⚠️On Dec. 16, 2024, TCC Library will migrate to the new Ebsco UI. Screenshots and information may differ until this FAQ is updated.
For many ebooks in our digital collections, you can choose your download format - PDF or EPUB. Books in PDF retain the look and feel of the print book (how it looked in print publication), and are essentially an image of a page. EPUB allows you to resize the text or alter the font of the book, which may be helpful on a tablet, phone, or other smaller device. It will be like the typed-out or HTML version of a book, versus an image of the page. EPUB is more accessibility friendly as well, and its code is open source. PDF is a proprietary format.
This video portion demos what a PDF of an EBSCO ebook looks like:
