acrobat Reader will start to open and then close. This is normal.
The final step is to install the FOpen Client for Acrobat. This step must be taken after the installer has run and created the Windows registry entries for this specific ebook.
Click here to run the FOpen Client Installer Once you see the FOpen Installation Complete message box, permissions are granted permanently to open the file on that computer.
Open Acrobat Reader and use Acrobat's File/Open menu to open the ebook ebxx.pdf file created in the folder where you saved the installer. The ebook can be opened any number of times, and printed for personal use.
The .pdf file will not be readable on other computers.
Avoiding Problems
The most common problems people encounter are as follows:
No Administrative Privileges on Windows XP/Vista/2000.
On Windows XP/2000/Vista systems, your account must have administrator rights to run the installer. The installation will fail if your account does not have administrator rights. If you run the installer several times and the input string is different each time, your logon does not have administrator rights. Changing your account rights is done with the Windows Control Panel, under User Accounts.
Windows Upgrades or Reinstalls
Ebook authorization permissions are stored in the system registry. Re-installing or Upgrading can overwrite or corrupt the registry entries. If this occurs rerun the installer, and provide the Authorization String. Regenerate the string if you have not saved it.
Acrobat Reader Upgrades
Make sure the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed before you run the installer.
Download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader here even if you already have Acrobat Professional. Do not use Acrobat Professional to open Dragon Door ebooks. The FOpen Client is compatible with Acrobat Reader only. That is why we advise opening Acrobat Reader and using the File/Open menu to open your ebook. If Acrobat Professional is installed, even an old version, it may be the default application for pdf files and try to open the ebook. This will cause an error.
Final Notes
After installing your EBook, always use Acrobat Reader to open the pdf file (b10.pdf, b11.pdf etc.) to open your EBook. Save the setup file (the installer) you downloaded somewhere safe. It can be rerun at any time on any machine to reinstall the ebook. The same authentication string will always work on the original computer. If you move the installer to a new machine, you will have to generate a new authorization string for that computer. Just redo these instructions from the top.
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