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Libby is highly recommended for those new to borrowing eBooks and eAudiobooks. If you can't get Libby on your device, you can try using the original OverDrive app. For more help, visit help. Click on a title's cover. If the title is available, click "Borrow. If you are using the OverDrive app, go to your "Loans" page and select a download format. Your title will now start loading. Go to your "Bookshelf" to access your title. For more information about checking out and downloading titlles, visit the OverDrive Digital Help page.
How long is the lending period for an eBook or eAudiobook? The lending period is 21 days for an eBook or eAudiobook. You can check out up to 25 titles at one time. These are not counted against your physical materials limit. It is a format that allows you to read or listen to OverDrive titles in most web browsers. Libby gives you to option to read your ebook in the Libby app or send it to your preferred Kindle device.
See these detailed instructions on accessing library ebooks on a Kindle reader. Windows Mac. Unfortunately, the Checkout History or Borrowing History function that you can set up with your library account would only contain the list of physical materials i.
Because eBooks can be checked out from various eBook vendors, our library catalog, which is connected to your library account, is not currently capable of retrieving this data; hopefully in future upgrades of our library catalog this will be possible.
Will you be adding more titles to the OverDrive collection? We purchase hundreds of titles every week. Newly added titles appear at the top of the OverDrive website.
The Libby app gives you the option to send your ebooks to your preferred Kindle device. Check out the Kindle How-To videos to find out more. You can also find useful information at the Amazon Help Page on how to checkout and download Kindle compatible eBooks.
See the eBook Software Requirements Chart for more information. You can place up to 25 holds at one time. These are not counted against your physical materials holds. Be sure to read the instructions given in the email. Go to the link provided in the email and proceed to check out the item. Once you receive the email, you have 72 hours to check out your holds item before it expires and is given to the next patron on the holds list. This is the model publishers negotiated with OverDrive so that libraries could provide access to digital titles.
As a result, borrowing digital titles is similar to checking out physical books — one copy at a time per patron. If another patron has already checked out a digital title, you may put a hold on it. Hold Delivery allows you to get available holds redelivered up to days later. Replacing automatic hold checkout, OverDrive introduced this feature to help ebook users better manage their hold items.
For more information about Hold Delivery, please see What happened to OverDrive's automatic checkout of holds? The option to renew a title becomes available three days before the title is set to expire.
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How to get free e-books from your public library You can borrow books, audiobooks and even kids' books, all without spending a penny. Rick Broida. March 18, a. In the market for a reader? Read more: 10 ways to read books online for free Hopefully the waiting list won't be too long for the e-book s you want to borrow from your library. Read more: This browser extension shows you which Amazon books are available free at your local library Once a book is checked out, you usually have two to three weeks before it must be "returned," which happens automatically once the return date hits.
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