Help for downloading and reading an e-book

Being There is available to download as a PDF and an EPUB file. Download the file appropriate for your e-reader. The download link you received in our confirmation of purchase email is a once-only download – it can be used only once to download the e-book.

PDF
For desktops, laptops and tablets using either Adobe Reader or Adobe Digital Editions.

EPUB
For Adobe Digital Editions and hand-held e-readers such as Kobo and Kindle. Note that ePub files must be converted to .mobi files for the Kindle e-reader.

Converting ePub files for the Kindle e-reader

  1. Download the Kindle Previewer.
  2. Once the download is finished, install the Kindle Previewer. If you need further instruction on how to install Kindle Previewer, please refer to the Kindle Previewer user guide
  3. Once the install is complete, launch Kindle Previewer.
  4. Click on "Open book" link in Kindle Previewer.
  5. Select the EPUB/HTML/OPF to convert to Kindle e-book.
  6. Follow the instructions to convert the book and preview.
  7. The converted ebook with extension ".mobi" can be obtained from the folder Compiled-filename from the same folder as the source HTML/EPUB.

Please contact us for more information.

 

The New Zealand Fashion Museum is for anyone with a love of fashion, heritage, innovation and creativity. With no fixed abode other than this online address, it is a museum dedicated to the curation of New Zealand’s rich fashion past, making it relevant for the present and future.


Established in 2010 as a Charitable Trust, it records and shares the stories of the people, objects and photographs that have contributed to the development of New Zealand's unique fashion identity. It makes them visible and accessible to a broad audience through pop-up exhibitions, publications and our online museum. Read more