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Finding books and eBooks

eBook Central

You can access  Ebook Central eBooks from Library Search results or the Library Indexes and Databases page.

You may find many of the eBooks on your resource list are available on the eBook Central site.

Reading Online

Reading your chosen text online is easy; simply click 'read online' and you will be presented with options to bookmark, highlight, search or take advantage of accessibility features such as 'read aloud'. You can also add the title to your bookshelf to return to at a later date.

For more information watch the online tutorial.

Downloading your reading from Ebook Central

You can also choose to download chapters or complete copies of eBooks to your device for offline reading. Watch this video guide to learn more.

For more information about using Ebook Central check out the handy video guide below:

When you add notes to E-books, they are automatically saved on the eBook platform and will be there when you return.  You may want to export these notes for assignments etc.

Ebook Central

To export notes from Ebook Central

  • Go to your Bookshelf on Ebook Central.  This will show which titles have annotations in them.

 

  • Find the title you want to export the notes from
  • Click on the three dots to the right hand side of the title
  • Click on Export notes as shown in the image below

The document below shows you how to copy text and print pages or sections from VLE and Ebook Central eBooks.

The short video below shows how to add notes and highlights to eBooks on the VLeBooks and Ebook Central platforms.

Troubleshooting

Can't find the text you're looking for?

  • Try using Library Search to see if it is available on one of our databases. If you still can't find it, contact the Library.

Having trouble opening your downloaded eBook?

Want to take a break and not sure how to save your place for later?

  • Simply click on the 'bookmark' icon in the book you are reading to save you page and remember to add the title to your 'bookshelf' so you can access it quickly next time.

Can't see an option to download your eBook?

  • Due to publisher restrictions some eBooks can't be downloaded.

eBook has been reserved for someone else?

  • Some eBooks are limited to one or two users at a time. Simply add your e-mail address to the reservation queue and you will be notified when it is next available.

The eBook closed on its own?

  • Some eBooks will time out after a period of inactivity, to avoid this be sure to regularly turn the page every 15 minutes. If you cannot reopen the eBook it may be that another user is accessing the book and you are placed in a queue.