Ebsco E-Books

I'll admit that I was not looking forward to this section. Even though I have used e-books from various places I find it frustrating to figure out the format and how the e-book will open. Putting all of that aside I began to explore Ebsco E-books, not to be confused with Ebsco Host or e-library. This one, Ebsco E-books is sandwiched in between. I began the search with wind energy as our science classes work on projects researching alternative energy. One book was unavailable which means it was being used by another patron. I thought this might be a problem but the other books I looked at were available.
Most of the ones I found were available for download. I worked with the download for a time trying to figure out how to best explain the procedure to a patron. The e-books are downloaded as Adobe Digital Editions and can be read on the computer or sent to an e-reader. The Adobe Digital Edition website gives a list of supported devices http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices. I have used the Nook with Adobe Digital Editions and I have Bluefire Reader on the I-pad which is also on the list but I have not tried it from this site.
I found several books on the constitution but just looked at the titles and did not check any out. When looking for "western history" books with a particular publisher I chose Oklahoma. I found several books from the University of Oklahoma Press and checked out two of them, one Rapid City Indian School and the other Buffalo Soldiers and Officers of Ninth Calvary. In order to check out a book an account has to be opened which is a quick process. Once this is done the books are checked out and an option is given whether to read from the site or to download. I chose download and now have the books for 7 days. Options are given for citations, printing, emailing and saving. Limitations are set for printing with clear instructions given.
I will certainly recommend this resource to teachers and students.