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Reading ebooks - online and offline (downloading)

Read online 

Software requirements

No extra software required for reading ebooks online.

Reading online 

On the ebook's detailed record page, click Read Online.

Screenshot of Read Online button.

Once the ebook loads, you can either scroll through the pages or select chapters via the book's Contents menu.

After five minutes, you will be prompted to select a "loan length". This is not a loan, it is just for statistics, and you can keep reading online without having to download. For more instructions on how to read and navigate the Ebook Central Reader, please view the  ProQuest help guide.

Download (read offline)

Software requirements

To download an ebook for reading offline, you will require the following:

  • Adobe Digital Editions
    A free ebook viewer that allows you to download your selected title/s for reading offline.
  • Adobe ID
    A free account login to be used with Adobe Digital Editions.

How to download

After downloading the required software, click on the Download Book icon to the left of the screen or the Download Book icon underneath the Availability heading. 

Some books will allow you to download chapters at a time; this is specified under the Availability heading. 

Further information 

Read online 

Software requirements

No extra software required for reading ebooks online.

Reading online

 To read online, simply click on the title of the chaper you want to read. 

Download (read offline)

Software requirements

To download an ebook for reading offline, you will require the following:

  • Adobe Digital Editions
    A free ebook viewer that allows you to download your selected title/s for reading offline.
  • Adobe ID
    A free account login to be used with Adobe Digital Editions.

 

Download a chapter

To download a chapter click on the download icon beside the chapter title. You can also download individual chapters by clicking the on the download button located under the book title. Here you can also select your preferred format. (PDF or EPUB). There may be a limited on how many pages/chapters you can download. This limit is set by the publisher. 

Download a whole book

To download an ebook from EBSCO, you will need to create a free MyEBSCO account and log in. Once this is done, you can select an PDF or EPUB ( listed under Access options) and select download. 

Downloading and reading EBSCO ebooks to your mobile device. 

Please not that this video still refers to the older version of EBSCO ebooks, it has not yet been updated by EBSCO

Further information