Question:
How can I download e-books?
Our answer:
You can read e-books in VLeBooks and E-book Central within your internet browser by clicking the Read Online button. But you can also download e-books for a limited period of time.
VLeBooks
You can download a book for a maximum of 30 days at a time. For some books, you can only download it for 1 day at a time, so that other students can read it (like in a physical library). There is no limit to the number of times you can download a book.
You can read downloaded books using Adobe Digital Editions or the VLeBooks app. See our How do I use the VLeBooks app? FAQ.
E-book Central
To download a whole book from E-Book Central, you need to use the E-Book Central app. See our How do I download books from E-Book Central? FAQ.
You can find out how long you can view a downloaded book on the book’s page in E-book Central. There is no limit to the number of times you can download a book.
You can also download a limited number of individual chapters, which do not expire. You can do this with any PDF viewing software, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free from the Abode website.
Cambridge Core
Some books within Cambridge Core require a personal account with Cambridge in order to access some additional features such as printing and annotating. See our guide to creating a personal account for Cambridge Core.
To read some Cambridge Core books offline you will also need the Cambridge Spiral e-reader app, which you can download to your mobile or desktop device from here. On the book’s page in Cambridge Core, click the ‘Add to offline bookshelf’ button and login with your Cambridge account if prompted.
The book will then appear when you log into your account within the Cambridge Spiral app and you will be able to download it to your device and read it offline until the expiry date show in the app.
Once the book expires (usually in 6-12 months), you can repeat the process to continue reading the book offline in Cambridge Spiral. You can have up to 20 books on your online bookshelf at any one time.
If you have any problems downloading an e-book, please contact us.