ASCE books can now be purchased at Google eBooks. More than 360 titles are available in the Google eBookstore, including:
- all in-print Standards,
- all in-print ASCE Press titles,
- all in-print Manuals of Practice, and
- committee reports published since 2005.
New titles are being added as they are published. If you are looking for digital editions of ASCE’s proceedings papers, you can find them in the ASCE Library.
Google eBooks are like print books, only digital—so they can be discovered, purchased and read on many different types of devices that connect to the Internet. Google eBooks are stored in the cloud, so you can take them from your own digital bookshelf and read them on whichever device you have, wherever you are. With your e-book collection in the cloud, you don’t have to worry about how much storage is left on your device or how to transfer e-books from one device to another.
Benefits of Google eBooks
- You can buy your books from the Google eBookstore or from about 100 other retailers.
- It doesn’t matter who you buy Google eBooks from, your e-books are stored in your password-protected Google Books account.
- You can read Google eBooks on many different types of devices that connect to the Internet, including:
- a computer, laptop, or netbook
- Android devices
- iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
- Nook or Sony eReader
- e-readers that run Adobe DRM
Restrictions on Google eBooks
- Google currently does not allow highlighting, copying, or printing from Google eBooks.
- Most Google eBooks cannot be downloaded to a device for reading offline.
- You cannot lend Google eBooks or give them as gifts.
- Right now, Google eBooks can only be purchased in the United States, although Google intends to expand to readers around the world.