*requires BPL E-Card

OVERVIEW

The Bolton Public Library offers eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, and more from SIX different vendors! Check out the helpful chart below to decide which vendor is right for you. 
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eBooks and eAudiobooks "check out" like regular library materials. You borrow them for a period of time, usually 21 days, but digital items don't earn overdue fees — when they are due back, they simply leave your device and become available for the next interested patron. Like other library items, there are a limited number of digital copies of any given item at a time. 

The Commonwealth eBook Collections include Axis360, Biblioboard, and  Ebook Central. You can search all 3 collections at once by visiting ​ebooks.masslibsystem.org. HOOPLA is brought to us by the Boston Public Library and requires a BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY E-CARD.

To get started using any of these services, click one of the links above!
​Scroll down to find details about each of our vendors.

Unfortunately, as of June 30, 2018, the Commonwealth eBook Collection will no longer provide access to Axis360.

NEED HELP?

If you're new to eReading and need a hand getting set up, we're always happy to help! Bring your device with you to the library during operating hours and we'll help you get set up to take advantage of our vast collection!

*IMPORTANT* To download e-books from most of our vendors, you will need to know the PIN associated with your account. Don't have a PIN? Call us to get set up. To download e-books from HOOPLA you must have a BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY E-CARD.

MORE ABOUT OUR VENDORS

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OverDrive

• Check out a wide selection of new releases and classics with downloadable content available for all ages!
• Overdrive is hosted by our library network, C/W MARS.
• Download the App to make browsing and reading a breeze
• OverDrive offers great how-to and support articles and videos on their website

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Axis 360

• Look for bestsellers in fiction and nonfiction at Axis 360 from Baker & Taylor
• Axis 360 is made available through the Commonwealth e-book Collections program
• Download the App to make browsing and reading a breeze
• There is some great introductory information on the Axis 360 site to get you started in a flash

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Hoopla

• Check out a wide selection of new releases and classics with downloadable content available for all ages!
• ​No more waiting for holds! Hoopla content can be checked out to an unlimited number of patrons at once.
• Content includes fiction, non-fiction, music, movies, comics, and television
• Download the App to access all of hoopla's content from your phone or mobile device
• Requires a Boston Public Library E-Card. Sign-up here in a few easy steps!
  

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RB Digital

• Download from a selection of 50 popular magazines right to the device of your choice
• ​Read popular magazines as soon as they release!
• Zinio offers great how-to and support articles and videos on their website​
• Download the App to make perusing your favorite magazines a breeze

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Ebook Central (formerly E.B.L.)

• Discover items to help with academic research
• Download DIY books to support personal interests, from cooking to gardening
• Ebook Central is made available through the Commonwealth e-book Collections program

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Biblioboard

• Find primary sources, historical documents, images, video and more
• Biblioboard is made available through the Commonwealth e-book Collections program​

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Project Gutenberg

• Search Project Gutenberg for a selection of over 39,000 free downloadable books 
• Explore the classic works of Jane Austen, James Joyce, Mark Twain, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and many more
• Read on your computer, e-reader, smartphone or tablet!