The Peoria Public Library is now offering downloadable ebooks and audio books through the Greater Phoenix Digital Library. This collection lets you download your choice of thousands of bestsellers and classics, fiction and non-fiction. Both digital audiobooks and eBooks can be used on a variety of devices such as PCs, laptops, MP3 player and supported PDAs. This site offers digital audiobooks in the OverDrive Media Console™ format, and eBooks in the Adobe® Reader® and Mobipocket Reader formats. To access digital books at Greater Phoenix Digital Library, you will need:

• Access to the Internet from your own personal computer (Please note that digital books can be enjoyed at home, at work, or when you travel, but are generally not for use on the computers in your library).
• A Valid Peoria Public Library card and PIN
• Free software for the device on which you wish to use your digital book (available at the Greater Phoenix Digital Library site)
• A compatible MP3 player (optional)*

You are able to check out a book, enjoy it for the checkout period, and renew it if no one else is waiting for the title.

You can browse or search the Greater Phoenix Digital Library site for digital books. When you locate a title of interest, simply add it to your Digital BookBag and check out the title.

If the desired digital book is not available, you may place a hold on the title.

Once you have checked out the digital book, a download page will be displayed. Click the download link to download your digital book. Once the download is complete, you can close your Internet connection and enjoy your digital book offline.

You will never accrue late fees with digital books. At the end of the digital book loan period, the title will expire and be automatically 'returned' to the library. At this time, you can delete the expired file from your machine.

Problems downloading or need more information about this service? Please, take a look at the Greater Phoenix Digital Library brochure, the HELP page on the Greater Phoenix Digital Library site, the Greater Phoenix Digital Library tutorial, contact us, or call during library hours.

*Apple iPods and Macintosh computers are now compatible with this service. Some Smart Phones are now compatible with this service. Sony Reader Daily Edition now compatible with this service. Click here to find other compatible players: www.overdrive.com/resources/drc/.