I'm pretty sure most ebook files have so many copyproof features that your not going to be able to massage it to a text file or a printer. I tried an emagazine last year and could do nothing with it, even a simple cut and paste failed. No problem to view or read-- and thats it
Right click on the ebookname.exe file and point to Winzip in the popup.
Select Add to ebookname.exe from the next popup.
That will start Winzip select I agree and then OK.
You should now have a zipped file in the same directory as the original ebookname.exe file.
If you are looking for a good free zip program you should try Ken Wards Zipper. I have not used it since I got WinRAR full. Ken Wards Zipper was easy to use and seemed to be very stable.
I could be wrong (and I am wrong now and always), but ebooks that I have downloaded, check your SID's (system ID's) and refuse to open on a machine that doesn't have matching SID's.
If you do zip and send it, can the other person open it? I haven't had any such luck