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Content Web Log In Account Information Browsing Options Book Information Accessing Summaries Formats Formats and Readers ‘Send to Kindle’ Feature
App Log In Recommended Apps Browsing Options App Layout Summary Details and Formats Book Purchase Viewing Summaries in Adobe Reader Annotations in Adobe Reader Save and Speed Reading Options Mobile Version
Bookstore Version 2.0_130814
Log In Click Log In
Input Log In Credentials
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Account Information • My Account – Update password, contact details, upload a picture, view subscription status and duration.
• My Profile – Update your book preferences for your personalised book summaries service.
• My Favourites – Create folders and add books to these folders going by your favourite reads.
• My Downloads – Displays all summaries you have downloaded and the dates of download as well as Top downloads. Refer up to 10 friends and get a free subscription renewal or an equivalent value in Amazon Gift card if they subscribe. (Terms & Conditions apply)
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Browse Library Search for summaries. Advanced search also available. Check for formats availability. Filter summaries display by date of publication or by title. Browse summaries by Categories.
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Books Information 01
Hover over a book thumbnail to see a quick book description.
Click on book thumbnail to open book in detail.
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Books Information 02
Hover over these icons to display information Indicates comments. Numbers inside speech bubble indicate number of comments. Indicates that the book is a bestseller. Indicates video format available. Indicates you have downloaded abstract. Indicates audio format available.
Indicates mind map format available Indicates visuals format available Indicates the overall rating of book out of 5 stars.
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Click on ribbon for additional book resources ‘Add to favourite’ feature. Use this to create folders for favourites titles. We rank featured books based on our perceived ease of Application or relevance of the book’s ideas, the author’s depth of Expertise and Style of writing, and the Innovative nature of the subject matter. The Overall is the average. All books must meet a standard of 3 stars on all criterion to be selected for listing in our library.
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Downloading file formats from the web Downloadable formats Full PDF format Mobile PDF optimised for mobile phones Audio format in MP3 Video format in MP4 Mind maps viewable with Adobe Reader Visuals – Sketch notes, Infographics, Visual book ePub format for iPad, iPhones, Sony, Nook, Kobo Mobi format for all Kindle devices ‘Send to Kindle’ feature (see page 10)
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Download Formats* The standard PDF format can be viewed with Adobe Reader on any computer. This is the best format for downloading, printing and archiving.
The bonus Visual formats include Infographics, Sketch notes, or Visual presentations. They can be viewed with Adobe Reader.
The Mobile PDF is optimised for easy viewing on mobile devices using our apps or stored for offline viewing. It is not recommended for printing.
The ePub format is for the iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, Nook, Kobo and all ePub reader apps available on Android and iOS.
The MP3 Audio files are compatible with all devices. They can be downloaded and played on any device or streamed with any of our apps.
The Mobi format is for all Kindle devices (Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle HD, Kindle HDX) and for Kindle reader apps on every device.
The bonus Videos are standard MP4 files compatible with all devices. They can be downloaded or streamed with any of our apps.
The ‘Send to Kindle’ feature is a quick way to send the Mobi format to your Kindle device right from the web. (See page )
The Mindmap format can be viewed with Adobe Reader on any computer. They can be downloaded and printed as well.
* All formats are DRM free and can be viewed on any supported device.
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Formats for eReaders Kobo
Kindle
Nook
Apple (iBooks)
The ePub and Mobi formats are for eReaders. The Mobi format is specifically for Kindle devices and reader apps. The ePub file however can be read with any of the other eReaders directly on the device or with the respective apps on any device. ePub reader apps are available on both iOS and Android. An example is the Bluefire app.
Understanding eReaders and file formats
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‘Send to Kindle’ Feature The ‘Send to Kindle’ feature is a quick way to send the Mobi format to your Kindle device. However you need to register “@bookguts.com” as one of your approved emails in your Amazon Kindle account to receive Mobi files. Go to your Amazon account > Manage Content & Devices > Settings > Approved Personal Documents Email List > Add a new approved email address. Enter @bookguts.com When you click on the ‘Send to Kindle’ button follow the instructions in the pop up to send file to your kindle device. After clicking save, your summaries will appear automatically on all your kindle devices.
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Log In Log in (Only for Paid Subscribers, trials included)
Sign up for Free Summaries. Sign up must be confirmed from your email inbox.
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Works directly with all your favourite apps!!!
Amazon Kindle
Flash reader
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Easy Annotate
Nook
Kobo
iBooks
Drive
Adobe Reader
Bluefire
Evernote
Dropbox
The bookGUTS app works best with the free Adobe Reader app and this provides full interactive functionalities such as mark-ups, note taking and annotations. Our PDF formats are published with Adobe. It is recommended you also create a free Acrobat account so you can save documents to the free Acrobat Cloud and access saved summaries everywhere. See other recommended apps in the next page. Subscribers need to have these apps installed on their devices and sign in to each to fully enjoy the bookGUTS services on their mobile devices.
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Apps we recommend! Visuals with the Have the signed in.
You can save directly to your Dropbox account from both the Android and iOS app. Have the app installed and be signed in. Get the app here – Android | iOS
To save summaries to AcrobatCloud, please set up a free cloud storage account here Web
You can save directly to your GoogleDrive account on both the Android and iOS app. Have the app installed and be signed in. Get the app here – Android | iOS
You can save directly to your Evernote account on both the Android and iOS app. Have the app installed and be signed in. Get the app here – Android | iOS
For speed reading the Flash reader app is recommended. The PDF can open straight to the app. Have the app installed and be signed in. Get the app here – iOS only.
Our PDF and formats work best Adobe Reader app. app installed and be Get the app here – Android | iOS
The Easy Annotate app is also recommended for markups and annotations. You can annotate PDFs side by side and also link PDFs. Get the app here – iOS only
TIP Note that each time you open
a file with any of these apps, a new file is created and saved. You can manage the saved files by opening the respective apps to purge file duplicates and unwanted files so as not to clog up your device storage.
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App Layout Search for summaries
Display list of New summaries and Display Favourites respectively
Filter summaries by available formats – Audio, Video and Visuals
Click on thumbnail to open book summary in detail Browse summaries by Categories. Red pointer icon indicates actively displayed category
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Book Summary Details & Formats • Log out • Add book to favourites • Send out a recommendation to friends • Power off app (Android only) Full PDF format
Mobile PDF optimised for mobile phones Audio format in MP3
Video format in MP4 Visuals – Sketch notes, Infographics, Visual books
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Book purchase in-app
Buy book provided in-app. (Opens in another window to show your preferred bookstores.)
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Viewing Summaries with Adobe Reader app* • Annotation tools - markup,notes,highlight,stirkeout etc. • Bookmark tool • Search tool • Drop down for; • Save to Acrobat.com, • View Modes • Share • Print (Google Cloud print or Apple Air print) Recommended tablet view mode in landscape is “Continuous”
Beautiful ‘Night view’ mode
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Annotations with Adobe Reader app Mark ups You can beautifully mark-up, annotate, bookmark, draw and make notes on your book summaries using the Adobe Reader app tools. Save Save your files to Acrobat.com. To do this you need to set up a free account. You may also save directly to Dropbox,Google Drive or Evernote from here and retain your interaction with the document. These free apps need to be installed already on your device and you have to be signed in to your account. Print Print your files wirelessly via the cloud using Google CloudPrint or Apple AirPrint.
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Save & Speed reading Options
“Share” is “Open in…” in iOS. File saves a copy by this action to the respective service (Dropbox, Acrobat, Evernote or GoogleDrive).
Speed reading only in iOS with Flash Reader app. See next page.
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Speed reading in Flash Reader (iOS only)
The Flash Reader app is a great tool for Speed reading and has an array of settings to suit any individual’s reading preferences. Beautiful Night view mode.
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Mobile version
The Mobile apps for both Android and iOS offer the same user experience as the Tablets version. The display is only scaled and optimised to fit the screens of smaller devices. The best view of the summaries is offered by the Mobile PDF format ,reason it’s the first download icon on these devices.
The Mobile PDF format is optimised for easy viewing on mobile devices using our apps. It is not recommended for download and printing.
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Bookstore Layout
Search entire Amazon.com for business books. Select Amazon.com from the drop down and type in search keyword for the book you want and hit go!
Our curated ‘MustReads’ organised by Hardcover, Paperback and Audiobooks
Amazon.com tab for business books only
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