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Academic users really need page numbers for Ebooks that correspond to print page numbers.
Academic users really need page numbers for ebooks (in your "EBook Central") that correspond to printed page numbers. If I can't find the actual page number from searching text fragments in Google Books (which is an annoying workaround), then the ebook has limited usefulness.
4 votesEbooks, particularly in the EPUB format, use reflowable text, allowing the text size to increase or decrease depending on the size of your screen. As a result, the amount of text on each page can change and pagination may vary from print books.
EPUBs are provided to Ebook Central by publishers and are becoming the preferred industry standard due to their accessibility features and versatility for diverse reading needs.
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The 'download button' shoul be smaller or less accessable than the 'Read online-button'.
The 'download button' shoul be smaller or less accessable than the 'Read online-button (prefered). ' The download -button should also be follwed by a short explanation (nessessary to use another reader)
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Timeout on eBooks
There is no option to change the timeout on eBooks. It also times out if you click from the catalogue so could affect members.
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Ebook Central license upgrade pricing relates to historical spend
When upgrading to an unlimited license, it should be taken into account when the institution has previously paid for multiple 1 or 3 user licenses.
In these cases the institution should be invoiced for the difference between the total spend to date on licenses for that title, rather than the current model of the difference between the unlimited user license and the cost of a single 1 or 3 user license.
30 votesThank you for your idea submission. Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate this request as pricing is determined by our content providers.
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Make full PDF download available
This may have been suggested already. Please make ebooks available in full PDF download. I like to listen to my textbooks with a pdf reader, however I can't because I can only download a certain number of pages.
4 votesThank you for your suggestion. Full PDF downloads are available for DRM-free titles. Due to publisher restrictions, we are unable to provide full PDF downloads of all titles.
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User Notification
A user notification should be implemented in the library. This could contain a message such as “You have been timed out due to inactivity. To restart your session please return to https://URL.com and click the link to ebook central".
2 votes
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