BIE RealeLibrary: Help

How to Use this Website

This website is a RealeLibrary (“Really Library”). It contains RealeBooks (“Really Books”) created by contributors to this RealeLibrary and approved by managers of this RealeLibrary. These RealeBooks are found in the Library section of this website. When you arrive at the main entrance to this RealeLibrary, you’ll immediately see the most recently added RealeBooks in the Library. We want you to be able to dive right in! You've obviously found the Help section, and we’ll explain the rest of the features here.

The most important links are in the blue area at the top of this page. Every RealeLibrary has a Library section. Some RealeLibraries also have a Blog section, an Articles section, a Links section, and/or an About section. Use the sections links at the top left to navigate from section to section. The sections which comprise this RealeLibrary are explained below.

At the top right, in the blue area, there is a link to add this RealeLibrary to your RealeWriter (“Really Writer”) software. RealeWriter is a free application for Mac OS X (10.3 and later) and Windows (XP/Vista) that creates the RealeBooks you’ll find in this RealeLibrary. RealeWriter also provides a nice interface for reading and printing books that others have created. Adding this RealeLibrary to your RealeWriter is a great way to access the RealeBooks here. You can download the free RealeWriter software and start creating your own RealeBooks.

Immediately below the section links is the Navigation area for the section. The Navigation area consists of the site icon, the site and section titles. Some sections also have links in the Navigation area.

The Library Section

You’ll find all of this RealeLibrary’s RealeBooks in the Library section. The Browse view shows all the RealeBooks, newest first. The Featured view shows RealeBooks selected by the manager of this RealeLibrary. The Popular view shows which 11 books visitors read most. The Catalog view lists all the categories used to organize RealeBooks in this RealeLibrary.

Drag your mouse over a cover picture in one of the Library views to see the RealeBook’s title, author, and short description. Click the link below a RealeBook to enter the Reading Room with that RealeBook. In the Reading Room, you can read the RealeBook, find out more information about the RealeBook, download the RealeBook with RealeWriter, print a PDF of the RealeBook, and customize HTML code for adding the RealeBook to your own web site.

You can search for RealeBooks by title, author, description, or keyword by using the Search area to the right of the Navigation area in the Library section.

Sponsors

In the Library section, you may see some RealeBooks outlined in orange. These RealeBooks are sponsor RealeBooks. Sponsors help many RealeLibrary sites, especially those of schools and non-profit organizations, offset the expense of RealeLibrary hosting and RealeWriter Pro licenses. If you are interested in sponsoring this RealeLibrary, please contact the RealeLibrary manager.

Other Cool Features

• Add RealeBook Covers to your web site.

  As mentioned above, you can create book covers like the one to the left to embed on your own web site. Find a book you like the the library, click it’s “Read this RealeBook.” link, then click the “Create HTML code to embed this this RealeBook’s cover on your website.” link in Tools area of the Reading Room. You can customize the presentation of the cover, then copy the HTML code to paste into your web site.

  When clicked, the cover will open a small window for reading the RealeBook.

• Embed RealeBooks on your web site.

  As mentioned above, you can embed a RealeBook like the one to the left on your own web site. Visitors to your web site can read the RealeBook in its entirety without leaving your site. Find a book you like the the library, click it’s “Read this RealeBook.” link, then click the “Create HTML code to embed this RealeBook on your website.” link in Tools area of the Reading Room. You can customize the presentation of the RealeBook, then copy the HTML code to paste into your web site.

• Read RealeBooks on your Nintendo® Wii™.

  No kidding. Download the Opera Browser (a.k.a. “The Internet Channel”)for your Wii system. Then point your browser to http://bie.realelibrary.com/wii. You’ll get a TV-friendly version of this RealeLibrary where you can read its RealeBooks.