The following table provides basic information about the functionality and features available from some of our ebook vendors.
|
Vendor |
Format | Checkout/Loan Period | Download/Compatible Devices | Printing | Simultaneous Use? |
| eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
PDF or ePub | 21 Days |
Complete Book or Chapter Kindle, Nook, or any device that |
60 page maximum |
Yes Approx. 3% of Titles are single-use |
| Ebook Central (ProQuest) | PDF or ADE* | 7 or 14 days |
Complete Book or Chapter Any device that supports |
10-60 page maximum |
Yes |
| Business Expert Press (part of Ebook Central) |
PDF or ADE | 7 days |
60 pages or Complete Book Any device that supports |
60 page maximum | Yes |
| Credo Reference | HTML or PDF | N/A |
Individual articles Any device that can read PDFs |
Individual articles | Yes |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | HTML or PDF | N/A |
Individual articles Any device that can read PDFs |
Individual articles | Yes |
| JSTOR | N/A |
Individual Chapters |
Chapters | Yes | |
| MyiLibrary | HTML or ADE | 14 days |
10% of total pages Any device that supports |
10% of total pages | Yes |
| NC LIVE Homegrown eBook Collection | Unlimited |
Complete Book |
No | Yes | |
|
OverDrive |
PDF or ePUB or Kindle | 21 days |
Complete Book Kindle, Nook, or any device that |
No printing supported | Yes |
| Oxford Scholarship Online | PDF or HTML | N/A |
Chapter Any device that can read PDFs |
Chapter | Yes |
| Safari Books Online (Now O'Reilly Safari) | HTML | N/A |
No Downloading Apps for iPad, iPhone, Android |
Page at a time | Yes |
| Sage Knowledge | PDF or HTML | N/A |
Chapter Any device that can read PDFs |
Chapter | Yes |
| Wiley Online Library Books | N/A |
Complete Book or Chapter Any device that can read PDFs |
Chapter | Yes |
* ADE in the format column stands for Adobe Digital Editions
