This table is intended to explain the main features of the major e-book vendors the library purchases from, but it does not include all of the e-book vendors. Please note that interfaces and features can change.
| Vendor | Printing | Downloading | User Limit | Terms of Use | Accessibility |
| ABC-CLIO | Limits vary by book | None |
No limit |
Terms of Use | Font can be enlarged |
| ACLS Humanities | Ten pages at a time | Ten pages at a time | No limit | HEB follows fair-use rights and restrictions for all books on the site. You may print pages for your personal research use only. | ADA Compliance and Accessibility |
| Brill | Full text, if available | Full text, if available | No limit | Rights and Permissions | PDF files, can use Adobe assistive technology |
| Cambridge | Varies by book; usually either 1 chapter or 20% of collection in question | Individual Chapters (PDF) | No limit | Rights and Permissions | Make text larger |
| Credo Reference | Individual entries/sections | Individual entries/sections | No limit | Terms of Use | Accessibility |
| EBSCO E-Books | Up to 100 pages (depending on the publisher) | Download (offline) link that allows you to check-out and download the eBook and read it on your computer when you are not connected to the Internet, or transfer it to your Adobe Digital Editions-compatible eBook Reader device. Create a free account to do this. | Depends on the book | Liscense Agreement accessible at the bottom of the page under Terms of Use and Copyright | Accessibility |
| Elsevier (ScienceDirect) | Individual chapters from PDFs | Download one or more (up to 25 simultaneously) full-text PDFs of articles and chapters. | Depends on the book | Terms and Condition | Accessibility |
| Gale Virtual Reference | Amount printable depends on publishers; individual sections | Varies depending on book as PDF or HTML; individual sections of books | No limit | Terms of Use and Copyright | Accessibility |
| HathiTrust | Depends on book; page-by-page or whole book | Download Policy | No limit | Access and Use | Accessibility |
| IGI-Global (Info-Sci) | From PDF and HTML view | Individual artcile/chapter download. Full-text download with account. | No limit | Terms and Conditions | From downloaded PDF |
| JSTOR | From downloads | Individual chapters | No limit | Terms of Service | Accessibility |
| Oxford Reference | Yes, Read Legal Notice for more information | No, but can save entries with account. | No limit | Legal Notice | Screen reader compatible |
| Project Gutenburg | Whole Book | Whole book as HTML, text file, or e-reader format. | No limit | Terms of Use | Once downloaded |
| Project Muse | From PDFs | Sections of chapters or chapters at a time depending on book | No limit | Policies | Accessibility |
| ProQuest Ebook Central | See Downloading | Whole book, specific chapters, or page ranges using Adobe Digital Editions; most books up to 40% of title |
Depends on the item **If it is a CARLI-owned ebook, there are a set number of loan days in a calendar year. See this FAQ for details. |
Terms and Conditions | Accessibility |
| O'Reilly E-books (formerly Safari Tech Books) | Yes, although the formatting is ugly | Only via the mobile app | No limit | Terms of Service | Accessibility |
| Sage | From downloads | Individual chapters | No limit | Terms of Use | Accessibility |
| Springer | From downloads | Whole book and individual chapters (as PDFs) | No limit | Terms of Use | Accessibility |
| Taylor & Francis CRCnetBASE | From downloads | Individual chapters | No limit | Terms and Conditions | Support priority 1 (level A) of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines (WAIG) |
| Wiley | From downloads | Individual chapters | No limit | Terms of Service | Accessibility |