What is an E-Book? How do I Read E-Books on my computer? What is an E-Book? E-Books are simply books in an electronic format to allow reading the book on your computer or portable device. How do I Read E-Books on my computer? In order to read an E-Book on your computer or other electronic device you will need an E-Book Reader program. There are several different E-Book reader programs available for PC and Apple computers. Most computers have built in E-Book readers.  If you do not have an E-Book there are several Free E-Book readers programs available. We recommend the Free Adobe E-Book reader from Adobe To download the Free Adobe E-Book reader program click on this link.  Adobe Digital Editions