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Ebook Guide

Download & read offline

Downloading an ebook for offline reading gives you the opportunity to save the book locally on your device for a specified period of time. Downloading the book requires an Internet connection, but once the downloading is completed, access to the book is possible even when you are not connected to the Internet.

The required steps for downloading an ebook are described below.

1. Ensure your selected database supports offline downloading

Keep in mind that not all ebook databases support offline downloading. Among the databases available at the ACG Libraries, Ebook Central and the eBook Collection allow you to download ebooks for offline use. O'Reilly for Higher Education, though, does not.

2. Install Adobe Digital Editions

To be able to download and read an ebook on your device, you, first, need to install an ebook reader called Adobe Digital Editions. This reader is required to download ebooks from both Ebook Central and the eBook Collection databases. It is compadible with Windows PCs and Mac as well as with Android (phone, tablet) and iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod touch) devices. You may download it free of charge from the Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.11 Installers page.

3. Create a personal account on the ebook database

To download an ebook you must have a personal account on the database you wish to download the ebook from. Personal database accounts are created by you and are not related to your ACG network or ACGMail accounts. However, we suggest you use your ACG email and password when you create one, as this will make it easier for you to remember your credentials.

If you don't have an account, click one of the buttons below to find out how to create one.

Create an account on Ebook Central

To create a personal account in Ebook Central database, follow the steps below:
  1. Go to Ebook Central .
  2. Click "Sign In" at the top right.
  3. Click "Create Account" at the bottom.
  4. Fill out the form and click "Create Account".

You have now successfully created your Ebook Central database account!

Create an account on eBook Collection

To create a personal account in eBook Collection database, follow the steps below:
  1. Go to the eBook Collection .
  2. Click "Sign In" at the top bar.
  3. Click "Don't have an account? Sign up".
  4. Fill out the form and click "Create account".

You have now successfully created your eBook Collection database account!

4. Download an ebook

After you have installed an ebook reader and created a personal account in your preferred ebook database, you can start downloading the ebook of your preference. The proceedure for downloading an ebook may differ depending on the database. Click one of the buttons below to find out how to download an ebook from Ebook Central or the eBook Collection.

Download ebooks from Ebook Central

To download an ebook from Ebook Central, follow the steps below:
  1. Sign in to your Ebook Central personal account.
  2. Click the download icon Ebook Central download icon from the results page or the Ebook Central download book button button from the ebook's detail page.
  3. A window will pop up asking you to:
    • select what device you are using.
    • confirm that you have already installed the required ebook reader. If you haven't done so already, you may click "Get Adobe Digital Editions" to install it now.
    • select the preferred loan length and download format.
    • download the ebook.
  4. Save the downloaded .acsm file.
  5. Double click on this file to open the ebook directly with Adobe Digital Editions. If it doesn’t open automatically, right-click on the file, click "Open with", and then select the ebook reader.

The ebook is checked out successfully for the selected loan period!

Once the loan period elapses, you will no longer be able to access the ebook in Adobe Digital Editions. If you still need it, you may download it anew.

Download ebooks from eBook Collection

To download an ebook from the eBook Collection, follow the steps below:
  1. Sign in to your eBook Collection personal account.
  2. Click the Ebook Collection full download button icon from the results or the ebook's detail page.
  3. A window will pop up asking you to:
    • select the download format.
    • confirm that you have already installed the required ebook reader. If you haven't done so already, you may click "Adobe Digital Editions" to install it now.
  4. Click "Full Download".
  5. Save the downloaded .acsm file.
  6. Double click on this file to open the ebook directly with Adobe Digital Editions. If it doesn’t open automatically, right-click on the file, click "Open with", and then select the ebook reader.

The ebook is checked out successfully for four (4) weeks!

Once the loan period elapses, you will no longer be able to access the ebook in Adobe Digital Editions. If you still need it, you may download it anew.