# Elsevier eBooks+

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1643980050](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1643980050)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1643980050`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Elsevier Inc.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,844 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2023-08-09
- **Size:** 183 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elsevier-ebooks/id1643980050)
- **Website:** [https://ebooks.health.elsevier.com](https://ebooks.health.elsevier.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.elsevier.com/legal/privacy-policy](https://www.elsevier.com/legal/privacy-policy)

## Description

The Elsevier eBooks+ Bookshelf companion extension gives on- and offline access to your eBooks+ library via the Content Library page. It emphasizes medical knowledge with tools to build understanding through highlighting, notes, and flashcards, while offering a clean, reader-friendly reading experience.

Key features include downloading books for offline reading on iOS, full-text search within a book or across the library, and quick access to figures with captions and zoom. Your bookmarks, notes, and highlights sync across devices, enabling a seamless study workflow across iOS and desktop/web apps. Requirements: Elsevier eBooks+ account, at least one book in your Bookshelf, and iOS 17+.

## Rankings

- #41,345 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise highlighting/notes and TTS accessibility, plus mobile reading convenience. However, they repeatedly report major drawbacks: readability barriers (tiny fonts, narrow margins, no zoom, hard-to-view tables/figures); clunky navigation and scrolling; sign-in and stability problems; Inkling migration/layout frustrations; and missing features like more fonts, robust annotations, search history controls, and reliable flashcards.

### Pros

- Highlighting and note-taking features are useful for study and revisiting notes.
- Text-to-speech/voice reading and built-in accessibility tools improve readability.
- Reading textbooks on a phone is convenient and accessible.
- Fast access to content and generally solid e-reader setup.

### Cons

- Severe readability issues: narrow margins, small text, no pinch-to-zoom, and tables/figures hard to view.
- Cumbersome navigation: scrolling rather than paging, end-of-chapter figure placement, and constant back-and-forth to see images.
- Sign-in and app stability problems: login frictions, crashes after iOS updates, glitches.
- Migration/content layout problems from Inkling: misaligned figures, sections hard to reach, overall layout feels clunky.
- Missing features and controls: limited font sizes, limited annotation options, inability to clear search history, and flashcards issues.

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