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E-Books

An overview of eBooks and eTextbooks in NUS Libraries

Printing and Downloading eBooks


eBook Platform


Print and Download Functions

Access Medicine

-- May download one chapter at a time as a PDF file. Downloaded PDF file can be printed. 

ACLS Humanities -- May print / download one chapter at a time.
ASME Press -- May print / download one chapter at a time.
BRILL -- May download one chapter or full book as a PDF file. Downloaded PDF file can be printed. 
BSI E-books (on IG platform) -- May download one chapter at a time as a PDF file. Downloaded PDF file can be printed. 
Cambridge Books Online -- May print / download one or more selected chapters listed on screen at a time.
China Digital Libary (formerly Apabi) -- Cannot print from APABI ebooks directly but it is possible to copy (about 2000 words each time) and print if the content from the ebooks are copied and pasted into Microsoft Word.
Ebsco eBook (formerly NetLibrary)

-- Varies among publishers.

-- To check, refer to Publisher Permissions and Concurrent User Level.

-- Publisher permissions: Reflects the printing page quantity limit. 

-- Concurrent User Level: The maximum (if there is) quantity of users who can borrow the ebook through downloading it (i.e. Full Download) and/or viewing the ebook online (i.e. PDF Full Text).

Example of Print Pages

Example of Full Download

Notes: Full Download requires you to sign in to an account and to have Adobe Digital Editions or the equivalent. This is because Full Download enables you to borrow the Ebsco ebook for a finite period that can be opened in Adobe Digital Editions or the equivalent.

ECCO

-- May download a maximum of 200 pages at a time for personal, educational purposes only.

-- May print whole book. 

Elsevier ScienceDirect -- May download PDF of 1 or more sections/chapters and print from Adobe Reader.
ElgarOnline

-- May download PDF of 1 or more sections/chapters and print from Adobe Reader.

Emerald e-Book Series Collection

-- Users may download or print individual articles and chapters for personal use only.

Hathitrust  -- Selected items are free for viewing and downloading.
ICE / Thomas Telford -- May download and save 1 chapter (PDF) at a time. Downloaded PDF file can be printed.
IEEE-Wiley

-- Each download is limited to 10 PDFs and a total file size of 500MB. Downloaded PDF file(s) can be printed.

InfoSci-Books (IGI Global)

-- May download and print individual chapters or download the full book and print its downloaded copy thereafter.

ISEAS -- May download individual chapter. Downloaded PDF file can be printed.
Karger -- May print / download one chapter at a time.

LWW (Books @OVID)

-- May save one chapter in ASCII text format or html at a time.

-- May print one chapter at a time.

Making of Modern Law

-- May download a maximum of 200 pages at a time for personal, educational purposes only.

-- May print whole book. 

Morgan & Claypool -- PDFs may be printed or downloaded for personal use only
OECD -- May download whole book in pdf.
Oxford scholarly editions online -- May save and/or print out single copies of portions of restricted contents within copyright limits.
Oxford Scholarship Online -- May print / download one chapter at a time.
Proquest Ebook Central

-- Download option varies among books.

-- To check, refer to text under Availability. Please note that if there is an access limit and checkout period mentioned under Download (e.g. Download Book), downloading can affect the availability of the the Download option for other users until the Downloaded file expires. 

RSC

-- May print / download one chapter at a time.

Rare books on Burma (on IG platform)

-- May download whole book in pdf. Downloaded PDF file can be printed.

Sage Knowledge

-- May print / download individual chapter in text format as a PDF file.

SPIE

-- May download PDF of 1 or more chapters and print from Adobe Reader.
SpringerLINK
 
-- May download whole book in pdf and print it for scholarly, educational or personal use

--No DRM restrictions on the e-books.

Taylor & Francis

DRM protected ebooks

-- No downloading.

-- Each user is may print up to 20% of the ebook. After the limit has been reached, the user will be presented with an error message when attempting to print more.

DRM free ebooks

-- May download an entire ebook in PDF for personal use 

-- May print within copyrights limits for personal use 

Thieme Clinical Collection
 

-- May print / download one chapter at a time for personal use.

UPCC books on Project MUSE

-- May download and print individual chapters or the full book. No DRM on the UPCC e-book files (see here)

Wiley Online Library

-- May download book chapters, one at a time. Downloaded PDF file can be printed. No DRM restrictions but usage must conform to license. (see here)

World Scientific

-- May download individual chapters or the full book. 

-- May print 10 pages at a time.

Notes:

  • Some platforms require additional eBook apps to enable users to read the downloaded pages offline. 
  • Some platforms enable 1 or more users to download the ebook and read it for a fixed period. During this period, the downloaded ebook is considered a copy that is being accessed and can affect the number of copies of the ebook that are still available for other users to access.