The eBook is a digital book. The sheet music and tablatures
are in the Adobe PDF format, just like the sheet music that you have been
downloading on the Free Tablature page. The difference is that this file
contains many pages together, like a book. 'eBook' is an acronym for 'Electronic
Book'. Note: nothing will
be sent to your home mailing address, the eBook is a download to your computer's
hard drive. The
Hard Copy books are posted on the auxiliary site
www.jaybuckeymusic.com
- When you order an eBook, you
will be taken to a new page to download it. The eBook is inside of a zip
file called '.rar'. To open this package you will need the program, 7-zip.
This is a free download from
http://www.7-zip.org/
or http://www.download.com/7-Zip/3000-2250_4-10045185.html
7-zip is open source and totally free.
- If you are using a MAC, you will need software
compatible with your OS. I don't use a MAC but have been informed UnRarX will open these files.
It is open source and a free download here:
http://www.unrarx.com/
- After you extract the book, you will want to download
your play-along audio files. They are posted here:
www.jaybuckey.com/play_along.htm
- In your eBook, there will be a
password to open this .rar package. It is usually on the copyright
page, three.
- After you have extracted your
files, you may want to save them to your hard drive in a new folder and play them back on
your computer. That is what I like to do. Or, you may wish to create a
custom practice CD. The choice is yours. If you leave the files in the .rar
package, you will be prompted each time you want to open them for the
password, so, you will want to extract and save the files into a separate
folder.
- All of the videos that are posted are in the DivX
format. This is a compressed video file but
retains a higher resolution on playback. If your media player does not play
these files back properly, you will need to download the DivX codec. It is a
free download at www.divx.com
- These DivX files can be 'burned' onto a regular
CD-R or DVD-R disc and can be played back on most newer set-top DVD players.
If your DVD player has the 'DivX' logo on the front, it will play the disc.
The advantages of using the DivX codec:
- Smaller files and better video quality for
faster downloads
- The videos can be played back on the computer
or burned to CD-R for playback on a regular TV.
If you have any questions, feel free
to contact me.
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