{"id":645,"date":"2024-09-19T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T12:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/library\/?p=645"},"modified":"2024-09-19T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T12:24:28","slug":"how-to-download-an-e-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/library\/how-to-download-an-e-book\/","title":{"rendered":"How to download an e-book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/09\/download-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/09\/download-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/09\/download.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to download an e-book on your own device, this is how to do it on Ebsco E-books or ProQuest Ebook Central.<\/p>\n<p>For a <a href=\"#Text\">text version of the image<\/a>, see below. If you prefer video tutorials, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qkS6ASRnOuM\">Downloading Ebsco ebooks<\/a> (3:13 min) \/ Ebsco. Opens on YouTube.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OTA8P0CzpSc\">Ebook Central Downloads<\/a> (3:12 min) \/ ProQuest Training. Opens on YouTube.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/09\/Lataa-e-kirja-eng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1749\" height=\"2481\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a id=\"Text\"><\/a>Text version of the image<\/p>\n<h3>How to download an e-book<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to download an e-book on your own device, this is how to do it on Ebsco E-books or ProQuest Ebook Central.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Download Adobe Digital Editions<\/h4>\n<p>Most library e-books have been copyright protected. To read them, you need Adobe Digital Editions programme. Find it online and download from Adobe homepage.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Create a personal account<\/h4>\n<p>Create a personal account to the e-book provider (Ebsco, Ebook Central) and login. Now you will be able to download the e-book of your choice or part of it.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read your e-book on more than one device, you also need and Adobe ID. You can create it beforehand on Adobe homepage (account.adobe.com) or when you first open Digital Editions on your device.<\/p>\n<p>If you read e-books on one device only, you do not need an Adobe ID.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Download your e-book<\/h4>\n<p>Find the e-book you want to download and choose:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ebsco: Download<\/li>\n<li>Ebook Central: Download book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. Open your e-book<\/h4>\n<p>Open Digital Editions. Your e-book should be available on the bookshelf. If it is not, you need to find the downloaded file:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>File &gt; Add to library<\/li>\n<li>Locate the file. It is usually in Downloads folder. The file has been named as URLLink.acsm<\/li>\n<li>Choose Open, and your e-book will download on the reader programme.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Questions? Contact <a href=\"mailto:hamk.kirjasto@hamk.fi\">hamk.kirjasto@hamk.fi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to download an e-book on your own device, this is how to do it on Ebsco E-books or ProQuest Ebook Central. For a text version of the image, see below. If you prefer video tutorials, see: Downloading Ebsco ebooks (3:13 min) \/ Ebsco. Opens on YouTube. 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