Full text, searchable e-books with multi-user access
Read online or download chapters
Multi-disciplinary coverage for academic topics
| Contains | Full e-books on a range of topics, including arts and humanities, sciences, social sciences, business, technology, history, language and literature. |
|---|---|
| Best for | Academic reading and research. |
| Multi-user? | Unlimited users may access and download books simultaneously. |
| Printing Limits | Varies by book (determined by publisher); typically you can print up to 40%. |
| Download Limits | Download chapters or whole books. Check out books for 21 days with an account. Books can be read online without check-out. |
You will need:
Most devices will have an application for both of these functions already installed.
You will need:
or
You may be prompted to enter your library barcode and password, which is located on the back of your student ID, OR your LSC email/password, if you are attempting to access the Ebook Central database from an off-campus location.
Just navigate to the site using the browser software on your mobile device. There's no supporting app available, but the site is supposed to be responsive and mobile-friendly.
Ebook Central allows you to download e-book chapters as PDF files. You can transfer the PDF to your Kindle using Amazon's Send To Kindle software. You can also transfer an entire downloaded e-book to your Kindle, but this process requires a few extra steps.
The first step in this process is to sign up for a user account in the Ebook Central database. You will also need an Adobe ID.
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