Guide

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eSentral.com is an online portal, everyone can access the portal without having an account. However, in order to purchase any eBook, you need to own your eSentral account. Opening an eSentral account is an one-time registration process. Your account will be synchronized with the web portal as well as eSentral mobile applications so it is advised that you should keep your information private.

There are 2 ways to own your eSentral account: via eSentral portal or via Facebook.

  1. A. Registration via eSentral portal

    1. 1. From E-Sentral homepage, click Create Free Account.
    2. 2. Enter your full name, preferred user name, email address, contact number and preferred password into the required fields. Then click Register.
    3. 3. If your registration is successful, you will be brought to a page confirming your registration and you can now log in into your account.
  2. B. Registration via Facebook account

    1. 1. From E-Sentral homepage, click Sign in.
    2. 2. Click Sign in with Facebook to register.
      Note: Make sure that your browser allows pop-up to login to Facebook. In Google Chrome you can do this by clicking Setting > Show Advanced Settings > Privacy > Content Settings > Pop-ups > Allow all sites to show pop-ups.
    3. 3. Enter your email address and password then click Log In. You will be logged in and automatically redirected to E-Sentral`s portal.

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iOS / iPhone / iPad

  1. A. Install

    • 1. Go to  
    • 2. Search for "e-Sentral".
    • 3. Tap "GET" to install.
  2. B. Log In

    • 1. There are 2 options which can be used to login to E-Sentral app:

      • 1.1. Via eSentral application - enter your username and password to log in.
      • 1.2. Via Facebook - you will be redirected to a Facebook pop-up page where you need to enter your email address and password to log in.
    • 2. After log in, you would be greeted by Home tab, which shows your recently downloaded and read eBooks. Navigate through the app by switching between tabs on the bottom of your screen.
  3. C. Download

    • 1. To start downloading your eBooks, tap on My Library.
    • 2. There are few Collection options to place your downloaded eBook; either in: Default (All/Purchased/Borrowed) Collection or Custom-made Collection.

      • 2.1. Default (All/Purchased/Borrowed) Collection

        • On default, you will start from All collection. If you acquire your eBook by borrowing and not purchasing, then the eBook will be placed under Borrowed.

        • Find the eBook you want to read by scrolling through the shelf. However, if you have a lot of eBooks, these features can help you:

          • 1. Use  sort-icon  to SortBy according to Recent, Title or Author. From the same menu, you can also use Filter By to filter according to genre or downloaded status.
          • 2. Use  search-icon
        • Once you have found the eBook, tap on its cover. It will start the downloading process. For example, we will download Scappa per Amore.

        • Once the eBook has been downloaded, a green tick would show next to the title. Now you may start reading.

      • 2.2. Custom-made Collection

        • Now you can create your own eBook collection! To start, tap your collection name on top.

        • Tap + New Collection

        • Name your new collection, then tap Add. For example, we will create a Recipe collection.

        • Now your new collection has been created. You will be redirected automatically.

        • You will notice that the collection is empty, because we haven`t added anything in. To add eBooks, tap on add-icon button.

        • Search for the titles you wish to add, then tap on the eBook. It will be added to the collection.

        • Tap on the eBook cover to download the eBook.


        • Switching eBook position

          Press the eBook cover then drag the eBook to the position you want.

        • Delete an eBook from your collection

          • 1. Press the eBook cover then let go.
          • 2. Tap on (Trash Icon) at the top right corner of the screen, then choose Yes.
        • Remove Collection

          • 1. Tap your collection name on top.
          • 2. Tap Edit.
          • 3. A red circular button would show to the left of your collection name. Tap on it then tap Delete.
        • Switching Collection Order

          • 1. Tap All
          • 2. Tap Edit.
          • 3. A list button would show on the right of your collection name. Tap on it then drag the collection to whichever position you preferred.
  4. D. Read

    1. 1. To start reading, tap on your downloaded eBook.
    2. 2. Swipe horizontally or tap on left and right edge of the screen to move between pages.
    3. 3. Tap on the top right corner of the page to bookmark any page.
    4. 4. You can access more features by double tapping on the page.
      • gear-icon  to customize your spacing, alignment, font size, font type and color theme.
      • Page Slider: to jump to whichever page you wanted.
      • list-icon  to access Table of Contents so that you can jump to specific chapters. You will also find your Bookmarks and Notes here.
    5. 5. By highlighting any word or sentence in the eBook, you would notice certain option such as

      • Define: to help you in finding out the definition of any words you don`t know.
      • Share: to help you share your favorite quotes over social media or messaging.
      • Note: to save your favourite quotes so that you can save them later. You can also change the color of your notes and remove any notes that are not needed anymore.
    6. 6. To close your eBook, double tap and click Close. E-Sentral`s application will remember which page you last read, so you can immediately start from the page where you left.

  5. E. Log out

    1. 1. Tap More.
    2. 2. To Log out, tap  logout-icon  at the top right corner of the screen.

Android Phones and Tablets

  1. A. Install

    1. 1. Go to  
    2. 2. Search for "esentral".
    3. 3. Tap "Install".
    4. 4. Tap "Accept".
  2. B. Log In

    • 1. There are 2 options which can be used to login to E-Sentral app.

      • 1.1. Via E-Sentral`s Username – enter your username and password to log in.

      • 1.2. Via Facebook – you will be redirected to a Facebook pop-up page where you need to enter your email address and password to log in.

    • 2. After log in, you would be greeted by Home tab, which shows your recently downloaded and read eBook.

  3. C. Download

    • 1. To start downloading your eBook, tap on the  list-icon  or swipe right from the left edge of your screen. A dashboard would pop up.

    • 2. Tap My Library.

    • 3. There are few collection options to place your downloaded eBook, either in: Default (Purchased/Borrowed) collections or Custom-made Collections.

      • 3.1. Default (Purchased/Borrowed) Collections

        • On default, you will start from Purchased collection. If you acquire your eBook by borrowing and not purchasing, then the eBook will be placed under Borrowed.

        • Find the eBook you want to read by scrolling through the shelf. However, if you have a lot of eBook, these features can help you:

          • Use  align-left-icon  to SortBy according to Recent, Title or Author.

          • Use  align-center-icon  (in tablets) or 3dots-icon (in phone) to Filter according to eBook Categories and Downloaded status.

          • Use  magnifier-icon  to search for specific eBook title, author or publisher.

        • Once you have found the eBook, tap on the cover. It will start the downloading process. For example, let`s download Scappa per Amore.

        • Once the eBook has been downloaded, a green tick would show next to the title. Now you may start reading.

      • 3.2. Custom-made Collections

        • Now you can create your own eBook collection! To start, tap 3dots-icon

        • Tap New Collection

        • Name your new collection, then tap New Collection. For example, let`s create a Recipe collection.

        • Now your new collection has been created. You will be redirected automatically.

        • You will notice that the collection is empty. To start, tap on add-icon button.

        • Search for the titles that you wish to add, then tap on the eBook. It will be added to the collection.

        • Tap on the eBook cover to download it.

        • Switching eBook position

          Press the eBook cover then drag it to the position you want.

        • Delete an eBook from your collection

          • 1. Press the eBook cover then let go
          • 2. Tap on trash-icon at the top right corner of the screen, then choose Yes.
        • Remove Collection

          • 1. Activate the collection by tapping on the collection name.
          • 2. Tap 3dots-icon
          • 3. Tap Remove Collection, then tap Yes.
  4. D. Read

    • 1. To start reading, tap on your downloaded eBook

    • 2. Swipe horizontally or tap on left and right edge of the screen to move between pages

    • 3. Tap on the top right corner of the page to bookmark any page.

    • 4. You can access more features by double tapping on the page.

      • underline-icon: to customize your font size, type, spacing, alignment and color theme.
      • Page Slider: to jump to whichever page you wanted.
      • list-dot-icon: to access Chapters so that you can jump to specific chapters. You will also find your Bookmarks and Notes here.
    • 5. By highlighting any word or sentence in the eBook, you would notice certain option such as:

      • 3dots-arrow-icon to help you share your favourite quotes over social media or messaging.
      • note-icon to save your favourite quotes so that you can save them later. You can also change the color of your notes and remove any notes that are not needed anymore.
    • 6. To close your eBook, double tap and click back-icon. E-Sentral`s application will remember which page you last read, so you can immediately start from the page where you left

  5. E. Log out

    • 1. Tap on the list-icon or swipe right from the left edge of your screen. A dashboard would pop up.

    • 2. Tap dropdown-icon next to your name

    • 3. Tap Logout, then tap Yes.