What is an eBook?
Digital books that you
download online and read on your computer. For OverDrive eBooks, you may download titles to your digital reader device. OverDrive lists compatible portable devices for their eBooks.
Where do they come from?
The library subscribes to several services for eBooks. See the list below.
What do I need?
You will need a Fairfax County Public Library card to download eBooks. netLibrary requires you to establish a free account
I'm a first time customer of OverDrive. Do they have help?
You may watch OverDrive's Online Digital Media Guided Tour and read the Quick Start Guide and the Digital Media Help Guide to get started.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of eBook encyclopedias and
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LearningExpress Library provides interactive online practice tests, eBooks, and tutorial courses series designed to prepare people to succeed on academic or licensing tests. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of test results are given. Coverage spans elementary school skills through adult job skills and citizenship test preparation. |
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NetLibrary makes available access
to thousands of eBooks on a wide variety of subjects. After you log on you will need to create an account with NetLibrary. Titles are listed in the NetLibrary
online catalog.
eBooks may be
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OverDrive provides access to
hundreds of eAudiobooks, eBooks and eVideo titles.
Titles are listed in OverDrive's online
catalog.
eAudiobooks and eVideo titles may be enjoyed on
your Windows computer and may be downloaded to
selected
Windows-compatible portable devices. Some titles (MP3 format only) can also be downloaded to Mac computers and MP3 players including iPods. If you see  you
may copy the eAudiobook to CD. eVideos cannot be
copied to CD. You will need to download a copy of the OverDrive
Media Console to use this service. You must also have a Fairfax
County Public Library card. For information regarding permitted uses
of downloaded eAudiobooks and eVideo titles please see the copyright
notice. To download eBook titles you must have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer.
eAudiobooks and eBooks can be checked out for 7, 14, or 21 days (default). eVideos can be checked out for 3, 5 or 7 days (default). Check out periods can be modified on a title-by-title basis at check out. You can rate titles on the basis of one to five stars.
OverDrive offers a "Download Digital Media Guided Tour" which will help you get started.
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