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Ebook Central is one of the largest ebook databases that the Thompson Library subscribes to. Its books show up in the results from the "Search All," "Library Catalog," and "E-book" search box on the library's homepage. This guide will help you read and download books from this database.
Ebook Central includes access to approximately 1 million books, and individual books purchased on the Ebook Central platform.
It contains e-books in many different academic subject areas, including:
* Business & Economics
* Computers & IT
* Education
* Engineering & Technology
* History & Political Science
* Humanities
* Interdisciplinary & Area Studies
* Language, Literature & Linguistics
* Law, International Relations & Public Policy
* Life Sciences
* Medical
* Nursing & Allied Health
* Physical Sciences
* Psychology & Social Work
* Religion, Philosophy & Classics
* Sociology & Anthropology
Ebook Central content can be downloaded to iPad, iPhone, etc. For instructions, go to the "Download and Print ebooks" page on this guide.
Note: Printing and downloading from most of these books is limited to a maximum of "up to 60 pages" per book, or less--the page number limit for printing and downloading varies from book to book, and may be as low as 10 pages. For more information, see the "Download and Print ebooks" page on this guide or the Support Center website.
Content Type: E-books
Coverage: 1628-present