Answered By: Anna Carlin
Last Updated: Jul 25, 2025     Views: 7

Ebooks from ProQuest Ebook Central can be viewed online in a browser with internet connection with no extra steps required. Many books will allow a certain number of chapters to be downloaded in the form of a PDF. Learn more about reading ProQuest ebooks online, including downloading chapters, from the official ProQuest ebook guide.

If you would like make the whole book available for reading when you don't have internet or cellular connection, or would like a "e-reader" like experience on your mobile device you can download the ProQuest Ebook Central app to check out and download entire books for 1-7 days. All you need to do is follow the steps on a computer (or browser on your mobile device) to locate the book and check it out. Then you will get a code that you need to enter in your app to connect the app to your library account. 

screenshot of an example code for ebook central

You can find a complete walkthrough of the download process on Proquest's guide to Ebook Central.

picture of student holding a phone with the ebook central app open on the screen