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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

Fall 2024 E-Textbooks

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

Course Instructor Title Link Platform Ebook ISBN
BIOL 122 Hankison Biology - 2e OpenStax  
BUS 307 Baker UnMarketing O'Reilly 9780470646667
BWS 105 Quaye Souls of Black Folk Ebook Central 9780826262844
BWS 105 Quaye Blue-Chip Black Ebook Central 9780520940697
BWS 348 1 Quaye We Real Cool Ebook Central 9780203642207
BWS 348 1 Quaye Live and Death in the Delta Ebook Central 9781403982957
COMM 211 1 Dailey Media Effects Ebook Central 9781544330914
CS 255 1 McCulloch Computer Organization and Design Ebook Central 9780124078864
EDUC 314 1 Flevares Kieser Making Thinking Visible Ebook Central 9781118015018
ENG 182 M Pace Mrs. Caliban Ebook Central 9781504039116
ENG 250 2 Comorau Boy, Snow, Bird Ebook Central 9781101613108
ENG 310 1 Juskuv Writing on the Job JSTOR 9780691229966
ENG 318 1 Granger Doubt Ebook Central 9781559366205
ENG 342 1 Long Helen Ebook Central 9780198020356
GREE 110 1 Blume Introduction to Attic Greek Ebook Central  9780520954991
HHK 163 1 Carlson StrengthsFinder 2.0 Ebooks on EBSCOhost 9781595620156
HIST 262 1 Hysell The British Isles Ebook Central 9781107387812
HST 346 1 Hysell Venetians in Constantinople Ebook Central 9780801889127
HST 377 1  

Great Depression and the New Deal (A Very Short Introduction)

 Oxford Academic 9780199365609
MATH 340 1 Jackson Understanding Analysis SpringerLINK 9781493927128
PG 366 1 Choi Will China's Rise Be Peaceful? Oxford Academic 9780190675424
THEA 110 Sadler Angels in America Ebook Central 9781559367691
WGS 110 Schrock Gender Knot Ebook Central 9781439911853

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.