Can I download an e-book for studying offline or without internet?
Answer
Yes, for the most part. You are able to read nearly all e-books online via a browser, on your desktop or laptop, and on iPad/iPhone and Android mobile devices, but some e-books can also be downloaded for offline use. Although downloading varies from e-book to e-book, generally:
- All of our e-books are available as chapter downloads in PDFs that you can keep forever
- Most of our publisher-provided e-books are available as whole-book downloads that you can keep forever
- Some of our main library provider e-books are available as whole-book downloads for a limited period of 24 hours. Where available, providers may ask you to read online first to reduce unnecessary downloads
If you want to know whether a specific e-book provider allows you to download a whole e-book, click here and select the desired e-book provider to learn more.
Note that you may need to download additional software or an app to read downloaded e-books offline. Click here to check what you need to do depending on your device.