BAM Reader follows digital industry standards and supports Adobe eBook DRM. Adobe eBooks are DRM copy-protected PDF or ePUB files. With Adobe DRM (Digital Rights Management) software, you will be able to transfer all your eBooks, regardless of place of purchase, between your reading devices and your personal computers.
Upon your initial launch of BAM Reader, you will be asked to authorize the app. To do so, enter an Adobe ID and password. Once authorized, your copy of BAM Reader will be able to read Adobe eBooks.
Authorization of BAM Reader is optional, and you may authorize or de-authorize BAM Reader at a future date. If you do not authorize BAM Reader, you will still have the ability to enjoy thousands of non-DRM eBooks on BAM Reader.
You may register at Adobe.com to receive an Adobe ID if you do not already have one.
To authorize BAM Reader, select the Info button from the app's Main Toolbar. Enter your Adobe ID and password. Tap Continue to authorize the BAM Reader app.
When the BAM Reader app is authorized, you may read and purchase Adobe DRM copy-protected eBooks on BAM Reader. You also have the ability to transfer any Adobe eBooks you have downloaded on other readers that were authorized with the same Adobe ID as your BAM reader app.
Note: your total number of authorizations is limited by Adobe. Each time you authorize BAM Reader, it counts against this total number of authorizations.
To de-authorize BAM Reader, select the Info button from the app's Main Toolbar and tap De-authorize on the Info screen.
If you do not yet have an Adobe ID, one may be obtained from Adobe.com through a simple registration process. This registration process is also accessible from the BAM Reader app.
You have the ability to transfer Adobe eBooks that were downloaded to other computers or devices to your BAM Reader app if the computers or devices were authorized by the same Adobe ID as your BAM Reader app.
Note: on occasion, book publishers may choose to limit the reading rights of an eBook to a single digital device. eBooks such as those are non-transferrable.
You may purchase eBooks through BAM Reader's Store feature. Once you find a book you wish to purchase, tap on the price button. Once you have purchased your eBook, you will have the option to download the eBook into BAM Reader.
Remember to back up books you purchase, download, or transfer to BAM Reader. If the back up process is overlooked, your library items could be lost.
You have the ability to browse the BAM Reader Store from the BAM Reader Home Page.
You may log into your account and shop the BAM Reader Store from the BAM Reader Home Page.
You may transfer your eBooks to and from BAM Reader through the Apple iTunes File Sharing feature. This is also a convenient way to back up your eBooks. iTunes help provides complete information on File Sharing for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
If an app supports the "Open In..." feature of iOS, tap and hold on a PDF or ePUB file name to access the "Open In..." menu. Choose "BAM Reader." Once an eBook is opened in BAM Reader, it will automatically be added to your BAM Reader eBook Library.
To view a list of eBooks added to BAM Reader, tap the Library button in the Main Toolbar. You may choose to view the eBooks in your library in Covers View or List View. You may sort the eBooks by most-recently read, author, or title by tapping on the sort buttons at the top of the screen.
Tapping an eBook's cover image or title opens the eBook.
Tap the Edit button in the upper right-hand corner of the eBook to bring you to Edit Mode. Delete the eBook by selecting the circular red button with the horizontal line.
While in List View, tap on the blue, circular button to the right of an eBook to view additional information about the eBook.
Additional information may include title, author, publisher, format, date added, last read date, current page read, number of bookmarks, or permissions set by the publisher.
Tapping on eBook Pages
Move to the next page of an eBook by tapping on the page's right edge. Return to the previous page of an eBook by tapping on the left edge of the page.
Swiping on Pages
View the next page of an eBook by swiping to the left. Swipe to the right to view the previous page.
Navigation Buttons
Activate the Book Navigation Controls and Reading Toolbar by tapping in the center of the screen. Tap the right arrow to move to the next page. To move to the previous page, tap the left arrow.
Book Location Slider
For quick page navigation, drag the Book Location Slider to the desired page.
Tap in the center of the screen to activate the Reading Toolbar. Tap Contents to view the Table of Contents for the current eBook. Tap an entry in the Table of Contents to go to corresponding section of the current eBook.
In order to select text in the current eBook, press and hold on a word. A magnifying glass will appear to help you position the start of your text selection more precisely. Edit the range of your text selection by dragging the blue selection start and end point markers.
To copy the selected text, tap copy. To create a bookmark with the selected text as the excerpt, tap Add Bookmark.
Adding Bookmarks
To add a bookmark, tap the Add Bookmark in the Reading Title Bar.
Creating Bookmarks
Select text to create a bookmark with the selected text as the excerpt. Add annotations to the bookmark by using the Notes field.
To view the bookmarks you've created for an eBook, tap the Bookmarks button in the Reading Toolbar. Bookmarks may be sorted by date or order.
Tap the circular blue button to the right of the bookmark to edit the bookmark's Note.
To delete a bookmark, tap Edit above the list of bookmarks. Tap the red, circular button to the left of the bookmark.
Activate the Reading Toolbar by tapping in the center of the screen. Tap the Search button to bring up the Search Toolbar. Enter a search term in this bar. Tap Enter or Search to begin your search.
Search terms in the eBook will be highlight, and you may advance through the results by tapping the arrow in the Search Toolbar. Tap Done to dismiss the Search Toolbar. Show or hide the Search Toolbar by tapping on the page.
BAM Reader's reading settings may be accessed by tapping the Settings button in the Reading Toolbar.
General Settings Tab
General settings include text size, margin size, brightness, page turn effect, page numbers in margins, and night mode.
Formatting Tab
You have the ability to override the publisher's eBook formatting by sliding the Use Publisher's Formatting switch to Off. Additional formatting options may become available when you do this, though it may also cause unexpected results. Additional settings include font, alignment, text color, background color, and color theme.
