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Downloadable Audiobooks and Ebooks
Downloadable Ebooks
We offer two different services for downloading ebooks that you can read on
various devices including your computer, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, Nook, Blackberry and more.
- My Media Mall
- Download eBooks to your computer, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Nook and more.
- Freading
- Download eBooks to your computer, iPad, iPhone or Nook. FREADING WILL NOT WORK WITH KINDLE.
For free downloadable ebooks, you may also want to try one of the following sites:
Project Gutenberg
Google Books
(free classics)
Downloadable Audiobooks
We offer two different services for downloading audiobooks to your computer or
MP3 player. Individual titles may differ between services.
- My Media Mall
- Download audiobooks to your computer, MP3 player, iPod or directly to your
smartphone.
- Recorded Books OneClickdigital
- Thousands of titles to download to your
computer, MP3 player, iPod or directly to your smartphone. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to set up an account the first time you use OneClickdigital.
My Media Mall App for Mobile Devices
You should use the official Overdrive Media Console app if you are accessing
My Media Mall ebooks or downloadable audiobooks on your mobile device.
To access the app on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch,
click here
or search the iTunes App Store. To access the app on your Android
device,
click here or search Google Play. To access the app on your
Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet, search your device's app store.
Freading App for Mobile Devices
You should use the official Freading app if you are accessing
Freading ebooks on your mobile device.
To access the app on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch,
click here
or search the iTunes App Store. To access the app on your Android
device,
click here
or search Google Play.
OneClickdigital App for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
You should use the OneClickdigital app if you are accessing Freading
ebooks on your mobile device.
To access the app on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch,
click here
or search the iTunes App Store.
To access the app on your Android device,
click here
or search Google Play. To access the app on your Kindle Fire,
search the Kindle Fire app store.
More Help
Downloading My Media Mall ebooks to Kindle flyer
Downloading My Media Mall ebooks to iPad/iPod/iPod Touch/Android device flyer
Downloading Freading ebooks flyer
Downloadable Audiobooks flyer
My Media
Mall
offers a
guided tour, as well as extensive help
screens. Freading offers an
FAQ. OneClickdigital offers
help screens.
Following are some answers to the most commonly asked
questions regarding these databases.
Freading Ebook Questions and Answers
- What devices can I download Freading ebooks to? Freading books can be downloaded to and read on both PCs and Macs. Sony
Readers and Nooks will work with the ebooks, as may many other
ebook readers. Freading ebooks can be downloaded to various mobile
devices such as the iPad, iPod, iPhone and Android phones by
using the Freading app. The app can be found
here or as a
free download in the marketplace for your device.
- Can the library's Freading ebooks be loaded on a
Kindle? No.
- What software is required to check out Freading ebooks?
Freading requires you to install
Adobe Digital
Editions to
read epub and pdf formatted books on Nooks, Sony Readers and
other ereaders. This is a free download. Please note
that Adobe Digital Editions is different from Adobe Reader. You
may also have to install the software that came with your ereader
to transfer books to an ereader.
- For how long can I check out Freading ebooks? Freading ebooks can be checked out for up to 2 weeks.
- How many Freading ebooks can I have checked out at once?
Each book "costs" an amount from 1 to 4 "tokens". You are
provided with 8 "tokens" per week. Your "tokens" accumulate every
week over four weeks, after which they reset to 8 "tokens". You
can check out as many books as you can "pay" for with your
available "tokens".
- What happens at the end of the checkout period? Will the ebook just disappear? Freading ebooks will cease to work at the end of their check out period. You will still need to remove the file from your computer and ebook reader.
- Do I have to "return" an ebook at the end of the
check out period? You do not have to "return" ebooks at
the end of the check out period.
My Media Mall Ebook Questions and Answers
- What devices can I download My Media Mall ebooks to?
My Media Mall ebooks can be downloaded to and read on both PCs and Macs.
Kindles, Sony
Readers and Nooks will work with the ebooks, as may many other
ebook readers. My Media Mall ebooks can be downloaded to various mobile
devices such as the iPad, iPod, Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, iPhone and Android phones by
using the Overdrive Media Console app. The app can be found
here or as a
free download in the marketplace for your device.
- Can the library's downloadable ebooks be loaded on a
Kindle? Yes.
- What software is required to check out ebooks? My Media Mall requires you to install
Adobe Digital
Editions to
read epub and pdf formatted books on Nooks, Sony Readers and
other ereaders. This is a free download. Please note
that Adobe Digital Editions is different from Adobe Reader.
You may also have to install the software that came with your
ereader to transfer books to an ereader. If you are
downloading Mobipocket ebooks you will need
Mobipocket Reader.
Kindle does not require extra software.
- For how long can I check out My Media Mall ebooks? My
Media Mall ebooks can be checked out for up to 2 weeks.
- How many My Media Mall ebooks can I have checked out at once?
You can have up to 5 items checked out from My Media Mall at
once. This covers any combination of ebooks and audiobooks.
- What happens at the end of the checkout period? Will the ebook just disappear? My Media Mall ebooks will cease to work at the end of their check out period. You will still need to remove the file from your computer and ebook reader.
- Do I have to "return" a My Media Mall ebook at the end of the
check out period? You do not have to "return" ebooks at
the end of the check out period. However, you
can choose to "return" EPUB and PDF ebooks early.
You can do this from within Adobe Digital Editions, the Overdrive
app or the Amazon Kindle manager (for Kindle books).
- What is a Mobipocket book? A Mobipocket book is a type
of ebook that requires a free
Mobipocket Reader. You read these ebooks on your
computer or you can transfer Mobipocket books to various portable
devices including those running Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows
Mobile, and Blackberries.
Audiobook Questions and Answers
- Can I download audiobooks to an Ipod?
All OneClickdigital titles are available for iPod, iPhone and
iPad, whether you use a Mac or PC. My Media Mall offer many audiobook titles for
Ipod, iPhone and iPad; however, you will have a wider selection
of audiobooks available if you sync your Apple device with a PC rather than a Mac.
- Can I download audiobooks to a Mac?
All OneClickdigital titles can be played on a Mac by first
downloading the Media Manager (OS 10.6.6 required). My Media Mall offer many audiobook titles for
Macs in MP3 format, with Mac-compatible titles marked as such on
the website.
- Can I burn audiobooks to a cd? My
Media Mall offers a number of titles that can be burned to
cd. OneClickdigital does not offer any titles that can be
burned to cd.
- What software is required to check out audiobooks? My Media Mall requires you to install the Overdrive Media Console
to check out audiobooks. OneClickdigital offers the Media
Manager and strongly recommends that you use it for full site
functionality.
- For how long can I "check out" audiobooks? My
Media Mall audiobooks can be checked out for 2 weeks.
OneClickdigital
audiobooks can be checked out for up to 2 weeks. You can renew
OneClickdigital audiobooks once.
- Do I have to "return" audiobooks at the end of the
check out period? You do not have to return audiobooks at the end of the check out period. Both
My Media Mall and OneClickdigital will automatically know when your
check out has expired. OneClickdigital gives you the option to
return audiobooks early while users of the mobile My Media Mall
app also have the option to return audiobooks early.
- How many audiobooks can I have checked out at once?
You can have up to 5 items checked out from My Media Mall at
once. This covers any combination of ebooks and audiobooks.
You can have up to 10 OneClickdigital audiobooks checked out at once.
- What happens at the end of the checkout period? Will the audiobook just disappear? Audiobooks will cease to work at the end of their check out period. You will still need to remove the file from your computer and mp3 player.
- What type of MP3 player works best?
My Media Mall offers a
Device Resource
Center to help you choose a device. OneClickdigital also
offers
help choosing a device.
- Can I download audiobooks directly to my smartphone or
other mobile device?
My Media Mall offers an Overdrive Media Console app that lets you
download MP3 audiobooks directly to your Android, Blackberry,
iPhone, iPod, iPad or Windows Mobile device. The app can be found
here or as a
free download in the marketplace for your device. OneClickdigital
requires the use of a computer.
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