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Creative Writing Library Guide: eBooks

KCAI eBook Titles

Jannes Library provides access to eBooks through a variety of vendors and subscriptions.  Our EBSCO eBooks subscription provides multi-user access to hundreds of thousands of titles.  

There are some titles that have been purchased by Jannes Library separately from the subscription. Purchased titles are accessible to one user at a time.  On the rare occassion that an eBook title is in use, try checking the title again in a few hours to see if it is available.  

If you need any assistance, contact Jannes Library staff at: 816.802.3390, or email us at: library@kcai.edu.

Viewing an EBSCO eBook Online

eBook Viewer

eBooks can be read online in the eBook Viewer by clicking the PDF Full Text link on the Result List or Detailed Record. 
 

 

In the top toolbar of the eBook Viewer, you can click the Back, New Search, or Exit links to check in the eBook after you have finished viewing it.

Included in the Tools column on the left, are tools that allow you to search within the text of the eBook. 

  •  Click the text that says Search Within to search for terms within the eBook.

  •  - Click the note icon to create a note about the eBook or a page of the eBook and save it to your personal folder.  You will need to create a personal EBSCO account and sign in in order to save to your folder.

  •  - Click the dictionary icon (along the top of the screen) to search for definitions of words in the eBook you are reading.

Using the eBook Viewer Toolbar

Fit Page to Viewport: Click the icon to fit the entire page into the viewport.

  • Fit Page Width: Click the icon to fit the page by width in the viewing area.
  • Fit Page: Click the icon to view the entire page in the viewing area.
  • Zoom Out: Click the icon to zoom out on the page.
  • Zoom In: Click the icon to zoom in on the page.

  • Page Navigation: Use the page navigation arrows to move up or down one page at a time or enter a page number in the field provided and click Go.

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Printing or Saving eBook pages

The number of pages that can be saved per eBook (per login) varies depending on publisher-specified limits.
 
To print (or save) eBooks pages as a PDF:
 
Open the eBook by clicking on PDF on the left side of the title screen.
 
Go to the first page of the section of pages you would like to print.  Along the top of the screen, click 'Save'.  This opens a box with options for page numbers and sections to save.
 
The Print PDF menu is displayed.
 
Select to print:
     Current Page: Print only the page you are viewing.
     Current Page and the next XX pages: Enter the number of pages in the field provided.
     This Section: Select to print the entire section of the eBook. (If available to select).
 
Select:
     Print PDF: To send the selected pages to your printer.
     Send as an E-mail: To e-mail the selected pages as a PDF file to yourself.
 
Note: eBook pages saved as a PDF can be transferred to, and read on eReader devices such as the Nook or Kindle. Consult your device's user manual for instructions on how to manually transfer files to the device.