eBooks
Use your FREE Library card to borrow eBooks for kids, teens and adults. We have comic books, romance novels, mysteries and more.
Use your FREE Library card to borrow eBooks for kids, teens and adults. We have comic books, romance novels, mysteries and more.
We license our digital content from a number of companies (library vendors). The vendors require us to only allow our customers to access their products. Â For most products we are only licensed for the citizens of Edmonton. Â Your library card confirms your identity for the library vendors websites.
EPL subscribes to a number of Online Resources, some of which have their own borrowing limits and loan periods.
Online Resource | Borrowing Limit | Loan Period |
Cantook Station | 7 items | 21 days |
cloudLibrary (eXpress Titles) | 4 items | 1 week |
Freading | 12 items per month | 2 weeks |
Hoopla | 5 items per month | Comics & ebooks: 21 days |
OverDrive | 15 items | 21 days |
OverDrive Kids | 15 items | 22 days |
Tablets, smartphones and eReaders can all be used to download and read eBooks. Devices using Android, Windows and iOS operating systems are all compatible and among the most commonly used. Blackberry devices no longer support EPL eBook downloads.
Below are a list of devices and their compatibility:Â
Device | Library eBook compatibility | DRM software used to transfer to your device |
---|---|---|
Kobo | Yes | Adobe Digital Editions, Direct download of OverDrive books on compatible models |
Sony Wifi Reader, Sony Pocket eReader | Sony no longer supports these devices. While some remain compatible with upgrades to databases this could change at any time. | Sony Reader for PC, or Sony Reader for Mac |
NOOK | Yes | Adobe Digital Editions |
Kindle (all models) | No | Kindle does not support Adobe Digital Editions |
Our eBook collections vary by vendor, but most often support EPUB and PDF files, as well as read in browser options.
The cloudLibrary app for eXpress Titles eBooks and eAudiobooks can be downloaded for iOS, Android, Chrome, Fire, Mac, Nook and Windows. More information on app availability can be found at https://www.yourcloudlibrary.com/ and by selecting ‘get the app’ on the top right hand of the screen.
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