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Kindle® Now Works with Library2Go Service
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The long-awaited launch of Kindle® compatibility was launched by Overdrive, our Library2Go vendor, on Wednesday Sep 21 2011. Over 10,000 Kindle format eBooks are now available.
Library eBooks now available for Kindle!
(Baker City, OR) – Sep 22, 2011 – Baker County Library District is excited to announce that its eBook collection is now compatible with the world’s bestselling eBook reader, the Amazon® Kindle. Patrons can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and more.
Baker County Library District also offers eBooks and audiobooks for use on a PC or Mac computer and popular mobile devices such as a Smartphone, MP3 player, and eBook reader like the Barnes & Noble® Nook™ and Sony® Reader.
To get started, visit [http://library2go.lib.overdrive.com] . New users are recommended to review the MyHelp wizard or Quick Start Guide under the Help/FAQ button. To check out and download items, be sure to select LEO Listens as the member library and carefully enter your Baker County Library card and password.
For account difficulties, please contact the library staff at 541.523.6419 or email info[at-symbol]bakerlib.org.
Kindle users can browse the Baker County Library’s collection of bestselling and classic eBooks from a PC or Mac computer, check out titles using a library card, and select “Get for Kindle” to deliver eBooks to their Kindle device or any device running the free Kindle app. Users who enjoy eBooks on Kindle will benefit from Amazon’s Whispersync technology that synchronizes notes, highlights and last page read between their Kindle and free Kindle apps.
Visit the library’s website to download eBooks for your Kindle: [http://library2go.lib.overdrive.com].
The library is anticipating a high demand for eBooks, so patrons are encouraged to take advantage of the Always Available eBooks with no need for holds. The library will continue to build its eBook collection so keep checking back for more titles.
Baker County Library partners with OverDrive, Inc. (www.overdrive.com), a global leader in eBook distribution for libraries and schools, Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO), and the Oregon Digital Library Consortium (ODLC) to offer this service.
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To get started, here is an excellent guide created by West Linn Public Library :
