E-Books: Finding and Using Electronic Books (IU Indy): Home

Welcome to E-Books: Finding and Using Electronic Books. This guide contains information on how to locate and use e-books owned or licensed by the University Library. Supported operating systems include iOS, Android, Kindle and Windows. 

• • • • • • Finding E-Books - IUCAT and University Library e-book collections
          • Using E-Books Online - personal accounts, annotations, copying and printing
          • Downloading E-Books - Thorium, Adobe Digital Editions (ADE), and Bluefire Reader app
          • Determining number of users -- some e-books allow unlimited simultaneous users, and some allow only a certain number of users at a time. 
          • Adding E-books to Canvas

DRM (Digital Rights Management): This is a technology which prevents unauthorized access to and sharing of digital media.  E-books with DRM may restrict the number of concurrent readers.  In general, EBSCO and ProQuest are the only providers with limitations or restrictions on access to their e-books in our collection.  Fortunately, both ProQuest and EBSCO clearly display our access type on the e-book content page.

LCP (Licensed Content Protection): This is a type of DRM which meets high accessibility standards. The new EBSCOhost Thorium reader uses Readium LCP. 

EPUB (Electronic Publication):  This is a flexible format that adjusts to fit the screen size of the device, which allows for a more accessible reading experience.  This is called "reflowable text".  This format will not have page numbers that correspond to the print version because of the accessibility features.

PDF (Portable Document Format): This is a fixed-layout format that does not adjust to different screen sizes, which can make reading on small devices difficult. This format retains the look and feel of the matching print book and will typically have page numbers that correspond to the print version.

Need Help? Please contact us for assistance with accessing e-books and downloading them to your mobile device.