Elsevier eLibrary Reader

Introduction

The Elsevier eLibrary Reader allows you to download eBooks on to a computer/laptop and read it offline. This guide helps you to search, download and read eBooks. It can be viewed locally without being connected to the Internet. This is useful when the computer/laptop is offline and connection to the Internet is impossible or undesirable.

You can download the subscribed eBook and start reading on your Elsevier eLibrary Reader.

To use Elsevier eLibrary Reader, you should have previously downloaded and installed Elsevier eLibrary Reader software. See Elsevier eLibrary Installation Manual.

I Launch of Elsevier eLibrary Reader

To use Elsevier eLibrary Reader, you must download and install the Reader in your personal computer/laptop.

To start Elsevier eLibrary Reader, perform the following steps.

Procedure

1. Click the Start button, then click eReader.

   Or

   Double-click  on the desktop.

   

   Figure 1: Launch of Elsevier eLibrary Reader

   Copyright and version information screen is displayed.

   

   Figure 2: Copyright and Version

2. The Elsevier eLibrary Reader bookshelf is displayed. If the user is accessing for the first time, then a message "No books have been downloaded to the bookshelf" is displayed.

   

   Figure 3: Bookshelf

3. The books available on Elsevier's eLibrary Publisher's portal, once downloaded will be displayed in the bookshelf.
   

   
   

Figure 4: User’s Bookshelf

A. Bookshelf

This will be your home page in the reader. It displays a list of subscribed and purchased eBooks as well as information about an eBook beside the eBook title column. It displays information like total number of pages, expiry date, name of the publisher and download status of an eBook. In addition, you can use the scroll bar in the bookshelf to scroll through the eBooks.

Bookshelf can be viewed in thumbnail and list mode .

A. 1. Features of Bookshelf

A. 1. a. Search

1. Click on the Bookshelf. A drop-down list appears.
2. Select Title and type the name of a title in the Search box. The search result is displayed.
3. Select Publisher Name and type the name of a publisher in the Search field. The search result is displayed.

A. 1. b. Download

• eBooks can be downloaded from Elsevier's eLibrary portal by clicking the Download button

  The window prompting you to download the book will appear. Click the download button, select the Open with eReader option and then click OK. The book will now be displayed in the bookshelf.

For Content Protected eBooks:
If the eBooks expires, it will not be displayed in bookshelf. The same eBook can be downloaded again from the portal.
If the eBooks are deleted, then it shows removed status in the bookshelf. The eBook can be downloaded again only from the Portal.

A. 1. c. Read

To open an eBook from Bookshelf

• Click the Read button in the Download Status column
  The eBook is displayed.

A. 1. d. Delete

To Delete an eBook from Bookshelf

• Click  against the title of an eBook

  The status changes to Removed. Once the eReader is closed, this entry will no longer be visible. If the user wants to read the book again, they have to download from Elsevier's eLibrary portal.

A.2. Organizing Bookshelf

From Bookshelf

1. Click on the upper right corner of the Bookshelf. The eBooks appear in a list view.
2. Click on the upper right corner of the Bookshelf. The eBooks appear in Thumbnail view. Cover page of the title is displayed.

   

   Figure 5: eBooks in Thumbnail View

3. Click ▼of Sort by to sort titles from Thumbnail view

   Title [A-Z]	Ascending Alphabetical order.
   Title [Z-A]	Descending Alphabetical order.
   Subscribed	Date of subscription of books.
   Read	Ordered according to recent read.

4. Click ▼ aginst the fields in the Title bar to sort individully in the list view.

   

   Figure 6: Sorting in List View Mode

II. Uninstallation Procedure

To uninstall Elsevier eLibrary Reader, perform the following steps.

A. Uninstallation Steps for Windows 8 

Please follow the Steps 1 to 4, to uninstall Elsevier eLibrary Reader App and to delete the eBooks and the data.

Step 1

1. Click the Start button, select Settings, then select Control Panel.

   

   Figure 7: Control Panel

   In the Control Panel, click Programs and Features.

   A list of currently installed programs is displayed in the Uninstall or change a Program

2. Select eReader
3. Click the Uninstall link.

   

   Figure 8: Uninstall Application

Step 2

1. Goto Computer
2. Click C:, then select Users
3. Click Username and then select AppData\Roaming.
4. Select the folders APAC and APAC.5F008866153F469079C2DBD0738705A515EB800E.1.
5. Delete the folders

Step 3

After performing Step 2 go to

1. Click Adobe, then click AIR
2. Click ELS\APAC. 5F008866153F469079C2DBD0738705A515EB800E.1.
3. Delete the folder

Step 4

1. Click the Start button, then My Documents
2. Select APACEBOOKS and delete the folder

The APACEBOOKS folder is removed.

This completes the procedure.

B. Uninstallation Steps for Windows XP

Please follow the Steps 1 to 4, to uninstall Elsevier eLibrary Reader App and to delete the eBooks and the data.

Step 1

1. Click the Start button, select Settings, then select Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs.

   A list of currently installed programs is displayed in the Add or Remove Programs.

3. Select eReader.
4. Click the Remove button.

Step 2

1. On your Windows desktop, double-click on My Computer
2. Click C:, then select Document Settings.
3. Click Username, then select Application Data.
4. Select the folders  APAC and  APAC.5F008866153F469079C2DBD0738705A515EB800E.1.
5. Delete the folders

Step 3

After performing Step 2 go to

1. Click Adobe, then click AIR.
2. Click ELS\APAC. 5F008866153F469079C2DBD0738705A515EB800E.1.
3. Delete the folder

Step 4

1. Click the Start button, then My Documents.
2. Select APACEBOOKS folder.
3. Delete the folder

This completes the procedure.

C. Uninstallation Steps for MAC OS

Please follow the Steps 1 to 4, to uninstall Elsevier eLibrary Reader App and delete the eBooks and data.

Step 1

1. Click the GO menu, then click Applications.

   

2. Select eReader, then drag and drop it to trash.

   

   The Elsevier eLibrary Reader is deleted from the Applications folder.

Step 2

1. Click the Go menu, then click Computer.

   

2. Select the username from left side of the page.
3. Select Library, then delete the folder APAC.5F008866153F469079C2DBD0738705A515EB800E.1

   

4. In Library, select Application Support\ Adobe\ AIR\ELS.
5. The APAC.5F008866153F469079C2DBD0738705A515EB800E.1 folder appears.
6. Press Delete from the keyboard.

Step 3

1. Click the Go menu, then click Computer.
2. Select the username from left side of the page.
3. Select Library and then select Preference.
4. Select APAC and APAC. 5F008866153F469079C2DBD0738705A515EB800E.1.

   

5. Delete both these folders.

Step 4

1. Click the Go menu, then click Computer.
2. Select Document on left side of the page.

   

3. Select APACEBOOKS
4. Press Delete from the keyboard.

   The  APACEBOOKS folder is removed. This completes the procedure.