McKinley Memorial Library offers free Audio and Text eBooks downloads, available from
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SETTING UP AN ACCOUNT
To set up and use a NetLibrary account you must have:
- McKinley Memorial Library card and a personal email address
- PC with Windows 2000, XP or Vista and Windows Media Player version 9 or higher
- Optional: a portable MP-3 player with Windows Media Player
To set up a new NetLibrary account click here.
If you already have a NetLibrary account, click here.
WHAT KIND OF BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE ?
- 4,000+ eAudio and eText titles including:
- Adult, Young Adult, and Children's Fiction and Nonfiction
- Holy Bible (Contemporary English Version)
- The titles are free; there are no fines and no waiting for holds.
“CHECKING OUT” NETLIBRARY BOOKS
Audio ebooks can be downloaded and saved to your personal home computer, or to a portable player if desired.
The audio files can not be checked out/downloaded/saved/transferred via library PCs;
this is due to licensing and security restrictions.
- eAudio titles may be used for 3 weeks (1renewal)
- 10 eAudio titles at one time are permitted on an account
Text ebooks may be viewed on computers in the library with Internet access or on your personal computer.
These files can not be downloaded to any portable devices.
- eText titles are not actually checked out/downloaded
- they appear in the browser and can be viewed in 15 minute increments
DOWNLOADING NETLIBRARY TITLES
AUDIO TITLES:
Once a desired audio title is located, click Download this eAudiobook.
Then you must choose to either:
Checkout and Download CD Quality
(highest quality; required for portable players)
OR
Checkout and Download Radio Quality
(For listening on PC with Windows Media Player)
License Activation: To activate a license, you must open a new title in Windows Media Player on your PC
first (before attempting to transfer to a portable device). You may be prompted to Log in again with your
user name and password to "acquire" (confirm) the license. This must be done before transferring to
portable player.
TEXT TITLES:
Once a desired text title is located, simply click View this eBook and the text pages and table of contents
will appear in new windows. The book can be viewed in 15 minutes increments (after that the user must go
back to the title description and click View again to re-open).
For more help with searching and downloading NetLibrary Audiobooks:
See the NetLibrary Help site at: http://www.netlibrary.com/Help
See these brochures:
Quick Start Guide for eAudiobooks
Going Portable with eAudiobooks
eAudiobooks: Downloadable Audiobooks
Email questions to McKinley Memorial Library staff at: support@mcklib.org
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Prepared by the Staff of:
McKinley Memorial Library
40 N. Main St.
Niles, Ohio 44446
E-mail: mckinley@mcklib.org
Phone: 330-652-1704
