Getting EBooks for your mobile device is Easy. Just follow these directions.

Getting Started:

Create a personal MY Ebscohost account folder.

How to Download:

Using your mobile device, search for EBSCO eBook app in Google Play Store or iTunes App Store and tap on this eBook image and install.

Signing in to the App

There are two ways to sign in to the EBSCO Mobile App: Accessing via your institution or using EBSCO Open Research. After installing the app, tap to open the Sign In screen. 

All TTC library databases are mobile-friendly now. Below are mobile apps to make access to some databases easier

Smartphone Stats

(Pew Research Center, 2023)

90% of U.S. adults own a smartphone.

95%  use the internet.

85% have high speed internet at home.

15% of adults are “smartphone dependent,” meaning they own a smartphone but do not subscribe to a high-speed home broadband service. This is double the usage amount from 2013.

Mobile Apps

(Statistica, 2023)

83% increase in mobile app downloads worldwide from 2016 to 2023.

Gaming apps were far more downloaded - 150 billion in 2024 - than the next most downloaded (photo & video) apps at 31 billion.

53.8 minutes per day was spent on the social video app TikToc. YouTube and Twitter ranked second and third, each with an average of 48 minutes and 34 minutes spent on the platforms per day, respectively.