Virtual Text Help

• Site Access
• Browsers and Compatibility
• Contact Us

Site Access

Registration

The first time you visit content on Virtual Text, you'll need to register: Register (free). We'll need a valid e-mail address and you will choose a password. You'll then be able to log-on and visit the free portions of the Virtual Text web site as often as you like.

Paid Subscriptions

An individual 1-year subscription to all published content on Virtual Text is now 69.95 USD. A subscription will give you unlimited access to the following subscription-only content:
The following published content can only be accessed by paid subscribers:
Books

• Molecular Biology and companion edition Molecular Biology—Essentials
• Genetics
• Cell Biology

Special Series

• Classic Structures
• Techniques

Subscribers can access all published content on the entire site using all features, such as glossary, cross-links to related content, mininotes, highlighting, print-friendly format, full customer and technical support.
If you are a registered user, you can subscribe here.

We are also happy to offer institutional subscriptions. To enquire about an institutional subscription, send e-mail to vtlicenses@jbpub.com.

Free Content

Currently, our free content consists of the following areas:

• Chapter 1 of Molecular Biology
• Chapter 1 of Molecular Biology—Essentials
• Great Experiments

Until these books are complete, they will remain free:

• Biochemistry (chapters coming 2006)
• Immunology (more chapters coming 2005/06)
• Introduction to Biology (more chapters coming 2006)
• Introduction to Microbiology (chapters coming 2006)

Access Problems

If you are having trouble accessing the site, you may be experiencing one of the following problems:

• You may not have registered yet.
• Make sure you typed in your e-mail address EXACTLY as you did when you registered.
• You did not type in your password correctly. Passwords are case sensitive; check your Caps-Lock key.
• If you've forgotten your password, you can have it e-mailed to you by clicking the link here.

Click here to go the home page and log in.

Browsers and Compatibility

Low Feature Version

Your browser is either not fully supported, or not properly configured to access the Full version of the Virtual Text site. This is a stripped down version of the site, which contains exactly the same books and sections, but has none of the special tools or features that are available to users with supported browsers.

It is recommended only for slow internet connections, or browsers for users with special needs.

At this time, the Full version of Virtual Text officially supports the following browsers:

• Netscape Navigator (version 6.x or higher).
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• Internet Explorer (version 5.1 or Higher).
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• Mozilla (version 1.3 or Higher).
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Virtual Text tools for advanced browsers include:

• Highlighting.
• Downloads of figures and PDFs.
• Add and modify notes on section pages.
• Customizable display and figure views.
• Slideshow feature.
• Convenient glossary pop-ups.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns that have not been addressed, please contact Virtual Text support.