Can I download an ebook to my iPad/Kindle/Nook/other mobile device?
Yes! It just depends on the ebook format and the type of e-reader or mobile device.
Let's start with the ebook format. After you find one of Catholic University Libraries' ebooks and click the link to access it, you will be taken to a platform. (Platform is library speak for a website.) Consult the chart below to find out which ebook formats are available on the various ebook platforms.
Platform
EPUB
HTML
PDF
Cambridge Core
Ebook Central
EBSCOhost
Gale
Oxford Reference Library
SAGE Knowledge
Wiley Online Library
HTML documents are best read in a web browser. EPUB and PDF documents can be read in free software or apps such as Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader. Which one you use depends on what kind of device you have.