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| cloudLibrary | eBooks & Audiobooks |
- Through this program, patrons have access to over 200,000 eBooks
(EPUB format) and eAudiobooks.
- Check out items as you normally do. Items check out for 3 weeks.
- Available items from other libraries participating in the cloudLink sharing program will show up in the cloudLibrary catalog. Unavailable ones will not.
- You can only place holds on items owned by McKinney Public Library.
Sign in to use resources
- Go to cloudLibrary and login with library card number and password.
- Forgot your password? This link takes you to the main library catalog. After setting up your new password, return to this page to access cloudLibrary.
- Get the app
Guidelines
- You may check out 12 eBooks at a time.
- eBooks may be checked out for 21 days.
- Early return is available.
- Renewal of materials is available. As long as there are no holds on a title, a Renew button will appear in your My Books tab 3 days prior to your loan expiring. Once a title is renewed, you’ll need to download it again.
- You may have 12 holds at a time. You can choose (in Settings) whether to be notified by email when a hold is ready. Your hold can be reserved for 3 days in the Hold Queue.
- Each eBook in the collection has 1 copy available for checkout (no simultaneous use).
- You may request purchases of eBooks and eAudiobooks which the library does not own.
Support
| Gale eBooks |
Web-based eBooks on a variety of subjects
Sign in to use resources
- Go to Gale eBooks
- For remote access, enter your library card number.
Guidelines
- All eBooks on these sites are web-based and are read in your browser.
- All titles are simultaneous use. There are no checkouts, downloads or due dates.
| Salem Press Online | eBooks |
Web-based eBooks in literature, history, science and health
- Go to Salem Press
- For remote access, enter your library card number.
Guidelines
- All eBooks on this site are web-based and are read in your browser.
- All titles are simultaneous use. There are no checkouts, downloads or due dates.
| Project Gutenberg | eBooks |
- Project Gutenberg offers over 60,000 free eBooks. These include classics useful for student reading assignments.
- EPUB and Kindle format
- Download or read online.
- The eBooks may be freely used in the United States because most are not protected by U.S. copyright law, usually because their copyrights have expired.
- Books are digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg with the help of thousands of volunteers.
- Access this resource - no sign-in required
| Internet Archive | eBooks |
In addition to being a vast repository of free movies, software, music and websites, the Internet Archive also includes a huge selection of free eBooks, many uploaded by contributors.
- Note that the quality may vary and you may have to explore to find the best copy of a given item. But since the source material is so rich and varied, you may find eBooks not locatable elsewhere.
- Access this resource - no sign-in required