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As an extension of Overdrive, I like Libby. If you have a library card, you can borrow ebooks and audiobooks for free through the app the same way you would hard copies from a brick-and-mortar library.
If you're paying for an Audible subscription (and you live in a decently-sized library district), you might save yourself some money.
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For those of you who didn't know, DPL is partnered with OverDrive, another excellent source of free ebooks and audiobooks. They've also designed a mobile app by the name of Libby , which is perfect for knocking out a few chapters during lunch break or commute.
If you're just interested in ebooks, I prefer using Libby. It's by Overdrive, but the user experience feels way more polished than NLB Mobile+Overdrive, and you can do everything within a single app. https://meet.libbyapp.com/
Recently found out the libraries have made available an app so residents can read/listen to their ebook/audio book catalogue.
Burnaby library uses an app called Libby and it’s great.
I think Vancouver library uses a different app created by the same company.
I hope I'm not breaking any linking rules:
Basically, add your library card bar code. You can rent unlimited free ebooks and audiobooks, and they are auto-returned for you. You can reup anything you're reading provided there's not a wait list. You may have to be Johnny-on-the-spot for the most popular new titles, but you can basically have anything six or nine months out of date as long as you please.
Los Angeles, too. In LA, we have LA City Library System and LA County Library System, so it's two for one — anyone living in the city should become a member at both.
Also, highly recommend the Libby app. Changed my life! Enter your library card and you never have to leave the app to see what's available (syncs with your library's Overdrive system).
As u/Drzhivago138 mentioned, get a library card. My local library, Cuyahoga County Library in Ohio, allows you to get a vibrant card online. From there you can use a host of apps to borrow books and read them. I use Libby because I can make notes in the book with them. Other apps likely have that same option as well. So far, I have been able to located ever Star Wars book, both Canon and Legends, through my library. Hope that helps and happy reading.
Not only do they have audio books that you can physically check out, but if you download the Libby app, WHICH IS ENTIRELY FREE, you can download the audiobooks to your phone and listen to them any time, without streaming. At the end of your rental period you can either extend the hold if you haven't finished or "return" it which just deletes the audio files from your phone. It's been an AMAZING find for me, and it's a great alternative to a paid service like audible
Please share away! Anyone with a Kindle (or Kindle App) and Prime can download the book for free for one month. And it's available at every public library. You may even be able to get it for free on your phone through apps like Libby.
While I drive and run, I listen to audiobooks using an app called Libby at 1.5x speed. I drive quite a bit and I usually run at least 45 miles (72 km) per week so it isn't too difficult to get books in. I've found that I can't concentrate on audiobooks while lifting, unfortunately, so I'm missing out on like four hours a week of reading.
I've found some issues with sync (reading progress) between Overdrive in the computer browser and the libby app. If you use Windows, you can download libby on the windows store. https://meet.libbyapp.com/
Oh, I just thought that was a place where homeless come to shave and go B.M..
On a serious note:
For more free books, check out Libby by OverDrive.
> Did you know your local library has thousands of ebooks and audiobooks?
> You can borrow them, instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand.
There's an app called Libby where you can borrow library books online. I think it's somewhat international, but you do have to have a library card of some kind to connect to it.
You didn't like Girl in the Spider's Web? I just finished it on audiobook and where it isn't quite as good as Larson's work, I found it entertaining.
BTW, I meant to ask you what service you use for listening to your audiobooks. Personally, I use Libby which is a free app that uses your local library as the resource. All audiobooks are free to download, the only drawback is that sometimes you have to wait in queue for more popular titles.
Good morning, Aliza!
Many libraries do have audiobooks for your phone. My library uses an app called Libby for eBooks and audiobooks, I can check them out without having to set foot in the library, once you have a library card.
There are limitations to the number of people that can have the eBook or audiobook checked out at once, which is dumb for a digital thing, but I digress. There are waiting lists for that situation.
There are tons of great suggestions and I will totally be adding some of these to my TBR. I want to give a PSA for a great and completely free app for audiobooks- Libby! The Libby app links to your library card (US only as far as I know unfortunately) and is a great platform for borrowing both Audiobooks and text E-books. YMMV depending on how comprehensive your library’s e and audiobook collection is. Very popular and new titles will general have a bit of a hold/wait time but once it’s available it will instantly download to your “shelf” and happy reading/listening! I think paid/subscription apps totally have their place especially for hot new releases but the library is such a great and often under utilized resource. Link to the apps website for more info below-
Libby is a fantastic app that hooks into your library system and serves up audiobooks and ebooks.
Kanopy is "critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more" along using your library card.
Hoopla is still more great stuff, including comics and graphic novels, ebooks, movies, music...
All free.
Damn I love my library.
They have them all for checkout on my local library app for free as an FYI.
I have the books but reading them on my tablet in bed is nice.
You need a library card but it's awesome: https://meet.libbyapp.com/
Oh at the end of The Ghost King, I threw my copy of the book across the room. Lol, so they still have some emotional pull for me O:-)
I had to wait another year+ for the next 3 to come out.
Do you like reading? I just started checking out the Libby app . If you have a library card you can borrow ebooks for free. So it’s cheap and you get to read new books. A win win as far as I am concerned.
More a few free services Justdeleteme tells you how to delete accounts from multiple companies. Many companies make it very hard to do this. Open Culture is just free audio books. Libby lets you link your library card so you can check out ebooks, movies, music, audio books online from your library.
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It makes it super easy to download library ebooks. My library also uses the cloud library app.
Free books, movies, music.
Also Libby offers ebooks and audiobooks.
Your library most likely has many other free resources, mine also has NYT, a magazine service, a music service, a world book service, access to Lynda.com and many more including lots of stuff for kids.
Get a library card (free) and sign up for Hoopla (www.hoopladigital.com) or Libby (meet.libbyapp.com), both free. You can check out ebooks and audiobooks for free.
Yes, it's haram.
But there are so many places online to get books for free, for example project guttenberg or libby even your local physical library can order in any book you want for free and there tons of other places online which do similar. Or you can rent books for academic study from places like Amazon.
It's funny because I always advise people never to buy eBooks because you'll never really own them. They are DRM locked. That means if you buy a book for your Kindle - you're forever stuck owning and upgrading your kindle just to read the books you already "own", you cannot move to a different platform if a different company invents a better reader without losing your eBooks since you cannot port them to a different reader... unless you break the DRM at which point you're pirating a book you already own and paid for just so you can read it on something other than a Kindle! The whole point behind pirating being haram is not to steal, but in that scenario you're not stealing anything at all, the opposite is true, you paid for it!
I read it!
For anyone that wants to read it, but can't or don't want to buy the book: The audiobook is available for free on YouTube, and you can check your local library—including for eBooks.
Are you in the U.S.? Check to see if your public library offers the Libby app - you "check out" e-books on their app using your library account and read them for free on your device.
Or if you're not in the U.S. you could check with your public library to see if they offer something similar.
You have a few ways!
It's an audiobook you can get on Amazon, but if you don't want to do that?
If you have a library card, you can download either OverDrive or Libby: https://app.overdrive.com/ https://meet.libbyapp.com/
And you can see if they have the book on audio format on your local iibrary. I'm pretty sure there are other ways, but I'm sort of a goodie two shoes and don't know those ways. :(
Overdrive has an app called Libby that I find to be really user friendly - you can get access to their books usually through your local library. I work at the library in Seattle and we will often have to help people walk through it the first time, but they pick it up really quickly. It also works on a variety of devices - I prefer apple just cause they are easier to teach to patrons.
It's worth mentioning for this book, as well as most of the other book recommendations you come across, that it's always worth checking to see if your local library card gives you access to eBook versions - there have been a lot of times I've found a copy right away, without even having to leave my house.
Being able to write a legible, respectable, understandable sentence, paragraph, or report of any kind using proper punctuation, spelling and grammar. This is such a critical part of everyday life, especially in the pursuit of a job, promotion, education at any level, or interest of almost any and all kinds. I’m continuously shocked at how difficult this is for most people, which isn’t necessarily their fault, but will hinder them from being able to properly express themselves when they want an opportunity of any sort.
Here are some resources to help if you are someone who struggles with writing, and thereby probably struggle with reading:
Lifehack has 10 resources listed here to help with grammar and writing
The free reading program helps “kids” get up to a 6th grade level in reading and grammar. Many adults aren’t there, so this can certainly help them get to that point, and it’s free!
This is a link to the Libby app. If you don’t have a library card, get one. Libby allows you to download books to your smartphone, tablet, computer or Kindle for 21 days at at time (and about 20 books at a time) to give you the opportunity to read for free. Reading is one of the ways you can improve your grammar and language.
Take a look at the Libby app - it lets you download e-books from your local library right on your phone or tablet. A lot of people don't know about it.
Not a pic or website, but I suggest Libby. Its an app that lets you get books, audio books, etc from your library straight to your device. https://meet.libbyapp.com/
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Thanks for the generosity OP.
There's tons of good audiobooks on YouTube. Also if you have a library card at your local library, most of them have lots of audiobooks on what they call "OverDrive". If your library does have it you can use an app called Libby to listen to them or from their website. https://meet.libbyapp.com/
Libby is an app that allows this. And the great thing is, at least here in NYC, you can instantly make an eLibrary card over the internet (Brooklyn Public Library). I did that a few months ago and was immediately able to use that to access Libby.
If you have an iPad/android tablet, check out Libby. Similar to Kindle, except through your library system. I've checked out a few books digitally through it and it works great.
Check out if your library has any books available on OverDrive and/or Libby. Free audiobooks, I'm connected with my university's library and they'll regularly purchase audiobooks I request.
Despite each app being made by the same company, I've found libraries sometimes only use one over the other
I second the shout out to Kanopy for movies. Here's a few more free content options (with your SFPL card): * [https://www.hoopladigital.com/](Hoopla) - audiobooks, movies/TV, ebooks, comics * [https://meet.libbyapp.com/](Libby, powered by OverDrive) - ebooks and audiobooks
Hoopla is best for ebooks and audiobooks, since their selection of movies is thin compared to Kanopy. Also, while Libby might technically have a larger selection of ebooks/audiobooks, with Hoopla there are no waitlists. Meaning, if Hoopla has it, you can borrow it. With Libby, there are limits to the number of each title that can be loaned at a time.
My county law library has free use of the books. Nolo has a series of books about these things and the library has free online access to many of them. Inside they have a whole section on contracts, LLC, taxes, hiring, patents, etc...
You can gain access to libraries online thru a mobile app. https://meet.libbyapp.com/
Meetup probably has a group to help as well.
I recently installed Libby on my phone for similar reasons - I was always grabbing my phone instead of reading. Now I grab my phone because I want to read.
It's literally just library books you can read on your phone, I'm tearing through them now.
There’s an app called “Libby” that allows you to sign in with your local library card and borrow e-books and audiobooks. I thought it would be meh, but it’s turned out to be epic. There are 10s of thousands of books on it. All free!
For the record, I am not associated with the app in any way. I just think it’s great.
Here’s a link - https://meet.libbyapp.com/