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E-Textbooks – What is Perlego?

Perlego is a digital library with over one million academic and professional ebook titles across diverse disciplines. Among the ebooks included in Perlego is a large selection of eTextbooks from world-renowned publishers. Even though most of the eTextbooks currently used by the college are included in Perlego, the list is not exhaustive and, in some cases, you may need to seek for your required course readings elsewhere.

Accessing Perlego

To be able to access Perlego, first you need to create a personal account using your institutional email as the username. If you are not able to register, or Perlego asks for a free trial or payment, please contact the library at library@acg.edu.

Once you have successfully created your account, there are various ways to access Perlego:

  1. Access Perlego through the library

    You can access Perlego through the library website, by following the steps below:

  2. View your assigned Perlego ebooks/eTextbooks through a Blackboard Learn course

    You can access Perlego materials via a Blackboard Learn course only if the instructor of the course has added the ebook/eTextbook in the designated area. To do so, follow the steps below:

    • Visit the course and the eTextbook menu item or any other area the instructor has specified.
    • Locate the link to the ebook/eTextbook and click on it.
    • Log in to your Perlego account (if asked to do so).

  3. View the ebook/eTextbook directly through Perlego

    As a registered student, you can also access and manage your ebooks/eTexbooks and user account directly via the Perlego website (https://www.perlego.com/).

  4. Perlego: Books & Textbooks mobile application

    You may download and install the Perlego mobile application on your devices from Google Play or the App Store to have access to your ebooks/eTextbooks for offline reading. You can download up to 30 books at a time. Further information regarding the Perlego mobile application can be found on the Perlego: Books & Textbooks page on the library website.

Things to remember about Perlego!

  • You should only create a Perlego account using your institutional email address. This ensures you are recognized as an authorized user.
  • If you register with a personal (non-institutional) email address, you will not be recognized as an ACG student, and you will be asked to pay. If you mistakenly pay for an account, you will need to contact the library at library@acg.edu.
  • You only have access to Perlego if you are a registered student or a non-registered student with pending resit examinations or thesis submissions. Once the resit or thesis submission period is over, your Perlego account will be revoked.
  • If you do not register for a semester, your access will be revoked and will be reinstated once you register again.
  • After graduation, access is permanently revoked.
  • If you have questions or need help using Perlego, contact the library at library@acg.edu.

 

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