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Downloading ebooks for offline access

Kortext - Full book download

To download books on the Kortext platform, you need the Kortext app, which is available on Android, iOS, Windows and Mac.

Once you have the app installed, sign in to Kortext and find the book you want to download. Click on the download icon next to the book and confirm:

The book will download to your Bookshelf for you to access when offline. Kortext books download for two hours and will automatically return after this period. If you have finished with the book earlier, click on the three dots next to the title to remove the download and return the book:

Kortext - Chapter download

If you only want to download a chapter or extract of the book, you can select to save it as a PDF. Open the book to read and click on the print icon on the left hand side if the screen. This gives you information about the number of pages you can print/save from the book. Once you have printed/downloaded a page, the allowance automatically counts down.

Select the pages you want to save and click on Print:

Next to Destination click on the drop down menu and select Save as PDF. Click Save and this will give you the option to save the selected pages as a PDF: