About eBooks
The University of Iowa Libraries offers a large selection of electronic books (ebooks) available through our collection and our database list.
This guide has been created to help you:
- Understand ebook accessibility and copyright restrictions
- Identify quality platforms that offer FREE access to thousands of ebook titles
- Utilize UI collection to access popular ebooks and audiobooks through Libby and Overdrive
- Locate the ever-growing ebook collections offered through UI Libraries
- Reference ebooks according to APA and MLA style formatting
Reading and Downloading eBooks
There are three general ways to interact with an ebook:
- Download a full copy of the ebook as a PDF, allowing you to read it on your device when you are offline or off campus
- Download a specific chapter as a PDF
- Read the book (or select chapters) online through your browser
Depending on access limits and copyright, there may be restrictions as to the number of pages you can download or the number of copies available through the library.
Related Guides
If you are using ebooks and other digital sources for research or assignments, the following research guides to be helpful to view:
Questions about accessing ebooks on this guide?
Attributions
Sections of this guide were adapted from the Ebooks guide created by the University of Melbourne.