ProQuest Ebook Central offers flexible options for downloading content. Select "Download" from the Book Details Page or the Online Reader.
If using a mobile device, the Adobe Ebook Central Reader App is free from the Apple App Store and Google Play.
The Ebook Central Reader App is currently only available for download on personal devices, not university computers.
Select loan length. The available options will depend on your institution's settings.
Select the number of days you wish to download the book for. You should now be able to read the book offline using the Ebook Central App.
A book cannot be checked back into Ebook Central early, but will simply "expire" from your device's reader when the time is up.
Select Download the app. You will need the code to register your device.
Select a download option for your device.
You can download a chapter PDF from the Table of Contents on the Book Details Page.
The PDFs are searchable, selectable, and include a citation and do not expire. Chapter downloads require users to sign-in to their Ebook Central account or continue as Guest. Benefits to signing in include increased copy, print and download allowances, access to your personal Ebook Central Bookshelf where you can save books, chapters, and create/save annotations – and it’s free (and easy)!
A chapter download is counted the same as print and will be taken into account by the allowances of the book.
Each book's print/download and copy allowance is displayed on the Book Details page and can vary depending on the publisher. Once you have printed/chapter downloaded a page, the allowance automatically counts down. The allowance will reset after 24 hours, giving you the full number of pages to copy/print/download again
You can also download a chapter or print pages through the Online Reader's icons.
The Chapter Download Icon will allow you to download the current chapter. The Print icon will allow you to input a page range. It will then download those pages in PDF. In order to print, you must use your PDF Reader's print functionality.
Read print-to-PDF and chapter download titles on any device that supports .PDF file types – from Kindles and tablets to laptops and mobile devices. Users may transfer files between devices without support limitation.
