The book, Eldest, is written by Christopher Paolini. It is the second book of the Inheritance Cycle, and a sequel to Eragon. It is followed by Brisingr and concludes in Inheritence. It is not available for free online, but can be purchased online. It is available from the publisher in hardover for $21.00, paperback for $12.99, audiobook for $55.00, and eBook for $12.99. You can also get it in the Kindle edition from amazon.com for $11.99.
There are a number of formats available for e-books. Some of the stardards are text (.txt files), hypertext markup language (.html files), Amazon Kindle (.azw files), portable document format (.pdf files), eReader (.pdb files), and EPUB (.epub files). It is important that you have software or hardware that is capable of reading the format the e-book is published in. Text files are the most limited form as it does not support illustrations, tables, or bookmarks, but it can be read by just about all e-book readers and easily opened on a PC. HTML is a step up from plain text and does support illustrations and tables, but still will not allow the reader to place a bookmark. It can be read on most e-book readers and can be opened in any web browser on the PC. The Amazon Kindle format will support illustrations, tables, and bookmarks, but requires an Amazon Kindle or software to open the files on a PC. Portable document format files also have many options and can be used with almost all e-book readers. To open such a file on a PC, you will need to download free software such as Adobe Reader. The eReader files can only be opened on iOS devices, Android OS devices, the Nook, and PCs. EPUB files can be opened on all devices with the exception of the Kindle. Many books can be purchased online from retailers in an e-book format and downloaded to your PC.
There are a number of formats available for e-books. Some of the stardards are text (.txt files), hypertext markup language (.html files), Amazon Kindle (.azw files), portable document format (.pdf files), eReader (.pdb files), and EPUB (.epub files). It is important that you have software or hardware that is capable of reading the format the e-book is published in. Text files are the most limited form as it does not support illustrations, tables, or bookmarks, but it can be read by just about all e-book readers and easily opened on a PC. HTML is a step up from plain text and does support illustrations and tables, but still will not allow the reader to place a bookmark. It can be read on most e-book readers and can be opened in any web browser on the PC. The Amazon Kindle format will support illustrations, tables, and bookmarks, but requires an Amazon Kindle or software to open the files on a PC. Portable document format files also have many options and can be used with almost all e-book readers. To open such a file on a PC, you will need to download free software such as Adobe Reader. The eReader files can only be opened on iOS devices, Android OS devices, the Nook, and PCs. EPUB files can be opened on all devices with the exception of the Kindle. Many books can be purchased online from retailers in an e-book format and downloaded to your PC.
