How to download and install the e-books

Welcome to the ministry of the recovery and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1962) [English, Deutsch, Dutch, and Italiano & French in progress] for e-readers.

Downloads

Published Volumes

Ministry [EPUB]
Ministry organised by Bible Book [EPUB]
1962 Hymns [EPUB]
JND Bible [EPUB]
These and all other ministry books are available for download from the Library.

Magazines & Library Feed

A Word in its Season and Notes of Ministry are available in the Library and can be downloaded in EPUB or PDF format.
You can also subscribe to the Library feed to receive new issues of AWiiS and NOM.
1. Install a feed reader on your device:
  - iOS — Feedly or Reeder
  - Android —ReadEra or Feedly
2. In your reader, add a new feed, using the URL: https://goodteaching.org/Library/feed.xml
3. Subscribe to the feed and you will receive new issues of AWiiS and NOM, and any other updates.
4. Note: most of these apps don't give you notifications of new volumes, you need to open the app regularly.

Don't have a reader and don't know which one to get?

Here's a (very out of date) comparison of the iPad 1 with the Kindle 3.
If you're regularly travelling or commuting and want to read the ministry on the move, I recommend the Kindle Paperwhite No Ads (£169.99).

Model

Screen

Price

Comments

Pros

Cons

Kindle Paperwhite Waterproof

6.8” backlit e-ink

£169.99

Great e-reader

If you are mainly using it for reading the ministry, this is the one for you.

Cheap
No distractions
Easy to hold in one hand
Weeks of battery life

Can only read books

Apple iPad Mini

8.3” liquid retina

£599

Apple tablet

Apple products are very well designed and intuitive to use. The iBook reader is very good, offering bookmarking, highlighting and excellent navigation, and you'll be able to read email and browse the web too.

Sharp, bright screen
Compact size

Expensive

So you've bought a reader and want to read the ministry on it?

Easy! Follow the simple steps below!

Kindle
Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
Android-based devices

Amazon Kindle — Newer Devices Only

Download the EPUB format files you would like.
Unzip the file on your Desktop - it should create a single "ministry" folder with subfolders for servants
Attach your Kindle via the supplied USB cable
Drag the ministry folder that you created and drop it onto the documents folder on Kindle drive or device (the ministry has to sit underneath the documents folder)
Wait for the files to copy, then disconnect the Kindle
When it powers up, you should see all the ministry! If not, email Support!

Amazon Kindle — Older Generation Devices

You will need to convert the EPUB files to MOBI format for older Kindles.
You can do this using Calibre on your PC or Mac.
Calibre is an excellent, free ebook management application that will convert the EPUB files to MOBI format for you and then publish them to your Kindle.

Install Calibre on your PC or Mac.
Download the EPUB format files you would like.
Unzip the file on your Desktop - it should create a single "ministry" folder with subfolders for servants
Open Calibre and drag the ministry folder into your library.
Select all the books in the library and click the Convert books button.
Choose Output Format MOBI as and click OK.
Attach your Kindle via the supplied USB cable
Once the conversion is complete (this may take an hour), click the Send to device button and select your Kindle.
Wait for the files to copy, then disconnect the Kindle
When it powers up, you should see all the ministry! If not, email Support!

Apple iPad and iPhone

The great thing about iTunes is that once you have the Books on your computer, you can sync the whole lot to all three of these devices (if you own more than one) and it actually works pretty well on them all.
Pre-requisite: Download iTunes 12.
Now you're ready to download and install the ebooks:

Download the EPUB format files you would like.
Unzip the file on your Desktop - it should create a single "ministry" folder with all the epub files inside
Fire up iTunes
Drag the "ministry" folder onto iTunes (you should see the progress bar at the top as it copies the books)
If you look under "Books" you will see all the ministry — which you can read within iBooks on the Mac/PC if you wish
Now attach your first device (e.g. iPad or iPhone) and wait for iTunes to recognise it
In the new version of iTunes, your device will appear at the top of the screen, top left, just left of the ellipsis (...) and if you have several devices attached (e.g. over Wifi), the dropdown list will contain each one, just click on the first device
Look down the left Summary, Apps... Books! Click on Books
Tick Sync Books checkbox and leave “All books” radio button selected
Click the Sync button at the bottom and wait!
After sync'ing, go to your device (disconnect if using a cable), push the iBooks app and you should see all the ministry! If not, email Support!
(Repeat steps 7 - 12 if you have another Apple device sync'd with iTunes)

Android-based devices

Download the EPUB format files you would like.
Unzip the file on your Desktop — it should create a single "ministry"
Connect your Android device by USB cable and it will appear as a new drive
Drag the ministry folder from your Desktop to the new drive that appeared
While the files are copying, go to the Play store on your Android device and search for ReadEra (or find your own Android ereader app).
Install ReadEra and Open
Once all the files have copied to the device, you can Import them into ReadEra by clicking on the menu at the top left, select Files
Browse to the ministry folder, then at the top right tap Select All
The menu option changes to Import, tap this
ReadEra will import all the volumes in two or three minutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Indexes available as ebooks?
No. Some of these volumes are still Copyrighted.
Can I get the Bible for my ereader?
Yes...
- Kindle? Try our new JND Bible for Kindle. If you have a Paperwhite 2 or newer, Footnotes are not always working correctly... we're working on it.
- All other devices? — We would recommend that you download Bible specific software - which works far better as a concordance and reader. The best Bible software is definitely Olive Tree, and you can run it on any of the above platforms. Even better: it's free! (Software and Darby & KJV Bibles)
How can I relate the page numbers in the ebook to the physical page numbers?
There isn't currently a way of doing this. I have thought about adding an index page to each volume with the links to the physical page numbers.
I have found mistakes in the text from the scanning process... how do I let you know?
Simple! Send an email to support@goodteaching.org and you will receive an automated reply with a ticket number. Once the mistake has been corrected you will receive a reply.
- Subject — Please include the volume in the Subject line (e.g. JND V45)
- Body — Please re-type a portion of the incorrect text so that we can find it in the volume, and then add the correction. We will confirm against the original printed volume.
- It would be helpful if you would send an individual email for each mistake, even if they are in the same volume. The automated ticket system assigns each one a number so it's easy to track.
- We will release a new “build” of the ebooks once a year with the corrections.