BorrowBox

BorrowBox contains a fantastic selection of eBooks and audiobooks with super quick downloads. Search for fiction or non-fiction by audience or browse by category to limit your search. 

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User guide

To access BorrowBox:
  1. If you don't know your PIN/password for your library account please use the 'Forgot your Password' function on the log in page. 
  2. Visit BorrowBox or download the app from App Store or Google Play to install on your device.
  3. Select your library service
  4. Activate with your library card number (e.g. P030*******) and your password/PIN.

  5.  To read via your laptop or eReader, download and install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) to your PC. Downloaded eBooks will appear in your downloads folder. You can copy and paste the file into ADE.

  6. Start borrowing free eBooks and eAudiobooks:
  • Select the item you would like to borrow, then tap ‘Borrow’. eBooks will download quite quickly. eAudiobooks will have small counter below the picture of the item to the bottom right. Both eBooks and eAudiobooks can be read/listened to via the BorrowBox app.
  • eAudiobooks can be downloaded to your PC as a zipped file. To listen to your eAudiobook, extract the files and transfer them to your preferred device. 

Please note the following: Maximum of 10 eBooks and 10 eAudio loans (for a total of 20 items within the app). Loan period is 20 days. Reservations are included in your loan count.

Accessibility features:

Adjustable Themes and Dark Mode: Whether borrowers prefer the textured appearance of paper, the warm tones of sepia, or the ease of dark mode, by selecting ‘Themes’ in their eBook settings, they can select whichever visual experience suits them best. The BorrowBox app also remembers your borrowers’ visual settings and preferences, no matter what eBook they read next.

Text Size and Flexible Fonts: Text size can be adjusted for reading ease along with a selection of fonts on offer to select from. This includes a dyslexic font, designed specifically for the purpose of helping readers to navigate text with less mental effort. 

Advanced Settings: Spacing, Margins, Alignment and More: If your borrowers prefer their margins large, their lines double-spaced or their text centred, this can be finessed by selecting ‘Advanced Settings’ tool in the ‘Aa’ menu. Within this section, borrowers can also return their eBook to its original visual settings by selecting ‘Reset to Original’.

Moving Through Chapters and Bookmarking Pages: By clicking the ‘Dot Points’ icon at the bottom of their screen, borrowers can easily navigate the chapters of their eBook, taking them exactly where they want to go. Additionally, save pages to come back to later with the bookmark   icon at the top of their screen. To access previously saved bookmarked pages, select the ‘Dot Points’ icon, and ‘Bookmarks’.

 

 

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