Create a My EBSCOhost Account. In order to download EBSCO Audiobooks to your portable device and listen with the Audiobooks app, you must create a personal My EBSCOhost account to authenticate the app. To create a personal account: Log into EBSCOhost and click the “Sign In” link along the top of the page. Click “Create a new Account.”.
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| Content | Contains more than 20.000 e-books and audio books. Mostly books in Swedish but also some in English, both fiction and non-fiction. | Contains about 185.000 e-books from different disciplines. Books in English, only non-fiction. | Books in English, only non-fiction. A small collection. | Books from Finnish publishers. Non-fiction. A small collection. | Contains about 400.000 e-books from different disciplines. Books in English, only non-fiction |
| Where can I find the books? | Books in Elib can be found through the Libguides or directly on http://arcada.elib.se Course books available in Elib can also be found in Arcada Finna. | Books in Ebook Central can be found through the Libguides or Arcada Finna. | Books in Ebsco can be found through the Libguides, Arcada Finna or directly on Ebsco | Books in Ellibs can be found through the Libguidesor directly on Ellibs | Books in Perlego can be found through the Libguides or directly on Perlego |
How to log in? | With Arcada’s library card. Log in with your library card number and your PIN-code. | Through Arcada Finna or the Libguides. Log in on remote with your Arcada user name and password. | Log in on remote with your Arcada user name and password. | Log in with your Arcada user name and password. | Register with your Arcada e-mail address and the code for your institution. Contact the Arcada library in case you do not know what code to use. |
Read e-books on a computer (PC, Mac) | Most of the e-books can be read in your web browser. The books can also be downloaded and read offline, except from Arcada’s computers if you are a student. For downloading e-books you need: - the reading software Adobe Digital Editions | The books can be read directly in the web browser. Most of the books can also be downloaded and read offline, except from Arcada’s computers if you are a student. For downloading e-books you need: - the reading software Adobe Digital Editions, in case you want to download an entire book. Single chapters can be printed or downloaded as PDF-files - a user account in Ebook Central (Sign In > Create account) | The books can be read directly in the web browser. The books can also be downloaded and read offline, except from Arcada’s computers if you are a student. For downloading e-books you need: - the reading software Adobe Digital Editions - a user account in Ebsco | The books can be read directly in the web browser. The books can also be downloaded and read offline, except from Arcada’s computers if you are a student. For downloading e-books you need: - the reading software Adobe Digital Editions | The books can be read directly in the web browser. |
Read e-books on iPad or iPhone | - Biblio app (from AppStore) or - the reading app Bluefire Reader - Adobe-ID | - Adobe Digital Editions - an Ebook Central-account (Sign In > Create account) | - the reading app Ebsco Ebooks - an Ebsco-account | - Ellibs app (from AppStore) | - Perlego app (from AppStore) |
Read e-books on Android (smart phone/ tablet) | - Biblio app (from Google Play) | - Adobe Digital Editions - an Ebook Central-account (Sign In > Create account) | - the reading app Ebsco Ebooks - an Ebsco-account | - Ellibs app (from Google Play) | - Perlego app (from Google Play) |
Listen to audio books (smart phone/ tablet) | - Biblio app (from Google Play / AppStore) it is also possible to listen offline | ||||
Listen to audio books (PC/Mac) | Audio books can be listened to online as streamed audio. | ||||
| Loan period | After 28 days the file will stop working, but the e-book can be borrowed again. Unlimited simultaneous users. | If you have downloaded the book: Unlimited simultaneous users for most of the titles. | Normally 1 or 3 simultaneous users. 1-7 days, if you have downloaded the book. | Normally 7 or 14 days depending on title Different number of copies of the titles available for borrowing Possible to reserve titles that are on loan, also possible to return titles | Unlimited access to all titles, unlimited simultaneous users. |
| Printing | Printing is not allowed | How many pages you are allowed to print depends on the title | How many pages you are allowed to print depends on the title | Printing is not allowed | Printing is not allowed |
| More information | FAQ | Instructions | FAQ |