eBooks
The purpose of this guide is to help you locate and use downloadable eBooks available from Albertsons Library.
Using Libby by OverDrive
Libby, by OverDrive offers ebooks and audiobooks in genres including fiction, nonfiction, juvenile fiction and juvenile nonfiction, as well as Young Adult fiction and nonfiction.
Reading
- Read online by selecting "Read Online in Browser" option from Loans page.
Searching
- Terms can be searched within the individual title in online reader or EPUB form.
Downloading
- Use the "Download EPUB eBook" or "MP3 audiobook" option which will require Adobe Digital Editions.
- in the Adobe Digital Editions reader the ebook can be stored offline, searched through for terms, highlighted and bookmarked.
Other Features:
- In online reader, change reading and font settings. Overdrive offers OpenDyslexic
Features & Tools
| Collection | OverDrive eBook & audiobook Collection |
| Content | Albertsons Library's collection currently consists of over 1000 titles. |
| BSU Access (login required) | To access this ebook collection, go to the Library's homepage, click on the "Articles & Databases" icon, search under "Databases A-Z" for "OverDrive eBooks". The individual ebooks in this collection can also be accessed by searching the Library's catalog. The direct link is: https://boisestate.overdrive.com/ |
| Account Creation | N/A |
| Loan Period | 7-14 days, depending on the title. |
| User Limits | Limited to one user at a time. Not DRM-free. Content cannot be downloaded and kept permanently. |
| Tools | Ebook: Can customize book design for viewing. Bookmark pages, track reading history. Offers OpenDyslexic, a font that increases text readability for dyslexic readers. Audiobooks: Can use variable playback speed, bookmark progress, make notes and track history. |
| System & Software Requirements |
Can be read online in the browser or accessed in Adobe Digital Editions, Libby app, or Kindle app. Audiobooks: no software or downloads are required for OverDrive Listen (in the web browser). Downloading as MP3s requires the Libby app, which is available for Windows, Mac, Chromebook, and mobile devices. |
| Downloading & Printing |
Can download up to four titles at a time into Adobe Digital Editions or the Libby app; does not download as PDF. Printing is not available. |
| Help Guides |
Libby by OverDrive eBooks
Dune by ISBN: 9781101658055Publication Date: 2003Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family-and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
Taste by ISBN: 9781982168032Publication Date: 2021INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Notable Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington Post. From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
