Read a ProQuest Ebook Central Book

Sign in to Primo before conducting any search for Online Resources

To read the e-book through your web browser click the Read Online tab

To listen online using Read&Write screen reader:

• First install the extension Read&Write for Chrome, Edge or Firefox if you do not already have it
• The first time you use the extension you will need to click Microsoft and sign in using your Aberystwyth University account details
• Open the Ebook Central ebook
• Click Settings in the top right-hand corner
• Click Profile
• Select Enable Accessibility Mode and then Save Changes
• Return to the Ebook Central ebook and click the Read&Write extension symbol to make the toolbar visible

• Select the text you want to start from, then click the ► button

To Download a Chapter

• Click Read Online

• Select the chapter in the table of contents

• Click the Chapter Download button

• Choose a citation style and click Continue
• Click Open PDF to download your chapter

For Full Download

• Open the Ebook Central eBook you want to download and click Sign In

• You will be prompted to enter your Aberystwyth University username and password if you’re not signed in automatically
• Click on Profile

• Then click Manage / Get Code

To reach the Manage Your Devices page

• Install the Ebook Central app:
  • If you’re using a personal device, click Download the App, then click on the Download or app store button for your preferred platform to download the installer
  • If you’re using a University-owned device, search instead for EbookCentral in the Company Portal (Windows) (how do I do that?) or Self Service (Mac/iOS) (how do I do that?) and install it

• Once the app is installed, return to the Manage Your Devices page and click Get Registration Code
• A registration code will then be generated. This code will need to be entered in the App on your new device

• Open the app on your device. You’ll be prompted to enter the registration code and click Submit

• Return to the eBook you want to download
• Click Download Book from the left-hand menu, or the Full Download icon if you’ve already opened the book in the online reader

• Select loan length, then Confirm
• You will see a screen that says, "This book will now appear in the Ebook Central app on all your devices"

• Open the app on your device. The book you borrowed will appear

• Click Download. Once complete, the Read option will appear over the book’s cover

To listen to a downloaded Ebook Central ebook:

• Select PDF Aloud from the Read&Write toolbar

• Select the ebook file
• Click the text you want to start from
• Click ►

Printing from a ProQuest Ebook Central Book

In order to comply with copyright law, the publisher will only allow you to print a certain percentage of the e-book. The default for ProQuest Ebook Central is 20% of the book for copy and 40% of the book for print or chapter download to PDF.

• Click the Print button

• Select the page(s) you wish to print as well as a citation style and click Continue

• Click Open PDF
• This will create a PDF which you can save or print from

Advice on Off-Campus Access for Ebook Central e-books

After clicking view online, you will be prompted for your Aber username and password via Shibboleth.

• Click Open source in new window

If using Internet Explorer ignore any messages to close the browser and instead click Open source in new window

Alternatively, you can set up a VPN which bypasses the need to sign in. More information can be found here.