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E-book Guide: VitalSource Explore

General

A small collection of e-textbooks published by Pearson.

Using VitalSource Explore e-books

Can I find VitalSource e-books from Aalto-Primo: Yes

User license: Depending on the book; limited number of users can access the book simultaneously

Loan period: Loan period is 4 hours at a time (if the book has user number restrictions). After this period, the book will be automatically returned.

You can open only one title at the time in VitalSource. The other titles are labeled with text " Unavailable/ Borrowing limit reached" until you return the book you have already on loan.

Off campus use (for Aalto University researchers and students): Yes, use the Aalto-Primo e-book link

Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected titles: Yes

Help for using VitalSource books: VitalSource Support

WHAT ELSE? Reading the e-book in your browser does NOT require creating an account:

  • choose 'Continue without an Account'
  • Accept Terms of use

 

 

Offline use

Download to computer or mobile devices: Yes. To download an e-book, you have to

  • download VitalSource Bookshelf software. More info
  • create an account in VitalSource Explore

Printing and copying

You can print and copy up to 5% of the book content for personal study use.