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E-Textbook Availability

A *select* number of textbooks are available as ebooks on our database platforms.

Please note the following: 

  • We do *not* have ebook versions available for all course texts.
  • Some of the ebooks allow only one or three users at a time. 
  • Limits on access and availability are set by publishers, not the library or university.

Have more questions about e-textbooks available from the library? Contact us!


Current Semester Titles

Spring 2025 E-Textbooks

The following list includes links to available e-textbooks for current semester courses. 

Course Instructor Title Link Platform Ebook ISBN
BWS 105 Quaye Souls of Black Folk Ebook Central 9780826262844
BWS 105 Quaye Blue-Chip Black Ebook Central 9780520940697
BWS 200 3 1 Quaye Autobiography of Malcolm X Ebook Central 9781101967805
CS 390 Jackson Graph and Network Theory SpringerLINK 9783031038570
ECON 110 Rahman Principles of Economics Open Stax 9781951693633
EDUC 350 Kaka Differentiation in Middle and High School: Strategies to Engage All Learners Ebook Central 9781416620198
EDUC 350 Kaka Handbook for the New Art and Science of Teaching Ebook Central 9781947604322
ENG 300 16 1 DeMarco Aucassin and Nicolette Ebook Central 9781609174439
GEOG 360 1 Braden Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature Ebook Central 9781571318756
GEOG 360 1 Braden Nature : Western Attitudes Since Ancient Times Ebook Central 9780745676890
GEOG 360 1 Braden Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness Ebook Central 9780795317491
HHK 163 1 Carlson StrengthsFinder 2.0 Ebooks on EBSCOhost 9781595620156
HIST 112 1 Gingerich Communist Manifesto Ebook Central 9781843270096
HIST 112 1 Gingerich 1984 Ebooks on EBSCOhost 9786587921075
HIST 275 1 Chen Modern China Ebook Central 9781317868439
HIST 378 1 St. Angelo Fast Food Nation Ebooks on EBSCOhost 9780547518244
PG 363 1 Franklin Final Solutions : Mass Killing and Genocide in the 20th Century Ebook Central 9780801467172
REL 344 1 Michael Modern India: A Very Short Introduction Oxford Academic 9780191822414
SOAN 117 1 Dean Unequal Childhoods Ebook Central 9780520949904
THEA 101 1 Sadler Doubt Ebook Central 9781559366205
THEA 101 1 Sadler Angels in America Ebook Central 9781559367691
WGS 110 1 Schrock Gender Knot Ebook Central 9781439911853
WGS 110 1 Schrock Women's Movements in the Global Era: The Power of Local Feminisms Ebook Central 9780429975189
WGS 499 1 Schrock What Is Feminism? : An Introduction to Feminist Theory Ebook Central 9781446210420

Purchasing Course Ebooks

Students can buy physical and digital textbooks via the OWU Campus Store

Have questions about bookstore purchases? Email bookstore@owu.edu or call 740-368-3396. 


Sharing Course Ebooks

Some ebook versions of textbooks are available for rent and/or purchase via Amazon, directly from the publisher, or on platforms like VitalSource or RedShelf. This prompts some obvious questions: 

 

Why can't the library buy the ebook off Amazon, etc., and share the link?

Platforms like Amazon and VitalSource require individual accounts to identify buyers and users, so that only that account can access that purchased title. We can't provide a link to the whole university that would only work for one person.

 

But Amazon has family sharing!

Yes, Amazon allows Prime members to create a household/family library and the ability to share purchased content within that group. However, that group is limited to 2 adults and 4 children, and not all titles are not enabled for lending. In fact, most academic textbooks and bestsellers are *not* available for lending.

You can check and see if a title can be lent in your household group by looking at a title's Product Details section on their Amazon page: 

amazon product details lending enabled

 

Why are some titles available for the library to buy as ebooks and some aren't?

Ebook availability and access is determined by the book's publisher. They get to choose where it's sold and how it can be accessed. Within those parameters and those of our budget, the Library makes available as many titles as it can to as many people as it can.


Other Sources for E-books

Students should also check the ebook collections of their local public libraries. While most public libraries don't hold academic textbooks, they might have other titles on your class reading lists available for ebook checkout.