Guides: VLeBooks: About

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Recommended for: Ebooks
Ebooks from different publishers on a wide variety of subjects.
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Description
Select Read Online to read an ebook.
We list all ebooks from VLeBooks in our library catalogue and Library Search.
Some ebooks have simultaneous user limits set by the publisher. If the book is in use, try again in 15 minutes.
Select Copy to find out how many pages you can copy. The number of pages varies, depending on the publisher.
You can:
- Search the full text of an ebook
- Make notes
- Overlay colours
Full text availability
Use Read Online to view full book.
To download ebooks for 24 hours to your Personal NOT University PC, Mac, or mobile device you must have already loaded suitable reader software and registered with Adobe. You can download an ebook to multiple devices, but each device must have suitable software and the same Adobe registered id.
Setup is simple and free. Detailed instructions: PC or Mac, Android devices, Apple iOS

Platform
VLeBooks (Askews and Holts)

About

All our ebooks from VLeBooks are included in the Library catalogue and Library Search.
You may read them online on and off campus.
Log in using your University ID and password.
When browsing or searching the VLeBook website select Read Online to read an ebook.

Please note: some ebooks have simultaneous user limits set by the publisher. If you get a message stating the book is already in use, just try again in 15 minutes.

Printing

The number of pages you can print varies, depending on the copyright restrictions on each title set by the publisher.

Use the Print button (screenshot below) to find out how many pages you can print from an ebook.

Downloading

VLeBooks allow you to copy a section from a page or one single page at a time. The amount you are allowed to copy depends on the publisher. Select Copy to find out how many pages you can copy from an ebook.

Some eBook titles from VLeBooks are downloadable. You cannot read a downloaded VLeBook on an University PC or Mac. To download a title to your personal PC, Mac or mobile device for one day (24 hours) you will need e-Reading software. Please see the downloading section of this guide for more information about this option.