Is it possible to transfer OS X Lion, Mountain lion to a flash drive after purchasing it?

I called 1800-my-apple, to purchase OS X MOUNTAIN LION. I have been told by the representative, that I'll be receiving a email containing the software and later on. I'll be receiving the product key. Would i be able to transfer it to a flash drive. just to perform a fresh install on my macbook, when ever I want.

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Of course. After installing Mountain Lion, you should know that the installer is deleted, so before upgrading and after finishing the download, close the installer and use Lion Diskmaker to create a DVD or USB drive with Mountain Lion > http://liondiskmaker.com
The USB drive or DVD will contain the OS X Mountain Lion installer, which can be used without an Internet connection. To start up from it, hold the Option (Alt) key while your Mac is starting and choose the DVD or USB drive. After starting up from this USB drive or DVD, you can use Disk Utility to erase the hard disk. Make a backup of your files before erasing the hard disk

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