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e-Textbooks tutorials

In this e-textbook tutorial, part 1, the course readings system at Frontier Nursing University, KeyLinks, will be introduced. Students will be shown how to access and navigate the course readings system and how to tell if a course has an e-textbook available from the library.

Saving & Printing eBooks

Most e-Textbooks cannot be downloaded in full (like you can with an eBook from Amazon, for example). However, most platforms allow you to print or save a limited number of pages at a time. Please see below for what's allowed and instructions for each platform.

  • use your brower's print function
    • can "Save as PDF" for PDF export
  • entire chapter at a time, including figures/tables
    • figures & images can also be saved individually as jpeg or PowerPoint slides
  • set up a personal account to:
    • see "Print" button on chapter view
    • save favorite chapters
    • take self-assessment quizzes
  • page limits on printing/saving
    • ​will display under "Publisher Permissions" in either detailed record or on side menu (usually 100 pages for unlimited access titles, and 60 pages for limited-user titles)
    • use the side menu to download entire sections or chapters (as long as within the page limit)
  • to save PDF to Google Drive
    • open the ebook in either PDF or EPUB format
      • the Google Drive option on the detailed record page will export the title information, not any of the contents
    • using the menu bar along the top of the reader, select Google Drive
      • authorize your Google Drive account to work with EBSCO
      • select which pages to export, or select chapter or section (if within page limits)
      • click Export
    • a folder titled "EBSCO" will be created within your Google Drive, and exported PDFs will be available there
      • PDFs are automatically named after the book title, so you may need to rename them to match the pages or chapters they contain
  • set up a personal account to:
    • create and save notes
  • pages limits on printing/saving
    • display on the item's table of contents page
    • vary depending on the length of the book
  • use the table of contents page to download entire chapters
    • click on "show subsections" if chapters are not visible
  • personal Bookshelf
    • ProQuest automatically creates personalized Bookshelf based on FNU email address
    • highlights and annotations will be saved within the system
      • but do not appear on saved PDFs or printed pages
    • annotations can be downloaded from your Bookshelf as text files
  • use the table of contents page to download entire chapters (no page limits on downloading)
    • click on arrows next to part/section title to see chapters within each section
  • use the table of contents page to download entire chapters
    • to download multiple chapters at once, select the checkbox next to each chapter, then click on "Download PDF (zip)"
  • chapters can also be sent to Kindle, Dropbox, or Google Drive