How to Read This Book Offline
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This textbook is available in multiple formats to make it easy for students to access and read. All downloads are free. Look for the “Download this book” drop-down menu on the book’s home page to select the file type you want.
| Format | Used for | How-to |
|---|---|---|
| Read a hard copy of this book | Order a print copy | |
| PDF (print) | Printing on paper | Print this textbook yourself |
| PDF (web) | Reading on a phone or computer in a PDF reader | Read and taking notes in a PDF reader |
| EPUB | Reading on Kindle, Nook, iBooks, and other e-readers |
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Order a Print Copy
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[Because of the length of the book, the print copy had to be split into two volumes. Your instructor may have created a custom print copy that only includes the chapters assigned in your course, which might fit into one volume. If you want to print just the chapters your instructor assigns, see “Print This Textbook Yourself” below.]
This book links to a number of external websites. For those using a print copy of this resource, the link text is underlined, and the web address is inside of pointy brackets next to the underlined text so that you can visit the link if you want to.
Print This Textbook Yourself
You can print out any number of pages of this textbook yourself. You can also print out the entire book if you want to (though it may be more cost-effective to order a print copy if you need the whole book printed).
You might have access to these options for accessing a printer:
- Personal printer
- Printers at your college or university. Often the library has printers that students can use. At some institutions, students get a set number of free pages printed per term.
- Print shop at your college or university
- Off-campus copy shop
Copy shops and print vendors are permitted under the copyright license to charge you to print a copy.
Read and Take Notes in a PDF Reader
If you prefer to make notes directly on an e-textbook (like highlights and comments), you may need to use a PDF reader beyond what is offered in your web browser. Readers like Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader will allow you to place comments in PDFs.
If the links inside your PDF do not work, you are using the print PDF instead of the web PDF. Use the print PDF to print the book, and the web PDF to read in a PDF reader.
Licenses and Attributions for How to Read This Book Offline
“How to Read this Book Offline” by Open Oregon Educational Resources was adapted from Downloads and resources for students by Matthew DeCarlo, Cory Cummings, and Kate Agnelli, Graduate research methods in social work, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
