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New Download Options for Delaware Library Catalog Ebooks

Written on: August 4th, 2010 by: in Blog Posts

We’re very happy to announce a new service from the Delaware Library Catalog and NetLibrary, our favorite E-Audiobooks and Ebook provider. While many patrons enjoy our downloadable digital audio books, we’ve carried a smaller line of ebooks for some time. Up until today, these titles have only been available for online viewing. In response to the changing technology scene, the increasing popularity of e-readers, and what are now almost daily requests from our library users, we now offer truly downloadable ebooks: copies can be virtually checked out, downloaded in their entirety to your PC for offline reading, and transferred to compatible ereaders.

When you find an ebook of interest in the online library catalog, click on the chain icon, enter your library card and PIN to connect to the NetLibrary site- you will now see the new option to “Check Out and Download This Ebook.” Previously, it was only possible to view titles online on your home computer, but with this new service users can download these titles for later viewing and for transfer to compatible ereader devices.

Before downloading your first Delaware Library Catalog ebook, you will need to add Adobe Digital Editions to your home computer. Netlibrary ebook titles are compatible with ereaders such as the Barnes & Noble nook, Sony’s Daily Edition and other devices including all four Sony Digital Readers (PRS-300, 505, 600 and 700BC), as well as the COOL-ER.

Currently, the collection is made up of general non-fiction, business, and reference titles, including:

• Pocket Essentials: Literary Theory
• Relationship Theory and Business Management
• Corporate Reputations, Branding, and People Management
• Shakespeare and the Classics
• Profiles From the Kitchen: What Great Cooks Have Taught Us About Ourselves and Our Food

And many more! We expect to start adding new ebook titles and collections regularly over the next few months, including vocational and business-oriented titles, popular biographies, and hopefully even more popular frontlist fiction titles as they become available.