FAQs

An eBook (short for ‘electronic book’) is a digital version of a printed book, optimised for on-screen reading.

Macmillan eBooks on this site come in protected ePub 2 and PDF formats.

Macmillan Audiobooks on this site come in a protected MP3 format.

ePub (short for ‘electronic publication format’) is an open-source eBook format compatible with portible devices such as android smartphones and tablets, iPhones and iPads.

The content in an ePub eBook is reflowable, enabling you to resize the text or alter the size of the display, and the text will rewrap itself to fit the available viewing area.

‘DRM’ stands for ‘Digital Rights Management’.  The purpose of DRM for eBooks and Audiobooks is to prevent them being illegally shared, copied or printed. All Macmillan eBooks/Audiobooks on this site are protected with DRM so that our author’s content is protected and the eBooks/Audiobooks can only be accessed by authorised users.

Our eBooks and Audiobooks can be read or listened to on Android or iOS smartphones and tablets.

You can have your eBooks and Audiobooks on the Glassboxx eLearning app on 5 desktop computers, smartphones or tablet devices at any one time.

View our Step by Step Guide on Redeeming your Digital Token.

To read/listen to our eBooks/Audiobooks on a phone or tablet, you can download the Glassboxx eLearning app, or you can read/listen in the browser on your computer, phone or tablet using our browser reader.

For more information about how to download the app, how to read/listen to our eBooks/Audiobooks, and using our browser reader, go to our eBook and Audiobook User Guide.

Our eBooks cannot be printed from the Glassboxx eLearning app.