Digital Downloads
OverDrive Please note that this service is available to Waco McLennan County Library cardholders only.
OverDrive offers a wide selection of the most popular fiction authors and bestselling nonfiction titles in audiobook and eBook formats.
OverDrive Formats:
Audiobooks - WMA and MP3 formats; list of supported portable devices
eBooks - EPUB and PDF formats as well as a wide range of public-domain titles; list of compatible eReaders
OneClickdigital, a Recorded Books company, offers downloadable audiobook selections from popular authors such as John Sanford, Charlaine Harris and Nevada Barr, Jennifer Chiavarini, and teen authors Cassandra Clare and Lauren DeStefano After you set up your free account on the website, you can download apps directly to your iphone. Just search for OneClickdigital in the Itunes App Store, or follow the link on the library website.
Need help getting started? Look here for download instructions, video tutorials, and more.
OneClick Formats
MP3 and WMA devices are supported, as well as all iOS devices (iphone, ipad, ipod). Click here for details.
Other Ebook Resources
From the Library
Ebsco Ebooks
This collection of electronic books may be read on your computer while connected to the Internet. They are also all available through the Library Catalog by clicking on the provided link. Chapters in PDF format may be downloaded to your e-book reader or computer. To save your reading list, make notes, and use other features you may wish to create an Ebsco User Account (free). Most titles are technical or scholarly, with some fiction included.
Gale Virtual Reference Books
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. The contents are chosen by us specifically for our library.
On the Web
Project Gutenberg: offers over 39,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
We carry high quality ebooks: All our ebooks were previously published by bona fide publishers. We digitized and diligently proofread them with the help of thousands of volunteers.
Project Gutenberg Mobile site. This version of the PG site is formatted for your mobile device.
Sync YA literature into Your Earphones: SYNC is the audiobook publishers’ and AudioFile Magazine’s commitment to introducing the listening experience to the young adult audience. This summer, they will provide two free audiobook downloads a week for eight weeks. One is a popular YA title, and the other a classic book title that relates to it in some way.
