Ebooks

The best way to search for ebooks is to:

• click on Catalogue above the library search box
• enter your keywords
• scroll the results to look for ebooks
  (you can also limit the results to 'ebooks' only. Click Modify Search and select 'ebooks' under Material Type).
• Many ebooks are able to be viewed straight away or within 30 minutes or less

Ebooks have lots of handy tools to help you make the most of the content.

Go to How do I use an ebook?

• From the Library Catalogue, click Read Online or Click to view ebook.
• Login with your Open Polytechnic or Te Rito Maioha username and password.

• Click Read online within the ebook platform (you don’t need to download the ebook, unless you want to access it offline. Read online is generally the best option). 

  See our quick guide for more detail:

  File

  How to use an ebook_ quick guide.pdf

• Not every ebook is multi-user access. If an ebook is currently unavailable, it will often become available quickly. Check back in 30 minutes or so. When you have finished, exit out of the ebook (close the window) so another student can access it.
• It may not be owned by the library
  The ebook platform we use allows you to see ebooks the library does not yet own. You can preview these books for five minutes. You’ll then be prompted to ‘Request’. We will review if it is one we can make available for you.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with your friendly Library & Learning Support team. We are here to help you find what you need. 

To use a text-to-speech function, download a text-to-speech extension, e.g. Read Me: Text to Speech, or Read Aloud - there are many others.

See the steps below for how to change settings in a ProQuest eBook to enable Text only mode and/or OpenDyslexic typeface. Or watch this short video.

From within a ProQuest eBook:

1. Click on Profile top right.

If the eBook is in ePub mode, click on the book icon and choose Switch to PDF – you will then see Profile. 

2. When you have clicked on Profile, select Enable Text Only Mode and/or Enable OpenDyslexic typeface, and tick I agree to ProQuest's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

3. Save changes then use the back arrow to return to the eBook.