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eBooks: Printing and Copying

A guide to using the library's eBook collections.

Printing and Copying

Printing and Copying

The amount that you can print or copy from an ebook varies by book and is set by the publisher.

Printing and copying are limited for ebooks on ProQuest Ebook Central, VLeBooks and EBSCO. Downloading parts of the ebook counts towards your print allowance.

Printing and Copying from the Online Reader on VLeBooks

The print and copy allowance for each ebook are displayed on the ebook’s title screen and from the side menu within the online reader.

Screenshot indicating Print allowance and Copy allowance for ebooks.

From the online reader, the print icon is located on the top menu.

Print icon

Screenshot of print dialog page with print options.

For ebooks in PDF format, to copy text, select the arrow on the top menu to enable the cursor to make the selection.

Screenshot highlighting "Copy text" option.

Printing and Copying from the Online Reader on ProQuest Ebook Central

The print and copy allowance for the ebook are displayed on the ebook’s title screen and from the side menu within the online reader.

Screenshot indicating how many pages of an ebook can be copied, printed and downloaded.

Typically, you may print up to 40% of a book and copy up to 20%. Downloads to PDF count towards the print allowance. The allowance resets after 24 hours.

From the online reader, the download, copy and print icons will either be located at the top or bottom of the page (depending on the format of the ebook).

Icons representing PDF format, copy function and print function.

Screenshot of Print to PDF dialogue box with print options.

Print and Copying from Downloaded Ebooks on Adobe Digital Editions

You may print and copy from a downloaded ebook in Adobe Digital Editions unless the publisher has restricted these features.

To view the book’s print and copy allowances, from your Library in Adobe Digital Editions right-click on the book and select “Item Info”.

Screenshot of individual ebook page highlighting "Item info" option.

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