Downloadable e-books from SLPL !

SLPL now offers loans of ebooks to our cardholders.

We support these ebook formats:

Kindle and Kindle for PC
Adobe EPUB
Adobe PDF
Open EPUB
Open PDF

So far, fiction titles make up the majority of our e-book titles.  But there are a few arts-related books becoming available.  Many deal with pop culture, such as biographies and memoirs of musicians such as Pat Benatar, Jay-Z, Ice-T, and Amy Winehouse, and books about popular television shows Glee and American Idol. 

Erik Larson's gripping The Devil in the White City is also available; somehow he manages to weave together the story of the architecture of the Chicago World's Fair and a serial killer into a fascinating tale. And a more recent title is Robert K. Wittman's Priceless:  How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures, recounting adventures of the FBI's Art Crime Team.

Just click on this link to get more information and get started:
http://getitnow.slpl.org/AAE39FCE-AFF4-4550-9580-05E49BDC9714/10/506/en/BrowseeBooks.htm

Download music -- it's free and legal!

Yes, using a service named Freegal (free + legal), St. Louis Public Library cardholders can download free music to their computer or mobile device for personal use.  Each week you can choose up to three songs from thousands of songs, over 100 genres of music, and more than 50 record labels. Sunday at midnight, your counter is set back to zero. Then you'll be able to download three more songs. 

Best of all, the songs never expire - no due dates.  Special software isn't needed to use the service, and there are no digital rights management restrictions.  Music is downloaded in an MP3 form that can be played, transferred or burned to a CD.

So, grab your valid St. Louis Public Library card and start Listening.  For more details, see our October newsletter: http://www.slpl.org/pdf/newsletters/cio201110.pdf