e-Books A-Z  

E-Books at UNCG's University Libraries encompass all books that are available in digital format. You don't need a Kindle, Nook, i-Pad or smart phone to read our e-books.  They can be accessed on your laptop or desktop computer. Some of our e-books can be downloaded to your computer, and some enable you to email yourself chapters for future reading.  While some of our e-books allow just one reader at a time, others can be accessed simultaneously by multiple users. This guide will show you how to find the hundreds of thousands of e-books at the University Libraries and give you tips on their use.

• Try the e-book only search box, but note, e-books are also in our library catalog. Google Books also is a way to discover e-books, then see if our library has access. 
• Use the e-book collections A-Z tab, to explore specific e-book packages.
• Review the comparison chart tab to discover more information on our top 5 most heavily used e-books platforms.
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• epub

An open e-book standard created by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). It features reflowable text, inline images and the ability to use Digital Rights Management (DRM) such as Adobe Digital Editions.

• azw

Amazon's propietary DRM restricted format.

• pdf

A document sharing format created in the early 90s. It is best for highly formatted content and has the ability to use Digital Rights Management (DRM) such as Adobe Digital Editions.

• mobi

A format primarily designed for PDAs and older mobile devices. Also used on the Kindle.

• lrf

LRF, LRS, LRX are Sony's proprietary formats. They have been superseded by Sony's acceptance of epub as the default format in their ebook store.

Google Books offers full-text searching of millions of books.  Some of these are freely available.  Others may be available in print or electronic format in the University Libraries.