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Ebooks: Ebrary

An overview of ebooks and ebook collections available at the Baylor University Libraries, including information on downloading ebooks for offline reading.

Downloading Ebook Central Ebooks

At this time only a portion (maximum of 60 pages, some times less, some times more depending on the publisher) of an Ebook Central e-book can be downloaded.  It will download as a PDF and will be accessible on any device that has the Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar app installed on it.  To download a file from an Ebook Central e-book, do the following:

  1. Login to your Ebook Central account with your Bear ID and password. You will be prompted to login to your Ebook Central account whenever you use the download function.
  2. Click on the "Download" button associated with the e-book you want to download.
  3. From the "Download options", select a chapter or a range of pages to download and click the "OK" button.

  4. Once the download is complete, the appropriate software (Adobe Acrobat Reader, for example) or app on your device should prompt you to open and/or save the file.

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