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A. How to sign in on a desktop computer

For Business Day, click on this link (you can bookmark it too): http://businessday.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx.

For the Financial Mail, click on: http://financialmail.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx.

  1. Then click on "Sign in" in the top right corner.
  2. Enter your email address and password.
  3. Click "Select title" at the top of the screen to choose what you'd like to read.

Always sign out (top right corner) after each session – don't just close your browser window.

 

How to download PressReader

Once you have signed in and selected your title, click the download icon at the bottom of the screen.

Then choose "Download issue" and click on "Install" in the box that comes up on screen. 

Next, choose the version of PressReader that matches your computer. Once it has been installed, you can download an issue of the newspaper and read it offline.

You will be able to access your newspaper in the "My Library" folder in the PressReader application.


B. How to access the e-edition on a smart device

First, download the free PressReader app from the Google Play Store or Apple's App Store.

Once you've installed and opened the app, click on "Sign in" at the top left of the screen (tablets) or click on the profile icon at the top right of the screen (smartphones).

You'll be asked for your email address and password, and then to select your service, where you can choose the e-edition to which you have subscribed.

If you click on "Publications" on the left-hand app menu (tablets) or at the top of the app (smartphones), you'll see your subscribed title there. Click on "Open" to start reading.

Once you've clicked on the title, you can also choose to activate options such as "Automatically deliver all new issues" (or just "Auto delivery") and "Include all supplements".