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Overview of e-Book Collections

Overview of e-Book Collections

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e-Book Collection	Borrowing Limit		Reservation Quota	Personal Computer		Apple iOS		Android		Remarks
e-Book Collection	Borrowing Limit		Reservation Quota	Online Reading	Borrow / Download	Online Reading	Borrow / Download	Online Reading	Borrow / Download	Remarks
“JoyReadClub” ebook	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	online reading by readers with their library accounts on personal computers or mobile devices
Apabi Chinese eBooks	8 items	7 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Borrowing is not applicable for Apple macOS. For borrowing e-Books to PCs/ mobile devices, the PCs/ mobile devices must be equipped with Apabi Reader/ Apabi Reader App.
FunPark	4 items	7 days	N.A.	√	×	√	√	√	√	Borrowing / downloading is not applicable for PCs. For borrowing / downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the mobile devices must be equipped with FunPark童書夢工廠 APP.
HyRead ebook	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Available through HyRead ebook platform. For downloading e-Books to PCs / mobile devices, the PCs/ mobile devices must be equipped with HyRead / HyRead 電子書 App.
SUEP e-Book	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√
Vista E-Book in Traditional Chinese	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×

Britannica eBooks	Unlimited	14 days	N.A.	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading e-Books to PCs, the PCs must be equipped with iPublishCentral Reader Mobile Application. For downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with iPublishCentral Reader Mobile App.
eBooks on EBSCOhost	e-Books 8 items	7 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading e-Books to PCs, the PCs must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions. For downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions App.
eBooks on EBSCOhost	Audiobooks 8 items	7 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading and listening Audiobooks, mobile devices must be equipped with EBSCO Audiobooks App.
O’Reilly for Public Libraries	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×
OverDrive eBooks	8 items	7 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading e-Books to PCs, the PCs must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions. For downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with Libby App / OverDrive App.
ProQuest Ebook Central	Unlimited	14 days	N.A.	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading e-Books to PCs, the PCs must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions. For downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions App.
Naxos Spoken Word Library	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×