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Ebook Help Guide

Help with accessing ebooks and ebook collections.

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Ebook Central

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Your Ebook Central Account

NOTE: It is not necessary to create an Ebook Central account since Single Sign On authentication via UH signs you in automatically.

What can you do with your personal account?

  • Create bookshelves.
  • Annotate ebooks: add notes, highlights, and bookmarks.
  • Adjust your preferred citation format.
    • Go to Settings -> Profile and select your desired citation format.
  • See your last 10 recently viewed items.

Ebook Central Reader App: Download and Read Ebooks

View the User Install & Walkthrough Video if Preferred

You can view a video from ProQuest (opens in a new window) on how to install the Ebook Central Reader App, or continue to the instructions below. 

Download and Read Ebooks in the Ebook Central Reader App

  1. A new Ebook Central App, made available to our campus on July 23, 2025, enables users to read downloaded Ebook Central ebooks in the Ebook Central Reader App, replacing the need to use Adobe Digital Editions.
  2. Go to Kapiʻolani CC's Ebook Central Database (opens in a new window).
  3. Follow this Installation Guide (opens in a new window) from Ebook Central to install the new Reader App and register your devices. 
    • You can register up to 6 devices, including a computer, laptop, or mobile devices. 
  4. Once the app is downloaded, sign in with your Ebook Central account – the same one you use to access ebooks through our library. 
  5. Start downloading ebooks for offline reading. 

Ebook Central Reader App FAQ

Click the following Questions to reveal Answers below. 

The Ebook Central Reader App is a new, dedicated mobile and desktop app designed for reading downloaded ebooks from the Ebook Central platform. It replaces Adobe Digital Editions as the primary offline reading solution, offering a streamlined, secure, and accessible experience for students and researchers. The app supports EPUB and PDF formats, allows users to manage their loans and devices, and is available on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.

Note: The new app does not replace the Ebook Central online reader; it’s a companion tool.

The Ebook Central Reader App is designed primarily for offline reading of downloaded books, replacing Adobe Digital Editions. It does not support online reading without a loan. Some features, such as copy allowances, may require an internet connection to sync with DRM settings.

The Ebook Central Reader App is a Clarivate-built, continuously updated reader offering seamless device registration tied to existing Ebook Central credentials, end-to-end DRM encryption, modern OS compatibility, full WCAG-compliant accessibility (including multilingual support), and synced annotations and metadata, whereas Adobe Digital Editions is a third-party Adobe product with manual Adobe ID registration.

No. Chapter downloads continue exactly as they do today. Any chapters you download are still served as PDFs, which you can open in any PDF-compatible reader. The Ebook Central Reader App is only required when you want to download an entire book.

When your library moves from Adobe Digital Editions to our Reader App, all of your current loans are automatically synchronized. Any titles you have on loan will instantly appear and remain accessible in the new app, so you won’t experience any disruption. You can continue reading seamlessly in the Reader App without re-borrowing, and your existing loans will also remain available in ADE until they expire.

You can register up to 6 devices (subject to publisher/title restrictions). Your devices can be added or removed using the Manage Devices page in the Ebook Central website.

View the Full Complete List of FAQs here.

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Please see our E-Resources Troubleshooting Guide