# Elsevier eBooks+

> Offline access and study tools for medical textbooks from a digital bookshelf. (iPhone/iPad app by Elsevier Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elsevier-ebooks-plus/id1643980050 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Elsevier Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/367031326)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 1,806 App Store ratings · 62 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 183 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, Canadian French and 23 more
- Released: 2023-08-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elsevier-ebooks-plus/id1643980050/reviews.md

## What is Elsevier eBooks+?

The Elsevier eBooks+ Bookshelf companion app provides on and offline access to the books in your eBooks+ account on the Content Library page. Enhance your reading experience with tools designed to build and improve your medical knowledge; making and sharing notes, highlighting key text, and creating flashcards.


Elsevier eBooks Features:
• Download books to your iOS device for easy online or offline reading.
• Simple, user-friendly navigation and a clean reading experience.
• Search inside your current book or across your full library.
• Select text to create notes or highlights from your mobile device.
• Tap to open figures, view captions, and pinch to zoom.
• Sync your bookmarks, last page read, and all of your notes and highlights between your iOS device and our desktop or web-based eBooks+ apps.


Requirements:
• Elsevier eBooks+ account
• One or more books available in your eBooks+ Bookshelf account
• iOS 17+

## Key features

- Offline book access
- Note-taking and highlighting
- Flashcard creation
- Cross-device syncing
- In-book search
- Figure viewing and zooming

## What do users think of Elsevier eBooks+?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Student / Study friendly
- 🚀 Enhances content
- 👍 Ebooks from Elsevier
- 👍 Great app

**Cons**

- 🐛 Unable to view images/tables
- 🐛 Useless for medical textbooks
- 🐛 Positioning issues
- 🐛 Scrolling and zooming problems
- 🐛 Slow loading times
- 🐛 Broken MacBook version
- 🐛 Terrible UI
- 🐛 Login issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Figures placed at the end of chapters
- Search function only works for single words
- Inability to clear search history
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incompatibility with older devices

**Most requested features**

- More highlighting and note-taking options
- Ability to write, draw, or paste images on pages
- Separate flashcard option integration with Anki/Quizlet
- More font size options
- Streamlined text selection for voiceover
- Page turning instead of scrolling
- Ability to write on pages
- Interactive features

## Recent user reviews (10 of 62)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elsevier-ebooks-plus/id1643980050/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Unable to write with apple pen

*2026-08-20*

Unable to write with apple pen

### 5/5 — The Best

*2026-08-04*

MIR

### 5/5 — Medical Physiology

*2026-06-07, version 11.3.1*

Essential understanding of protein structure and physiology

### 4/5 — General feedback

*2026-05-24*

The navigation through topics is treamlined but sometimes with glitches ending up with jumping pages when in the scroll mode. I also wish if there was an underline and annotation function that I can visually see on the page without having to open a dialogue box

### 1/5 — Extremely slow and bugged

*2026-05-19, version 11.3.1*

I had to replace the great Inkling app with this clunky nonsense due to a phone change. What a shame! This takes 10x longer to load a chapter from a preloaded book, so not even a download or connection issue. To load a book takes absolute ages. I have one of the flagship phones so again - this IS an app issue. After forking out 100s for Elsevier books to have this level of app functionality in 2026 is ridiculous. Fix it or scrap it and go back to Inkling for the sake of your customers

### 2/5 — Very buggy app

*2026-04-30*

This needs a complete overhaul.

### 5/5 — Clinical key

*2026-03-12*

Excellent and broad knowledge base but fail to access clinical key 
Please provide access

### 3/5 — Confusion

*2026-02-19, version 11.2.1*

Sign in process and access cumbersome

### 1/5 — Netter’s digital Anatomy Flashcards

*2026-02-18*

Can’t use the digital Flashcards. The formatting doesn’t work on my iPad or cellphone. This completely defeats the purpose of having the digital item. The Flashcards are half hidden on the screen, the white words blend with the white background so you can’t see what you’ve clicked on. It doesn’t scroll and the only way around it is to go out of the app and back in between every card. Biggest pain in the behind I’ve ever had for an app. None of which can be fixed by adjusting the formatting in the app settings. Yikes.

### 5/5 — ‘STILL  AN AWESOME APP’

*2026-01-09, version 11.2.1*

I love my reference textbooks and  Elsevier gives me rapid access to my reference texts, downloadable and portable…great way to take my Library with me on short long trips, with whatever device I decide to take with me. Kudos once again Elsevier!!!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Elsevier eBooks+

### What does the Elsevier eBooks+ app do?

The app provides on-demand and offline access to medical books from your Elsevier eBooks+ account. It offers features like note-taking, highlighting, flashcard creation, and cross-device syncing to enhance your learning experience.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include downloading books for offline reading, a user-friendly interface, searching within books or your entire library, creating notes and highlights, viewing and zooming figures, and syncing your progress and annotations across devices.

### Is this app free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use. However, it requires an Elsevier eBooks+ account with at least one book purchased to access content. There are no in-app purchases or ads mentioned.

### What are the system requirements for this app?

To use the app, you need an Elsevier eBooks+ account with books in your bookshelf. The app also requires iOS 17 or a later version to be installed on your device.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is designed for medical students and healthcare professionals who need to access their digital medical textbooks conveniently. It's particularly useful for those who study on the go or prefer offline access to their study materials.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 11.4.1 — 2026-08-11

* Highlighting performance has been improved, especially for users with large highlight collections
* Smoother scrolling and zooming in PDF books, with significant stability improvements
* Improved app stability with fixes for crashes across all platforms
* Stylus annotation support has been removed to improve overall reliability
* Improved navigation when deep linking to specific figures and headings in EPUB books

### 11.3.1 — 2026-04-02

* MLA, APA, Harvard, and Vancouver citation formats are available
* Updated Explore UI
* Explore content is integrated into the main search results
* Various bug fixes

### 11.2.1 — 2025-10-01

Various Bug Fixes

### 11.2 — 2025-08-21

* Dark Mode Preferences Improvements. The app will now follow the system’s dark mode settings.
* Various Bug Fixes
* Accessibility Improvements

### 11.1.1 — 2025-06-27

* Accessibility Improvements 
* Various bug fixes

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