VitalSource is an online bookshelf program that is used to read eBooks online.


Within the browser based program or the offline app you can download, access, and read your eBook through the use of the VitalSource Bookshelf.


VitalSource Bookshelf also gives you easy to use tools to help you use the content in your eBook more effectively.


With Bookshelf you can:

  • Read, highlight, and annotate just as you would on paper.
  • Highlight text with one click in your choice of colours.
  • Add notes to highlighted passages.
  • Subscribe to colleagues, classmates, or instructors highlights and notes to view in your own eBook.
  • Navigate chapters easily with a linked table of contents.
  • Copy and paste text for coursework or papers.