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Why Reading Books by Email?

1. Why read books by email?
2. How long does it take to read a book?
3. How do I sign up?
4. I signed up but did not get a validation email. What should I do?
5. Aren't these books copyrighted?
6. How can I report errors?

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why read books by email?

   Because if you are like us, you spend hours each day reading email but don't find the time to read books. DailyLit brings books right into your inbox in convenient small messages that take less than 5 minutes to read. This works incredibly well not just on your computer but also on a Treo, Blackberry, Sidekick or whatever the PDA of your choice. In the words of Dr. Seuss: Try it, you might like it!

2. How long does it take to read a book?

   That depends on three factors. First, on how many parts are in the book (shown when you browse for books). Second, on how frequently you choose to receive emails. Third, on how often you read more than one part (by using the "send me the next part immediately" feature). So here is a typical example. I am currently reading Dracula, which has 187 parts and I am receiving parts on weekdays, i.e. 5 days/week. So at most it will take me 187/5 = 37 weeks. But when I am on the train or waiting, I often read more than one part, so I usually wind up reading about 10 parts/week. This means I will finish Dracula in about 19 weeks or 5 months. If that seems long to you, try something shorter!

3. How do I sign up?

   All you need to do is pick a book, select how often and when you want to receive messages, and provide your email address. DailyLit does the rest.

4. I signed up but did not get a validation email. What should I do?

   In today's world of spam, getting emails delivered is hard as there are many places where they might get trapped. First check your spam folder(s) to make sure that it didn't get caught there. Look for an email from books@dailylit.com. If it's not there, try subscribing one more time. If you have a different email address you can use, try that. If all of this fails, please email support [at] dailylit [dot] com.

5. Aren't these books copyrighted?

   Glad you asked. For the time being, everything on DailyLit is in the public domain. If you nonetheless believe there is a copyright issue, please refer to our Terms for notification procedure. We hope to get lots of readers and eventually convince publishers that they should make copyrighted books available on DailyLit as well. We will keep you posted.

6. How can I report errors?

   We would love it if you let us know about any errors that you find. By errors we mean anything from the site or service not working to misspellings or fragments that are too long or too short. You can just email us at support [at] dailylit [dot] com. Ideally you include as much information as possible so that we can quickly correct the problem.

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