eBooks

Now that you have purchased your eReader, learn how to download ebooks from the library for FREE!  Bring in your eReader (and laptop if you own one) to your local branch to get hands on help downloading, reading, and deleting ebooks from your own device.  Here's the where and when:

Snow
   Tuesday, January 3, 1:00-3:00 pm
   Tuesday, January 10, 1:00-3:00 pm

Salem Church
   Wednesday, January 4, 2:00-4:00 pm

England Run
   Thursday, January 5, 2:00-4:00 pm
   Saturday, January 7, 2:00-4:00 pm

Headquarters
   Saturday, January 7, 2:00-4:00 pm
   Monday , January 9, 2:00-4:00 pm
   Tuesday, January 10, 6:00-8:00 pm

Porter
   Wednesday, January 11, 6:00-8:00 pm

The library has over 58,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks ready for you to enjoy FREE.  Learn about the collections, availability, downloading, and compatible portable devices, on our eBooks & eAudio page. 

At long last eBooks are now available for checkout for the Amazon Kindle®!

Over 900 eBooks are now available for the Kindle through our OverDrive Web site. Our new OverDrive eBook service is popular, so if you see a book that you want, but it's checked out, simply click the "Request It" link to place a hold. You'll be notified as soon as it's available.

This update allows almost all of our OverDrive eBooks to be read on all Kindle devices or by using free Kindle apps on iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and other mobile devices. At launch, there will be a small number of PDF titles that are not yet available for Kindle. OverDrive and Amazon are working to reduce this number to achieve greater coverage.

All you need is an Amazon.com account (credit card NOT required) and your library barcode & pin to sign into your OverDrive account! (Contact us if you are unable to locate your barcode & pin. It is the same information you use to login to your account when using our library catalog.)

Give it a try! overdrive.librarypoint.org

NetLibrary users can now access our eBook and eAudio collection through EBSCOhost's new web site.

Even if you previously had an account with NetLibrary, you will need to create a new account with EBSCOhost.

Watch the video below for an overview of creating your myEBSCOhost account and how to download eBooks.

You can also ask a reference librarian to create an account for you in person or over the phone.
Call your branch and ask for the adult reference desk.

Please visit our eBooks page for more tips on creating your myEBSCOhost account and for a short video with tips on searching for eBooks and how to download eAudio.

A loving relative (or maybe it was you, yourself!) was good to you this holiday season and now you want to fill up your Kindle or Sony Reader with books.  Or you are looking for even more to do with your iPod Touch. Try these sites for free eBooks:

Let’s talk about eBook readers. I’m sure you’ve seen one by now. Rectangular pieces of plastic capable of storing thousands of books to be read anytime, anywhere. Now equipped with screens employing the latest “electronic ink” technology that mimics the lighting qualities of real paper, they are fast supplanting the "traditional" portable media player as the tech to talk about.