Getting the It Ebook
Stephen King's It is a massive book. Nearly 1,138 pages in the original hardcover. The ebook exists in a few different formats and there are a couple of ways to get it, depending on what device you're reading on. The most common format you'll run into is EPUB or Kindle's AZW3/MOBI. If you're on a Kindle, you want the Kindle edition. If you're on any other device, EPUB is your best bet. The text content is identical regardless of format — it's still the full uncut version with the 1986 release length, not the abridged paperback. I've personally dealt with the problem of file corruption after download, which happens more often than you'd think with larger ebooks like this. What I ended up doing was redownloading from the source instead of trying to repair the file. On Kindle, go to your library, find the book, click the three dots, and select "Delete from device." Then re-download. Worked every time for me. Never bothered with third-party repair tools because they never actually fix the problem — they just waste your time.
Now here's something most people don't realize. The It ebook has a notable issue with the front matter. Some editions merge the copyright page and table of contents with the beginning of Chapter One, making navigation annoying if you're jumping around. The Kindle version handles this better than most EPUB conversions, but it's still imperfect. I keep a physical copy nearby when I want to reference specific passages because searching text in an ebook for something this long isn't reliable enough for me. There are official sources. Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble all carry it. Pricing varies but typically runs between $8 and $14 depending on sales. The free options you see floating around are almost certainly pirated copies. I wouldn't bother with those because they tend to have worse formatting and the reading experience suffers on a book this size. One practical thing to check before buying. Make sure you're getting the complete version. Some older ebook releases were shortened to match abridged print editions. The full book includes the "Lockwood" chapters that were originally cut from certain mass-market paperback prints. Check the page count or look up "full text" in the product description. If it says anything less than 1,100 pages worth of content, skip it.
The audiobook version exists too if you prefer listening, narrated by various people over the years. But that's a separate thing from the ebook if that's what you're looking for.
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