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Salado's Electronic Library - E-Books & E-Audiobooks

E-Books and E-Audiobooks are available for download 24/7!

To access e-books and e-audiobooks; just log-in to your library account and you can:

  • put them on reserve
  • take out up to 5 at a time
  • check them out for two weeks (and you won't have to lug them back to the library, they just stop working and you can delete them)
  • with some software you can share your your selection between 6 computers or mobile devices

Electronic Library books can work with:

  • Sony e-readers
  • Nook (Barnes & Noble's reader)
  • Kobo (Borders' reader)
  • Apple's iPhones and iPads
  • Kindle and Kindle Fire

E-BOOK AND DOWNLOADING HELP:

OVERDRIVE:  All titles are listed in the library catalog with the call number "Overdrive".  To download e-books from Overdrive, log into your library account. Next, click on the Overdrive logo at the bottom of the screen. For instructions on downloading e-books to various devices, please see the Overdrive help files

The EBSCO HOST DATABASE contains more than 2000 e-audiobooks and e-books available for checkout. All audio titles are listed in our library catalog with a "WMA" call number and "Audio Download" before the title listing.  
Click this link for EBSCO's instructions: downloading e-books and e-audiobooks.

PROJECT GUTENBURG also has free e-books available for download to your computer or mobile reader.
All titles are listed in the library catalog with the call number "Gutenberg". To access,  log into your library account and search the library catalog.  Next, click on a Project Gutenberg book title.   Finally, press the download button on the pop-up screen and choose the correct file format for your device to download the file to your computer or e-reader. 
For more help, view Project Gutenburg's wiki page: MobileReader Devices How-To

LIBRIVOX also has free public domain  e-audiobooks available for download to your computer or mobile reader. All titles are listed in the library catalog with the call number "LibriVox". To access, search the library catalog.  Next, click on a LibriVox book title.   Finally, press the download button on the pop-up screen to download the file to your computer or e-reader. 
Click this link for LibriVox's instructions: Listen/Download Help.