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CBE - Postgraduate and Research Support: Electronic Books

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Research books

Why E-books

What is an E-book?

An e-book (electronic book) is a book in digital format. It can be accessed from a computer or handheld device. The University of Johannesburg’s staff and students have access to a range of e-books, some bought individually, others belonging to packages/collections.

Click on the links below for more e-book information:

How to find e-books: UJ Library Catalogue

How to find e-books: UJoogle

E-book formats

Downloading e-books

Free e-books

E-Books Tutorials

Online Reading Corner

How to Download via adobe

Adobe Digital Editions allows you to access e-Books downloaded to your computer in either ePub or PDF format protected with Adobe Digital Rights Management (DRM). The books you purchase or download on one device will appear automatically across all the devices you have ADE on.

Download ADE

Online books on over drive

Online books on Ebscohost