Freading

With this month’s addition of our new eBook collection from Freading, our eBook users instantly gained over 20,000 more titles to select from, all of which are available 24×7 – no holds, no waiting!   

A “What’s New” item is currently featured on our web site, announcing these new always available eBooks, and briefly explaining how the service works. 

Formats available from Freading are Adobe EPUB and Adobe PDF.  Freading eBooks can be downloaded to a computer and transferred to an eReader such as the nook, Sony Reader, or Kobo.  For Android and iOS (iPad and iPhone) mobile users, a Freading app can be downloaded from the App Store/ Market.  Freading also works on the Kindle Fire, but special steps are needed to install the app, as explained in the site’s FAQ’s.   Freading eBooks cannot be read on Kindle devices other than the Kindle Fire.  

A few additional things worth noting:

• After installing the Freading app on your mobile device, you are prompted to authorize the app with an Adobe ID and password, even if you’ve already authorized it for OverDrive Media Console on the device. 
• Apple iPad and iPhone users must use the Safari browser to access the Freading site and select books to download.  Android users can download from within the app. 
• You cannot early-return Freading eBooks.  If you’ve used all of your weekly tokens, simply wait until the following Monday and receive 4 more!
• Because of the same software restrictions associated with OverDrive eBooks, users cannot download Freading ebooks to our public PCs. 

Try it out!

1. Read “What’s New – Always Available eBooks” on CincinnatiLibrary.org
2. Read through the FAQ’s on our Freading site. 
3. Browse the collection from Freading. 

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Then come back and register for the monthly prize!  The winner from March was Mary W from Mt. Healthy Branch.  She won two little deliciously-dessert-scented candles.  Each month’s prize is a surprise.

And please share your comments on this blog!  Have you tried Freading yet?   What are your thoughts / reactions? 

Thanks for reading!