Once you have the ebook in your account, you can read it in your web browser (with most titles) or send it to your Kindle. Mine looks like this:īrowse the page, and once you find an available ebook you like you can check it out using the library card number and pin. Sit down at your computer, and visit your library’s digital branch on the OverDrive website. But the choice is yours, and I will lay out both methods. You can read the errata section for more details as to why. I’m asking you this question now, because the steps you take will differ depending on your choice. Once you have the library card (you may also need a pin or password), stop and ask yourself this:ĭo you want to read on the Kindle or in your web browser, or do you want to read on OverDrive’s apps? You’ll of course need to get a library ebook before checking out any ebooks, and for that you’ll need to check with the library. Most libraries will only issue a library card to local residents, but a handful do issue cards to non-residents. You can search for a local library through the OverDrive website. To start, you will need a library card for a library which is also an OverDrive partner. To learn more about Kindle go to how you can read OverDrive ebooks. Kindle Library Lending will be available later this year for Kindle and free Kindle app users. "We hear librarians and patrons rave about Kindle, so we are thrilled that we can be part of bringing library books to the unparalleled experience of reading on Kindle." "We are excited to be working with Amazon to offer Kindle Library Lending to the millions of customers who read on Kindle and Kindle apps," said Steve Potash, CEO, OverDrive. Real Page Numbers - easily reference passages with page numbers that correspond to actual print editionsĪmazon is working with OverDrive, the leading provider of digital content solutions for over 11,000 public and educational libraries in the United States, to bring a seamless library borrowing experience to Kindle customers. Whispersync technology wirelessly sync your books, notes, highlights, and last page read across Kindle and free Kindle reading apps Read everywhere with free Kindle apps for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry and Windows Phone Up to one month of battery life with wireless off Lighter than a paperback - weighs just 8.5 ounces and holds up to 3,500 books With Kindle Library Lending, customers can take advantage of all of the unique features of Kindle and Kindle books, including: But if you check out the book again, or subsequently buy it, your notes will be there just as you left them, perfectly Whispersynced." Your notes will not show up when the next patron checks out the book. But we're extending our Whispersync technology so that you can highlight and add margin notes to Kindle books you check out from your local library. "Normally, making margin notes in library books is a big no-no. "We're doing a little something extra here," Marine continued. If a Kindle book is checked out again or that book is purchased from Amazon, all of a customer's annotations and bookmarks will be preserved. ![]() "Customers tell us they love Kindle for its Pearl e-ink display that is easy to read even in bright sunlight, up to a month of battery life, and Whispersync technology that synchronizes notes, highlights and last page read between their Kindle and free Kindle apps."Ĭustomers will be able to check out a Kindle book from their local library and start reading on any Kindle device or free Kindle app for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone. "We're excited that millions of Kindle customers will be able to borrow Kindle books from their local libraries," said Jay Marine, Director, Amazon Kindle. ![]() Kindle Library Lending will be available for all generations of Kindle devices and free Kindle reading apps. ![]() (NASDAQ: AMZN)- Amazon today announced Kindle Library Lending, a new feature launching later this year that will allow Kindle customers to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 libraries in the United States. Whispersyncing of notes, highlights and last page read to work for Kindle library books Amazon to Launch Library Lending for Kindle BooksĬustomers will be able to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 local libraries to read on Kindle and free Kindle reading apps
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