How do I download or print a PDF copy of my book?
All VitalSource digital material is in a DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected format, meeting our partnering publishers' requirements. The DRM is to protect the copyright.
It is against our Terms of Use to use or attempt to use any third-party software to extract/export/download a PDF or any other file format of any eTextBook provided through any of the VitalSource platforms such as Bookshelf.
Our Terms of Use outlines this requirement by our partnering publishers, and when you agree to those Terms of Use on the creation of your account, you are stating you understand our Terms of Use around this process.
VitalSource eTextBooks can only be downloaded and accessed through the free Bookshelf application found at the following link:
Downloadable Bookshelf Application
Please note that you also have the option of accessing your digital material via Bookshelf Online from the following link:
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