eBook User Guide

Ebook Central (ProQuest)

This includes the collections formerly known as ebrary and EBL eBooks

READ ONLINE

• Available for most computers, laptops, or tablets with an active Internet connection and a recent web browser
• See a list of supported devices, operating systems, and browsers

DOWNLOAD FOR OFFLINE USE

• Active Internet connection and web browser is required to download the ebook but not to read it later
• Install either Adobe Digital Editions or the Bluefire Reader app before downloading the ebook
• Ebooks are borrowed for two weeks. Download again if needed longer.
• May require a CSU Library login on and off campus
• Login instructions are on the login page and are the same as what is used for off campus access to library databases

• COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS
  • Requires Adobe Digital Editions (free)
    • Get Adobe Digital Editions free from adobe.com
    • If you have trouble installing ADE, see this Help note from Adobe
  • An Adobe ID is not needed to use Adobe Digital Editions on a computer but is required to transfer ebooks from the computer to another device or to register a mobile app
    1. Go to adobe.com
    2. click Sign In in the upper right
    3. click Get an Adobe ID and follow the instructions to register
    4. If you already have an Adobe ID and need help, see the Adobe Account Help page
• APPLE AND ANDROID MOBILE DEVICES
  • Need Bluefire Reader app (free) download
  • Need an Adobe ID (free) to register the Bluefire Reader app (see above)
• KINDLES
  1. Save chapter or selected pages as a PDF on a computer. See instructions under Chapter Download
  2. Connect to the computer and transfer to the Kindle, OR use Amazon's Send to Kindle option
• OTHER EREADERS, including Nook and Sony Reader
  1. Download to Adobe Digital Editions on a computer or laptop (see above)
  2. Connect to the computer and transfer to the device (free Adobe ID required, see above)
  3. See a list of portable devices compatible with Adobe Digital Editions
  4. For a Windows Surface Pro, use Adobe Digital Editions (not Bluefire)