eBooks Available for Checkout

The Lorena ISD Media Centers now have eBooks available for you to view online or checkout on your iPad or Android (version 3.0 or higher) Tablet.  Most of the ebooks are reference and nonfiction titles at this time, but we do have some popular fiction titles (such as The Hunger Games Trilogy). 

To access these ebooks, visit the Library Media Center Catalog by clicking "Find a Book" on the media center website.  To only look at our ebook collection, simply click the "Ebooks Resource List" that is located right in the middle of the page.  When you find one you like click on it.  You will be taken to a login screen, and you should use the same credentials you use for logging in to AR.

Once you are logged in, you will have the option to Read the Ebook Online, Check Out the Ebook Online, or (sometimes) Download the Ebook.  Here's some info about each of these options:

• Read Online - This is the same as reading a book while you are in the media center.  You can look at it as long as you want, but as soon as you click the "Close the Book" icon, the book goes back on the shelf for someone else to read.  This is valuable if you just need a book for a short while for research.
• Check Out Online - This option allows you to have exclusive access to the ebook for a week.  No one else can view it while you have it checked out.  Once you have checked out a book, to access the ebook, go to the "Find a Book" page, login, and click "My Info" from the menu on the top.  Everytime you close the book, you will have the option to turn it in early or keep it.  The book will then be automatically turned in after 7 days.
• Check Out Download - This option is helpful if you want to be able to read the book in a place that doesn't have Internet access.  It requires the download of the Follett Digital Reader for a computer or the Follett Digital Reader App for an Ipad or Android Tablet.  If you are interested in this option, see a media center staff member about how to configure the App. 

We'll be purchasing more and more ebooks, so let us know what you think of them and what titles we need to get in ebook format!