Get free eBooks in Digital Format from Library
There are many bookstores that are going bankrupt because of eBook Readers like Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook.
Although most people like to read their books in physical format but the number of people interested in electronic books (eBooks) is rising steadily.
Advantages of Reading in eBook Format
- Amazing Portability: You can carry thousands of books with you anytime, anywhere.
- Instant Delivery: You can buy the books from internet and they are delivered to your mobile phone or eBook Readers almost instantly.
- You can’t lose an eBook and even if it gets deleted, you can get a replacement copy without paying a single cent more.
Hmm… these are just a couple of highlights that answers the question, “Why are people moving from physical books to electronic books?”
This blog post is not to tell your why eBook are better or what are the best eBook readers to tell you, “How to get free eBooks from your Library?”
Guide to Get Free eBook from a Library
Step 1: Move out of your home and walk into the nearest library. Most libraries have a membership system and offers digital books to its members too.
So, the first step is to get a membership card from your local library that offers digital textual and audio books.
Step 2: The next step is to download the Overdrive Media Console Application (http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc/). Overdrive application is a multi-platform app and is available for Android, Windows, Mac, BlackBerry, iOS4 and WP7.
This Overdrive Media Console App would be your personal eBook reading application similar to Amazon Kindle.
Download this application from the link listed above and install the application on your device.
Step 3: Once installed. Open the app -> Click on “Get Books” and then click on “Add a Website”.
This would ask you to select your library. Once you find your library, choose the appropriate library system. This would help you in keeping a track of which books are available and which books would be available after sometime.
Step 4: Now browse for your favorite books and if they are available you can download it easily from the download options given on the page of your books.
When you find the copy of your book, click “add to card” and “checkout”. The system would ask you to enter your library card number and the eBook would be issued for free.
The download would begin automatically and this downloaded eBook would automatically start running on the installed Overdrive Media Console App.
Note: Most Libraries have limited licenses for each eBook so it is possible that your favorite twilight books might not be available.
All the books are issued for a period of 14 days and most library system have a waiting list so if your favorite books have many people on waiting list… then you might have to think of getting that eBook from a different source.
Well, this is the best way to get latest eBooks for free but you would have to wait.
This was a short tutorial on, “How to get free eBooks from your Library?” If you have any questions regarding this short tutorial, do comment below.
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