Travel with Books

Posted May 28, 2010 in Books and More

Enjoy popular Audiobook, eBook, Music, and Video titles from the comfort of home, the beach or anywhere you may travel.

Planning a trip this summer? On vacation, bored, need a book to listen to while on the road? Portage District Library is proud to offer you best-selling and classic audiobooks, eBooks, music, and video available 24/7 from the library’s website, http://www.portagelibrary.info.

You can browse the collection, check out with your library card, and download to PC, Mac®, and many mobile devices. To get started, you will need to install free software. For audiobooks, music, and video: OverDrive® Media Console™. To read eBooks, you’ll need Adobe® Digital Editions. Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, including iPod®, Sony® Reader™, and many others. Some audio titles can also be burned to CD to listen on-the-go. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees!

With hundreds of popular fiction and non-fiction titles to choose from, the new collection is guaranteed to have something for everyone. You can download best-selling novels, well-known classics, self-improvement guides, and much more.

This service, powered by OverDrive, is free with your library card. To get started downloading audiobooks, eBooks, and more, visit http://ebooks.mlcnet.org/.