Downloadable eBooks & NC LIVE
Currently NC LIVE purchases eBook content from the following providers:
- eBooks on EBSCOhost (24,600 titles)
- Gale: Gale Virtual Reference Library (25 titles)
- ABC-CLIO (200 titles)
- MyILibrary eBooks (370 titles)
- Learning Express Library (194 titles)
But, what can be downloaded versus viewed online? Each of our providers offers downloading eBooks differently, the chart below will help you compare NC LIVE's eBook services.
| Vendor | Downloadable? | Partial or Entire Book | Format | Cost | # of Eligible Books | Title List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eBooks on EBSCOhost | Yes | Entire | ePub * | Complimentary. Please contact your EBSCO representative to process the order. | EBSCO ebooks | |
| GVRL | Yes | Partial: 1 chapter at a time | Included | 25 / 25 | GVRL eBooks | |
| ABC-CLIO | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| MyiLibrary | Yes | 111 titles for full download; others partial (10 pages at a time) | ePub via Adobe Digital Editions; PDF for partial download | Included | 111 /370 | Downloadable MyiLibrary eBooks |
| Learning Express Library | Yes | Entire | Included | 194 / 194 | LEL eBooks | |
| Open Library (content partner) | Yes | Entire | ePub via Adobe Digital Editions | Free | 200,000+ |
* ePub is a web standard for eBook delivery and DRM protected format. It requires a free software download in order to transfer to a portable device.
Borrowing eBooks
| Vendor | Checkout Period | Maximum # of downloads per user | Maximum # of holds per user | Can other users view a title while it is checked out? | Can titles be returned early? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eBooks on EBSCOhost | 7 days | 50 | 50 | No (note that there is often more than one available copy of a given title) | Yes |
| MyiLibrary | 14 days | 25 | 25 | Yes, all titles can always be viewed in the browser by all users | No |
| Open Library (content partner) | 14 days | 5 | N/A | No | Yes |
Devices that Support ePub Format
The ePub format can be viewed online using the following software: Calibre, Adobe Digital Editions (ADE), Stanza, and a few others.
Portable eBook Reader devices that support the ePub (and PDF) formats: ePubBooks
Free Downloadable eBook Services
ePubBooks hundreds of free titles in the public domain or purchase contemporary fiction.
Google Books has more than 500,000 free public domain titles in the ePub format.
Project Gutenberg has over 30,000 titles - they are all free public domain titles.
Ebook Center has a smaller collection with 1,400 free public domain titles.
| Attachment | Size |
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| MyiLbrary_downloadable_titles.xls | 56 KB |