LibGuides: E-Books Guide: E-Books @ FAU Libraries

E-Books in Academic Libraries

E-Textbooks for Rent

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
VitalSource
ecampus (etextbooks)
Textbook Rental Options (Consumer Affairs)
This site lists some textbook rental companies, including review, and below that is info and questions to ask when choosing a textbook rental company.

E-Books @ FAU Libraries

Some of our Selected E-Book Providers have options for downloading and/or printing portions of e-books on a temporary basis. Please click on the links below for more information on Downloading E-Books.

Books@Ovid
This resource includes full text, references, updates, and graphics from some of the most respected sources in medicine, nursing, and pharmacology.

Books@Ovid - Downloading Instructions

Early English Books Online (EEBO)
eBooks are NOT available for downloading at this time from EBSCOhost. You may read these ebooks while logged into the FAU Libraries (use Off-Campus Connect/EZproxy if off campus).
ebooks on EBSCOhost
eBooks are NOT available for downloading at this time from EBSCOhost. You may read these ebooks while logged into the FAU Libraries (use Off-Campus Connect/EZproxy if off campus).
ProQuest Ebook Central
Collection of electronic books purchased by the FAU Libraries .

eBook Center ebrary Download Instructions (and more!)
Download instructions, how-to's, and more are provided.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
What if I want to take an article with me? Can I print it? E-mail it? Download a copy? Read it with an eReader? Yes! Use the article toolbar to print, e-mail and download to an html or PDF file. You can also download an mp3 of the article and download for use with an eReader. Click here for a video on how to download.

Other Electronic Books at FAU Libraries

Media Center E-Book Readers

The Boca Campus Library has several E-readers (Kindles and Nook) avaiable for lending. They are pre-loaded with a selection of recent best-sellers, popular fiction and non-fiction books on a variety of topics. Additional titles may be added (see below).

Look at information about requesting an E-reader to borrow and borrowing policies, and browse the FAU Libraries LibraryThing account to see what titles are already available.