Complete eBook Downloads

ebrary now adds functionality for downloading entire ebooks for a wide range of content.

Instructions and support for a variety of eReaders and devices.

ebrary: About the ebrary Readers

All ebrary readers allow you to view and interact with documents and include the following functionality:

  • Navigate to your search terms
  • Search within a document for new terms
  • Add documents to your bookshelf
  • Print and copy pages
  • Highlight text
  • Create and edit notes
  • Use ebrary InfoTools

Use the Unity Reader if you want to use text-to-speech and accessibility features.

ebrary QuickView Reader
The ebrary QuickView Reader runs within your web browser and works with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Currently QuickView does not permit InfoTools customization or citation customization but latter feature should be added in April 210.
ebrary Plug-in Reader
The ebrary Plug-in Reader runs inside your web browser and is available on Windows and Mac OS. You download and install the Plug-in Reader as a browser plug-in. The Plug-in Reader performs essentially the same tasks as the ebrary QuickView Reader.
ebrary Unity Reader
The ebrary Unity Reader runs outside your web browser as a separate application that is installed for you the first time you use it. Unity Reader works with Windows and Linux browsers if Java 1.6 is available on your computer.
Note: If you are using Mac OS X, you must use the ebrary QuickView Reader or the ebrary Plug-in Reader.
With the ebrary Unity Reader, you can use accessibility features, including text-to-speech, that are not supported by other readers.

ebrary Support Matrix

  • QuickView - ALL browsers below currently support QuickView available directly on the website.
  • Unity Reader - Browsers indicated with YES support both Unity Reader and QuickView.
Browsers and Operating Systems Firefox
2.x		 Firefox
3.5.8 - 3.6.x		 Firefox
4.x		 Internet
Explorer 7		 Internet
Explorer 8		 Internet
Explorer 9		 Safari
4.x, 5.x		 Google
Chrome ‡
OSX (PPC) QuickView QuickView QuickView       QuickView  
OSX (Intel) QuickView YES YES       YES QuickView
Windows 2000 QuickView YES YES YES YES   QuickView QuickView
Windows XP QuickView YES YES YES YES   YES QuickView
Windows Vista QuickView YES YES YES YES YES YES QuickView
Windows 7 QuickView YES YES YES YES YES YES QuickView
iPad / iPhone             QuickView
ONLY †		  
  • † Mobile Safari is always QuickView with accessibility settings available under "my Settings"
  • ‡ ebrary no longer supports Internet Explorer 6 and does not officially support Google Chrome
  • Complete version of this ebrary Reader documentation is available online.

Troubleshooting Tips for Unity Reader:

Windows
  • make sure Java 6 is installed
  • occasional issues with various versions of Firefox 3.0.x, in that case, upgrade browser to 3.5.x
  • make sure that the active user directory is read/writable
Mac OSX
  • make sure that Java 1.6 is installed (not available earler than OSX 10.5.2)
  • double check java preferences