Borrow an e-reader and check out the new titles!
Did you know that the library lends out kobo e-readers and that new titles are added to them regularly? All for free with your library card?
Check out the latest list of new titles Kobo_Titles_Rev.17_04_2013(1)
If you want to learn how simple it is to borrow a KOBO, call us at 613-476-5962 or e-mail:computerhelp@peclibrary.org
Borrowing eBooks from OverDrive
So you’ve purchased yourself an e-reader? Congratulations! You’re now connected to the big, wide world of electronic books, magazines, newspapers, and comics. How do you go about getting those lovely e-books on to your e-reader? Well, that’s a different story.
Although each e-reader that is available on the market has a slightly different method of purchasing and borrowing books, there are some commonalities among most of them.
To begin with, each e-reader that you will purchase will come connected to a Book Store that allows you to purchase e-books to put on your e-reader and your home computer. The latest models will allow you to do this without connecting to your computer. Reading the user guide that accompanies your e-reader is the best way to get instructions on how to purchase books from the store.
Borrowing e-books is a whole other bag of tricks. Your local library, such as the County of Prince Edward Public Library and Archives, will most likely work with an online lending program called Overdrive. The program works almost exactly like your library, allowing you to borrow e-books or audiobooks electronically for between 7-14 days.
You do require a library card and a 4 digit pin that is assigned to you by the library.
If you don’t know your pin, please feel free to contact the library at 613-476-5962
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Borrow a Kobo
Did you know that you can borrow KOBO e-readers from the library? The library currently has 7 “themed” e-readers with titles already loaded onto them.
As the themes that are most popular becomes apparent, more KOBOs will be added and new titles will continually be added to these as well.
What a great way to try out this new technology before deciding to purchase one! Or you may choose to continue to simply borrow from the library as this is an ongoing program that will continue to grow, with more e-readers become available and an ever increasing number of new book titles added.
To borrow a KOBO, contact either Alex Wiens at awiens@peclibrary.org or Whitney Lee at wlee@peclibrary.org or by calling 613-476-5962. And don’t worry if you have never used an e-reader, Alex or Whitney will go over the simple instructions with you when you pick up your KOBO.
KOBO loans are for three weeks, and may be renewed if no other library member is waiting for it.
Mystery & Suspense KOBO #1 – Item ID: 232610
The Litigators by John Grisham
Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
The Drop by Michael Connelly
Defending Jacob by William Landay *NEW*
Mystery & Suspense KOBO #2 – Item ID: 232620 *NEW*
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James *NEW*
Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb *NEW*
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George *NEW*
House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz *NEW*
Romance KOBO – Item ID: 232605
Hotel Vendome by Danielle Steel
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
Award Winners KOBO – Item ID: 232625
Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Biography & Non-Fiction – Item ID: 232585
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Nation Maker: Sir John A. MacDonald: His Life, Our Times by Richard Gwynn
Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
Media Tie-Ins KOBO #1 – Item ID: 232590
The Vow by Kim & Krickett Carpenter
The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *NEW*
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins *NEW*
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins *NEW*
Media Tie-Ins KOBO #2 – Item ID: 232596 *NEW*
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *NEW*
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins *NEW*
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins *NEW*
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Joining was incredibly easy. Once logged into Gmail, click the +You link in the top left-hand corner of the screen where all of the other Google options are listed. If you are not a Gmail user, simply go to the Google Plus homepage (plus.google.com), and click the Create an Account link. This will take you straight to the Google + registration page, where your information may already be entered (as Google has this information from your Gmail account), or you may have to enter yours in.
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