
Libby is fairly user friendly for readers who have a high turnover of books but find it difficult to get to a physical library in their limited opening hours. Also check out Kanopy for movies, and Press Reader for magazines and periodicals, which can also be accessed from your library card.

Can’t recommend public libraries and this app enough. Audiobook speed can be adjusted up to 2x normal speed should you prefer chipmunk to human voice. Highlight passages, keep notes, lookup word definitions on the fly. You can easily see how far you are along in a chapter, with estimated reading times. The reading experience is excellent, with a choice of font styles and sizes and background colours to optimise your reading comfort. Return your item with a single click and repeat the process as often as you like. There are several ways to search, plenty of inspiration, and you can place a hold on an item if it’s not currently available and it will be immediately downloaded for you when it becomes so. Browse or search for a title, and click on download. Libby is easy to navigate, and comes with simple tutorials if something isn’t clear, but really it’s quite straightforward. Of course it’s also perfect for downloading items during daylight. Libby is built by the team at OverDrive, in support of local libraries everywhere.Ĭan’t sleep? Want to borrow a book in the middle of the night? Download Libby, attach your public library card number, and you have access to all the reading material your library has on offer. Simply swipe to skip forward and backward.

Slow down or speed up the audio (0.6 to 3.0x).Read and listen to read-alongs with your kids.Define and search for words and phrases.Adjust text size, background color, and book design.In our beautiful, intuitive ebook reader: Keep your reading position automatically synced on all your devices.Use tags to create your must-read list and any other book lists you want.

