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Can I buy ebooks for my library?

Can I buy ebooks for my library?

You can buy ebooks from Amazon, Apple, Google, and other digital retailers, but why buy when you can borrow them from your local library? If your library is signed up with Libby, OverDrive, or Hoopla, you can browse, borrow, and read books directly through the app.

How do I access ebooks from the library?

When the book becomes available, you’ll get a notification email.

  1. Go to your public library’s website.
  2. Look for the “eBooks” section of the page.
  3. If required, select OverDrive as the service that you’d like to use to browse books.
  4. Find a book that you’re interested in and click Borrow.

How do I order library books online?

Go to your library’s website (or library system) and look for a section called “Recommend a title” “Suggest a Title for Purchase” etc. It’s often in the Contact Us tab. If the ebook is available on Overdrive but the library doesn’t own it, you may be able to search on Overdrive and simply press the “Recommend” button.

Where can I borrow e books?

Some websites let you download or borrow e-books for free for a limited amount of time. Amazon’s BookLending.com and Lendle let you borrow and lend Kindle titles for 14 days. You can get free e-books to keep forever at Open Library, Project Gutenberg, Free-ebooks.net and Google’s Reader Store.

Can I borrow ebooks from any library?

You can borrow titles from any library as long as you have a library card for it. Learn more about getting a library card in this help article.

How do you borrow digital books from the library?

How to borrow and deliver Kindle Books

  1. Open your library’s digital collection (you can find it using www.overdrive.com).
  2. Find a Kindle Book to borrow.
  3. Select Borrow.
  4. Choose a lending period for the title (if available).
  5. After you borrow the title, select Read now with Kindle.

Can I borrow eBooks from any library?

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