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[Type text][Type text][Type text] ENGL105SuJin Lee Reading Journal Your name: Title of book: Author: Publisher: eBook site: I read ( ) pages of the total pages ( ). Mon: Tue: Wed: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Total reading time: ___________hours How did you like the book? (choose one) a) Great! (I loved it) b) Good (I like it) c) OK (I didn’t mind reading it) d) Boring (I wish I hadn’t read it) Summary of the book (200 – 250 words): What parts of the book seem most believable or unbelievable? Why? (200 – 300 words) How to Access eBook for ENGL 105 11 books of your choice (12th book will be assigned) – You can choose an eBook from the following sites or any other eBook websites. You are not allowed to read comic books, picture books, audio books, or textbooks. Every book should be in English and not in other languages. Each book should be minimum 250 pages long. If it is over 500 pages, you can read the book over a two-week period. Please choose: a. fiction or non-fiction books that interest you, b. books that you’ve always wanted to read but didn’t, c. books that you read before but want to read again, d. bestseller books, e. classic books, You can use either of the three following services to find your eBook. You can find the detailed information about them in the link on Black Board ‘How to Access eBooks’. If you would like to use a different service to find your eBook, please let me know ahead of time for approval. You can request approval on the “Course Related Qs” link. 1. OverDrive (Free) https://www.overdrive.com/ Overdrive is an online collection of eBooks that you can access using your local library card or a free Overdrive account. You can find a lot of recently published and classical eBooks. It works in the same way that the school library does in the way that you borrow a book for a period of time. Please look below for how to access the Overdrive website. https://www.overdrive.com/ 1) How to access using your Local Library Card: a. From the home screen, click the Sign In Button. b. Then click the Sign in using library card. c. Enter in your zip code or location to find your local library. d. Once you find your library, click the Library button. https://www.overdrive.com/ https://www.overdrive.com/libraries e. Your local library website will then prompt you to sign into the library using your library card. f. If you search for short stories in the search bar, the screen should show all the eBooks that you can borrow from your local library. 2) How to access by creating an Overdrive account: a. From the home screen, click the Sign Up button. b. Enter in your details and create your Overdrive account. https://www.overdrive.com/ 2. CSUEB Library Short Story Collections (Free) https://csueb-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo- explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_ UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,b ooks,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0 The link will take you to the CSUEB Library short story collections. About 306 full-text online books are already filtered for you to look at. You are more than welcome to narrow down the search on your preference: a. By clicking ‘Personalize’ button. https://csueb-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0 https://csueb-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0 https://csueb-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0 https://csueb-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,Short%20stories,AND&tab=books_local&search_scope=01CALS_UHL&vid=01CALS_UHL&mfacet=tlevel,include,online_resources$$I01CALS_UHL,1&mfacet=lang,include,eng,1&mfacet=rtype,include,books,2&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0 b. By clicking the pull-down arrow on Subject. c. By clicking the pull-down arrow on Author/Creator. 3. Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=154606011 Amazon has Kindle eBooks but they are not free unless you have a Prime subscription or a Kindle Unlimited subscription. https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=154606011 How to Access eBook for ENGL 105