Links for Emma and Alison’s PD Days e-book session on April 24, 2013.
Handouts & presentation:
- Pre-workshop survey
- e-books @ Langara – Prezi presentation
- e-books hands-on
- Downloading e-books to your iPad
- Downloading e-books to your Android device
- Downloading e-books to your e-reader
Langara e-book examples:
- an e-book on “e-reserve”
- e-book that CAN be downloaded as an entire book
- e-book that CAN’T be downloaded as an entire book
- link to a specific page in an ebrary e-book
- link to an ebrary Bookshelf folder, includes e-books with notes added
- a Safari e-book
Vendor support for Langara e-books:
- ebrary Knowledgebase
The Download category includes step-by-step guides plus a list of supported mobile devices. - EBSCO eBooks Help
Help on searching, viewing, note taking and downloading. - Safari Books Online help
Minimal info under ‘frequently asked questions’.
Downloading e-books with Adobe Digital Editions (ADE):
To download e-books from Langara or other libraries, you need an Adobe account.
That ties the e-books you download to your ID rather than the computer or device.
To download e-books onto a computer, you also need to download Adobe Digital Editions, a free software program.
To download e-books directly onto iPad, tablet, smartphone, or e-reader, you DON’T need to download ADE software.
ADE can be helpful if you want to transfer e-books from your computer to your mobile device.
The first time you run ADE, you’ll be prompted to authorize the application by entering an Adobe ID.
- Create an ADE account
Click on Sign in. On the next page, click on Create Adobe Account. - Download ADE for your computer/laptop here
- Digital Editions Supported Devices & Apps
Reader Apps we like:
- for iPad – Bluefire
- for Android – Aldiko
- for public library e-books, via iPad, Android or Surface – Overdrive
- for Surface/Windows 8 or RT – we haven’t used yet, but you could try Nook
Thinking of buying an e-reader?
- Reader Rocket
Allows you to easily compare e-readers.
Leisure reading / free books
- Vancouver Public Library (or your public library…)
Offers thousands of fiction & non-fiction e-books and audiobooks. You need your public library card to access them.
Public libraries use the Overdrive app for downloads to readers & devices. - Internet Archive Texts
Probably the largest collection of free e-books and texts available.
Many interesting sub-collections, including Canadian Libraries and the Pulp Magazine Archive. - Project Gutenberg
Over 40,000 free e-books. Titles are free because the copyright has expired in the U.S. - BookBub
An email service that sends a daily list of free and discounted e-books, based on a profile you create. Browse Recent Deals to get an idea of the content available.
Please email any un-answered questions as comments and we’ll do our best to find the answers.
Emma Lawson elawson@langara.bc.ca local 5464
Alison Curtis acurtis@langara.bc.ca local 5465
