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EBSCO eBooks Help

Checkout & Download Video Demonstration

How to checkout and download an EBSCO eBook on your desktop PC

Before you start ... 

Before you can download an EBSCO eBook on your desktop PC, you'll need to do the following: 

  1. Download the eBook reader Adobe Digital Editions.  It's available for free from Adobe.

Downloading ...

  1. Access the Highline College Library's EBSCO eBook subscription from the Library's website.  
  2. Sign into EBSCO host.  (If you don't already have an account, see the tab in this guide called "Create an EBSCO account" for instructions).
  3. Find the EBSCO eBook you want to read.
  4. Click the blue DOWNLOAD icon.
  5. Select the number of days you'd like to check-out this eBook for.  (The check-out period represents the number of days you'll have access to the book).
  6. Click the yellow DOWNLOAD button.
  7. You should now be prompted to open the eBook in Adobe Digital Editions.  

Adobe Digital Editions