To ensure a seamless experience when purchasing and downloading paid digital content, your bn.com account must be complete and up to date. This includes having an email address and valid US-issued credit card number, including a valid CVV code and expiration date for the credit card. These measures are in place to protect your account information.

Credit cards are not required to place an order for a free digital eBook or audiobook. However, customers are required to have a U.S. or Canadian Internet Protocol (I.P.) address at the time of purchase.  Customers that are traveling outside of the US and Canada should purchase their books prior to leaving, and then the books can be downloaded at any time.

When purchasing any digital content, customers must be signed into a bn.com account and provide a valid billing address at the time of the order.

Why is a valid credit card required?

Publishers require all eBook sellers to have a procedure in place to protect their copyrights through digital rights management (DRM). A credit card number helps enforce DRM policies by ensuring that only authorized users can access and distribute the content.

A credit card is used because it is a unique identifier that only you, the customer, would know. This helps prevent unauthorized redistribution of eBooks.

For details on how to update your bn.com account,  click here.