Biology 570 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

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• Look for the "Don't have an Adobe ID?" link: 
• Be sure to click the verification link sent to you via email.

Many of our eBooks can be downloaded as a .pdf or .epub file. If you’re going to download eBooks to an Apple or Android device, we recommend using the free Bluefire Reader App.

• Once you’ve downloaded the Bluefire Reader app, before you can download a book, it will ask you to sign in with your Adobe ID.

You can use the search box on the main Albertsons Library page to find eBooks:

Click the book title you want and look for a link to access the eBook itself:

EBL is our biggest collection of eBooks, so here's what it looks like when you access an EBL eBook.

Click on the Read Online button underneath the book cover image:

From here you will get to the full-text of the eBook. At this point you can read the entire book through the browser, use the search option to find a particular keyword, navigate through the different sections of the book, take notes that you can export, and download the book to a computer or mobile device:

If you want to download the book to a mobile device, make sure you have your Adobe ID and you've downloaded the appropriate app (see above). Select the period of time for the download and the appropriate format:

If you need the book for a longer period of time, just find the book in the library catalog again, and re-download it!