To download eBooks and eAudiobooks you will need to be a member of the ACT Public Library. If you are not already a member (and you live work or study in the ACT region) you can join online via the ACT Public Library web site. Once you have a library membership number and PIN you can download eBooks and eAudiobooks. You don't need to be a member if you just want to browse the site.
For this discovery exercise, you merely need to familiarize yourself a bit with the structure of the downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks site and get an idea of the types of titles you can find here. Take a look around and locate a few titles of interest. You can also try locating other eBook and eAudiobook resources.
Discovery Resources
Download Digital Media Guided Tour - this tour provides step by step tutorials on a range of topics such as browsing, selecting and downloading titles, installing the free software, and transfering audio to a portable device (be patient, it may take a few minutes to load).
Discovery Exercise
- If you are not already a member, join the ACT Public Library! Note: If you don't have a library card and PIN, you will not be able to download.
- Go to the eBooks and eAudiobooks web site. Click on the Featured Collections link and explore some of the 1300 + titles.
- Create a blog post about your findings. Did you locate a title that you might want to try out and download?
OPTIONAL: Try downloading a title from the site. You don’t have to have a portable player to listen to audiobooks, you can also listen to it from a computer.
