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eBooks are Electronic Books which must be downloaded and /or viewed or listened to on either a computer or on a portable device such as a PDA or mp3 player. The Library subscribes to several eBook databases which you may access from home if you have a valid Glendale Public Library Card. Titles include popular fiction, classic fiction, non-fiction, and children's works.
Additionally, there are many internet websites from which eBooks can be freely accessed at no charge. These titles are generally limited to public domain titles (those no longer subject to copyright), classic works, government publications, etc. |
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Glendale Public Library eBooks |
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eBooks via ebrary, Digital Media Library (includes downloadable audiobooks), Learning Express, Safari Tech, and Tumblebooks (talking picturebooks for children - including some Spanish) (Requires a valid Glendale Public Library card to access these databases outside of the Library) |
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Google Book Search |
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Search full-text scanned books and view entire or partial contents, depending on copyright restrictions |
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Internet Public Library: Online Texts |
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Extensive listing of online resources for full-text fiction and nonfiction books, periodicals, and other written works |
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The Online Books Page |
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Searchable directory to over 25,000 free public domain electronic full-text books, magazines, journals, and newspapers |
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Open Directory Project: Electronic Text Archives |
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Extensive directory of online full-text collections |
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Page by Page Books |
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Hundreds of public domain classic books online; also includes the inaugural addresses of many U.S. Presidents |
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Project Gutenberg |
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The original project to make famous and important texts freely available on the Internet; there are over 20,000 free books currently available |
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Wired for Books |
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Recorded readings of
poems, stories, plays, essays and lectures, as well as author interviews - from the long-running CBS Radio show, Book Beat (Requires Real Player 5.0 or higher, which may be downloaded from this website) |
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BookLetters Audiobooks |
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Lists of the newest audiobook titles in the Glendale Public Library collection. Sign up for monthly newsletters to keep informed about the latest titles arriving at the library |
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Digital Media Library |
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Download audiobooks to your computer; most may be transferred to compact disk or an mp3 player (Requires a valid Glendale Public Library card) |
