u/Bcookin34

I have just discovered DK and its various series of books. I love the illustrated encyclopedias and was interested in taking one or two on a trip but I’m not quite confident in the internet where I’m going. Many of these books turn out to be web-based reading only. Am I right in assuming that means they won’t be available offline? I tried turning off wifi on my laptop (the books really look best on a larger screen) and it didn’t look like it was loading the pictures which is kind of the point of the books. Am I doing something wrong?