| EBSCO ebooks | E-Book Central (formerly ebrary) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of books | Over 16,000 | Over 80,000 |
| User Restrictions |
Most books allow only one user at a time. If an eBook is left “open” in a browser window but is no longer being used, then the ebook becomes available to other users after the last user’s EBSCOhost session expires (30 minutes, by default) and the system confirms that they haven’t used the title in 5 minutes (for a total of up to 35 minutes). |
1. Most books allow unlimited concurrent users. 2. Ten simultaneous downloads allowed.
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| Accounts needed |
1. My EBSCO account (free) 2. Adobe Digital Editions (free) |
1. E-book Central account (free) 2. Adobe Digital Editions, v 1.7.1 or higher (free) |
| Download options |
1. Adobe Digital Editions 2. Mobile device (iPad instructions) |
1. Adobe Digital Editions 2. Mobile device |
| Checkout period | 7 days (14 days for Religion Collection books) | 14 days |
| Return book early | no, book is unavailable until checkout period is over. | yes |
| Mobile app available | yes (free) | yes (free) |
| Searchable | yes | yes |
| Mobile compatible | yes | yes - iPad, iPhone, Kindle (chapters, not whole books) |
| Boolean/Phrase Searching | yes, both | yes, both |
| Refworks compatible | yes | yes |