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Downloadables
Our library now offers free time-limited downloads in EPUB, MP3 and .wma (Windows Media Player) formats that you can listen to or view on your computer, many eReaders or many audio devices. There are hundreds of titles available in several separate databases: |
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Downloadable Media from EBSCOhost
 Your library offers eAudioBooks from the NetLibrary collection, now through EbscoHost, provider of a new information retrieval system for e-content. There are also many eBooks titles. Check out requires a library card and registration for a free account with EBSCOhost in order to manage your materials. Downloadable eAudiobooks are digital versions of audiobooks available through the Internet. eAudiobooks may be played on any desktop or portable device supporting Windows media Player (WMP) version 9 and above. E-books are available in EPUB format.
A wide range of portable devices are supported, (See suggested list of players at the support center link below), including portable music players, portable media centers, Pocket PCs, and even select smartphone devices. For quick or extensive instruction tutorials about the eAudio service see the eBooks &Audiobooks Support Center. If you have any questions about downloadables after you view the tutorial, ask a library staff member or call 757-5310. Downloads performed at library locations rather than at home cannot be saved to the public computers except for immediate tranfer to a mobile device. To save a title, you must have a wireless laptop with Windows, a mobile device with Internet access, an e-book reader or a USB compatible audio player with you.
Downloadable Media from OverDrive
Using Overdrive at the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library is easy! If you need help, here's a quick guided tour that walks you through the basics, from getting started to downloading and transfering your titles. In just a few minutes, even the newest user can be enjoying a downloaded title.
Hear "E-Book Revolution Arrives at the Chattanooga Public Library", an infomative interview aired on
WUTC's Around and About Broadcast (mp3 file)
The Public Library would like to promote our growing E-Book Collection. Due to popular demand from both patrons and staff we are now building on this newest innovation in reading. You will need an E-Reader with EPUB capabilities. If you're not sure about your e-reader, check the Overdrive Website for a list or contact the manufacturer of your e-reader. We will be focusing on bestselling authors and summer reading books for our Teen patrons. If you would like to make a request just contact the library. We will process requests as money becomes available.
Overdrive has also announced that they will be providing our library patrons with Project Gutenberg, one of the largest collections of free domain books available in e-book format in July of this year.
As the guide is not library specific, there are a few things in it which do not apply to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library:
- Our checkout maximum is 2 Audiobook titles from the Overdrive portion of the collection. This may change when we are able to purchase more titles.
- Downloads are checked out for a predetermined number days depending on the title and are automatically returned to the library.
- eBooks are in EPUB format;
- no movies or music downloads at this time(we may offer this in the future).
If you have any questions about downloadables after you view the tutorial, ask a library staff member or click on "Support" for more assistance in the Overdrive site. Downloads performed at library locations rather than at home cannot be saved to the public computers except for immediate tranfer to a mobile device. To save a title, you must have a wireless laptop with Windows, an e-book reader, a mobile device with Internet access or a USB compatible audio player with you. Please check here for information about compatible devices for Overdrive.
The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books). TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format. This service includes steaming audio and animation (viewed over the Internet connection) as well as, with the installation of the free TumblePad software, downloadable audio and animation (can be viewed later on a computer, or netbook.).
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Databases