You can find ebooks to read and download in Library Search or via one of the ebook databases. Many of the ebooks are available to download or loan for a period of time (usually up to 7 days).

The amount you can download from ProQuest Ebook Central is determined by the publishers. This means for some books you can:

• download the entire work,
• download a single chapter, or
• read online only

Ebooks on ProQuest Ebook Central are protected by digital rights management (DRM) to prevent unauthorised use and copying. Downloaded portions of the ebooks require software compatible with Adobe DRM to read.

Steps to download ebooks from ProQuest Ebook Central on computers and mobile devices

Computers:

1. Download Adobe Digital Editions. On Bond staff computers, the software can be found in the Company Portal.
2. In Ebook Central, choose the loan length and format (ePub is recommended) and click Download.
3. Open the file with Adobe Digital Editions.
4. Sign in when prompted with your Adobe ID to authorise the device for managing your ebook downloads. If you don’t have one, you can create an Adobe ID. If you are prompted to choose between ‘Personal Account’ or ‘Company or School Account’ select the Personal Account option so that you can set up a password. Password authentication is needed for Adobe Digital Editions.

Ebooks from ProQuest Ebook Central cannot be downloaded on Bond student campus computers.

Mobile devices:

1. Find and download an ebook reader app of your choice. It must support Adobe DRM, for example, Pocketbook (other examples include Adobe Digital Editions and Bluefire Reader).
2. Open your app and find the settings where you can sign in with your Adobe ID to authorise the device for managing your ebook downloads. If you don’t yet have one, you can create an Adobe ID. If you are prompted to choose between ‘Personal Account’ or ‘Company or School Account’ select the Personal Account option so that you can set up a password. This will be needed for your ebook reader app.
3. In Ebook Central select Download.
4. Ebook Central will prompt you to select your device type, on the next step, since you have downloaded an app, select click ‘Done with this step’:
   
5. Choose the loan length and format (ePub is recommended).
6. Open the downloaded file in your ebook reader app.