The Ebook Central online reader for EPUB enables patrons to read and explore EPUB formatted titles online. Full download of the entire ebook is still available using Adobe Digital Editions.
What features are currently available for EPUB titles in the online reader?
- Read Online - EPUB-only formatted ebooks are available to read online
- Table of Contents - The table of contents can be used to navigate the ebook sections
- Font Selection - Patrons can increase the font size up to 200% and decrease to 60% of the 16pt default ebook font size
- Two Page Layout - The two page layout is the default view for desktop/laptop/tablet (landscape) EPUB reader
- Swipe Navigation - The EPUB reader is optimized for patrons reading on the go by supporting gestures like swipe to turn ebook pages in the reader
- Responsive - The EPUB reader will resize content to display on a mobile phone, tablet, or PC desktop/laptop
- Full-book Download - Use the full document download button from within the online reader (subject to your library's access permission settings)
- In-book search - Use the in-book search feature to search for words and phrases within the book's text
- Copy - Select text to copy to your clipboard to paste into a document
- Print to PDF - Print the current page, page range, or chapter
- Highlight - Patrons can select the text, and the highlighter options will automatically display.
- Notes - Patrons can add page-level notes by selecting the notes icon on the bottom toolbar or select text to add text-level notes
- Cite book - Patrons can generate a book-level citation from within the online reader
Example of an ebook displayed in the EPUB reader:
