eBooks
| Formats | Getting Started | |
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| Freading Includes titles from most genres and lots of reality reads. 10,000+ titles are always available for you. |
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| Overdrive Includes popular fiction, non-fiction, and technical titles. |
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| Tumblebooks for Kids Interactive online books for children. |
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| Sesame Street eBooks from Sesame Street for children. |
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| BookFlix for Kids BookFlix pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. |
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A guide to eReaders
| Device | Formats | Content Providers | Overdrive compatible? |
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| Kobo | ePub, pdf | Overdrive ePub | YES |
| Sony e-Book | ePub, .pdf | Sony Reader Store, Overdrive ePub | YES |
| nook | ePub, pdf, pdb | Barnes & Noble, Overdrive ePub | YES |
| iPad | ePub and .pdf | Apple iBooks Store | YES (using Overdrive or Bluefire app) |
| Kindle | .azw, unencrypted .mobi, txt, DRM-free .pdf | Amazon, Project Gutenberg, Free Kindlebooks | NO |
| Blackberry | ePub, mobi | Overdrive | YES |
| PDAs, cell phones, other e-book readers with Mobipocket software | mobi | No longer offered by Overdrive | NO (Overdrive has discontinued mobi support) |
Not sure which device works for you? Check out this site that compares eBook readers
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