In this guide, you will find information on how E-Book access is approached at Simmons as well as how to locate, save PDF portions of, and download E-book resources.
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Some of the Simmons University Library's e-books are protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) systems.
To download a DRM-protected book to your computer using Adobe Digital Editions (ADE), follow these steps:
KINDLE USERS:
For further information on digital rights management, please see the Electronic Privacy Information Center's website on DRM and privacy.
Our aim is to provide users access to academic and course materials in eBook format when possible. Due to licensing many of the E-Books at Simmons have a limited number of simultaneous user spaces available. Once this limit is reached, the E-Book becomes unavailable until the E-Book is returned and one of the simultaneous user spaces is released. This means that eBooks are handled much like on-site course reserves material and have a 3-hour checkout (download) limit.
Due to software constraints, DRM protected e-books may NOT be downloaded nor uploaded to an e-reader via a library computer. You must use a personal computer, or device, to download e-books to a personal Adobe Digital Editions account.
Please follow the instructions in Downloading E-Books to create a free Adobe Digital Editions account.
DRM systems control the use of digital content, such as downloadable songs, DVDs and CDs, games, and of course, e-books.
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