Guide to E-books: E-book collections

You will need Adobe Digital Editions or Kortext to download e-books (read Installing e-reader software). Downloading e-books requires that you sign in to Ebook Central with your Turku UAS user ID.

• Sign in to Ebook central, find the e-book you need and click Full Download button > Select Laptop Desktop and if you use a private or a common computer. Click Continue and download Adobe Digital Editions to your computer. If you already have an e-book reader software installed on your computer select the option Done with this step > Select loan period and click Download Your Book > the E-book opens in the e-book reader.

E-books can be downloaded and opened with Adobe Digital Editions. Adobe Digital Editions is installed on all Turku UAS desktops.

Install free Kortext app into your computer or mobile device. Sign up and sign in.

How to install Adobe Digital Editions:

1. Install  Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. Download it for free from the  Adobe website.
2. Authorize your computer when you use Adobe Digital Editions for the first time. Authorizing is possible either with or without an Adobe ID.

• Authorize your computer without Adobe ID: bypass Adobe ID by selecting I want to authorize my computer without an ID. Select this option if you use a computer at Turku UAS classrooms or you don't have to read the book offline. You can also authorize the computer later if needed by choosing Help > Authorize computer.
• Authorize your computer with Adobe ID: create your Adobe ID by selecting Create an Adobe ID and use it when you authorize your device. Select this option if you are using a mobile device, would like to move e-books between computers or read e-books offline.

Restrictions vary by title. Please sign in to see the amount of pages available for printing and copying. Click (Book details -icon on the left side of the page).
If you have downloaded an e-book with Adobe Digital Editions, select Print to print the pages that are available for printing. Click Item info to see restrictions on printing and copying.

You can read books in a browser or download e-books to your device. For downloading an e-book you will need an Adobe Digital Editions app and an  Adobe ID. You can also read downloaded books in Kortext app.

• Sign in to Ebook central, find the e-book you need and click on the Full Download button > Select the device you are using (iOS / Android) and if you use a private or a common device. Click Continue and download Adobe Digital Editions to your device. If you already have an e-book reader software installed on your device select the option Done with this step > Select loan period and click Download Your Book > The e-book opens in the e-book reader.

ProQuest Ebook Central Guide

You will need the  Adobe Digital Editions e-book reader software to download e-books (read Installing Adobe Digital Editions). My EBSCOhost user account is required when downloading e-books. Create an account by selecting Sign In > Create a new account.

• Sign in with your My EBSCOhost account, search the e-book you need and select Download this eBook (Offline) > Choose the loan period from 1 to 7 days. For some e-books the loan period is automatically 7 days. > Click Checkout & Download > E-book opens in Adobe Digital Editions.

E-books can be downloaded and opened with Adobe Digital Editions. Adobe Digital Editions is installed on all Turku UAS desktops. 

How to install Adobe Digital Editions:

1. Install  Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. Download it for free from the  Adobe website.
2. Authorize your computer when you use Adobe Digital Editions for the first time. Authorizing is possible either with or without an Adobe ID.

• Authorize your computer without Adobe ID: bypass Adobe ID by selecting I want to authorize my computer without an ID. Select this option if you use a computer at Turku UAS classrooms or you don't have to read the book offline. You can also authorize the computer later if needed by choosing Help > Authorize computer.
• Authorize your computer with Adobe ID: create your Adobe ID by selecting Create an Adobe ID and use it when you authorize your device. Select this option if you are using a mobile device, would like to move e-books between computers or read e-books offline.

Restrictions vary by title. Select Save Pages to see how many pages are available for printing. Choose the pages you would like to print and open or save the file as PDF. This file is now available for printing.

If you have downloaded an e-book with Adobe Digital Editions, select Print to print the pages that are available for printing. Click Item info to see restrictions on printing and copying.

There are two ways to make notes:

• Open the book in a browser as PDF and click My Notes at the top of the column on the left. Create a new note by clicking New Note. The note is added to the page you are currently reading.
• Select Tools > Create Note if you want to make a note that is added to the entire book. This is possible even before you have opened the e-book.

To save your notes, sign into your EBSCOhost account using the Sign In link in the top toolbar.

You can read e-books

• in the EBSCO Mobile app,
• on a browser or
• download e-books on your own device by using Adobe Digital Editions.

You need a My EBSCOHost user account to log into apps and Adobe Digital Editions. If you already have the IDs, first log into My EBSCOhost account on a browser and after that to the app. In addition, Adobe ID is required to use the Adobe Digital Editions. Learn more on Installing e-book reader software. My EBSCOhost account requires a reauthorization every 90 days to confirm that you are still eligible for use of material obtained by your organization. The reauthorization must be done in the browser using the authentication method chosen by your organization. Instructions for reauthorization. 

N.B. You may have to change the settings on your phone, if you are using the latest models. For Apple devices, the system update will do, but on Android devices you need to allow links to open in other applications (settings > apps > Samsung internet: settings > useful functions > open links in other applications).

EBSCO Help
EBSCO eBooks - User Guide 
EBSCO Mobile app - Installation and authentication FAQs
EBSCO Mobile app - Quick start guide
EBSCO eBooks on the EBSCO Mobile App (video)
Downloading EBSCO Audiobooks app
EBSCO Audiobooks - Tutorial (video)

You will need the Adobe Digital Editions e-book reader software or app (only for iOS devices) to download e-books. Read more under Installing e-book reader software and Mobile use.

To renew your loans, click My account > Current dowloads tab > Extend loan. A pop-up window that says Title reserved appears. This means that the loan will renew when the loan period expires.

If the book you have chosen to download is being read by another user, you can place a hold on it. Enter your email and click Reserve. When the book becomes available for you to download, you will get an email. You will also be notified when you sign in to VLeBooks. N.B. The book is held reserved for you for 1 day. The reserved books can be found on the Reservations tab of your account (My account).

E-books can be downloaded and opened with Adobe Digital Editions. Adobe Digital Editions is installed on all Turku UAS desktops. N.B. Turku UAS staff: if you get a notice Unable to download. Error getting License during download, try to log in to Creative Cloud and try again. If it doesn't help, contact ServiceDesk and ask to redownload Adobe Digital Editions to your laptop. 

How to install Adobe Digital Editions:

1. Install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. Download it for free from the Adobe website.
2. Authorize your computer when you use Adobe Digital Editions for the first time. 

• Authorize your computer with Adobe ID: create your Adobe ID by selecting Create an Adobe ID and use it when you authorize your device. Select this option if you are using a mobile device, would like to move e-books between computers or read e-books offline.

Restrictions vary by title. On Read online mode click the Print icon at the top right corner of the page to see how many pages are available for printing. Choose the pages you would like to print or save the file as PDF. This file is now available for printing.

If you have downloaded an e-book with Adobe Digital Editions, click Item info to see restrictions on printing and copying. Click Print to choose what pages to print.

Make notes:

• Open the book in a Read online mode and select Annotations (box and pen icon) from the menu on the left. Create a new note by clicking Note icon. The note will be placed on the page you are reading. Notes are not available for downloaded books.

There are two ways to make bookmarks on Read online mode:

• Open the book in a Read online mode and select Annotations (box and paper icon) from the menu on the left. Click Bookmark icon. The bookmark is added to the page you are currently reading.
• Move mouse to the top right corner of the page until light blue bookmark appears. Click the bookmark to Create a new bookmark.

On downloaded book you can create bookmarks by clicking Create bookmark on the top left side of the page. 

Notes and bookmarks will remain until the book is returned. 

You can read e-books in a browser or download e-books on your own device by using  Adobe Digital Editions. To do this you will also need an Adobe ID.  

The system will log you out in 30 min. Refresh the page and click Shibboleth (see picture).

You will be directed Sign in to VLeBooks pagem where you are asked to either choose or write your institution name.

After doing this, log in with your Haka-login. 

Reader help and user guide (VLeBooks)