Westmeath Libraries offers both eAudiobooks and eBooks to our members via BorrowBox.
If you have any problems please contact your local library, or email us on library@westmeathcoco.ie
You may borrow up to 5 eBooks and 5 eAudiobooks at any one time. If a book is already checked out you may place a reserve. The system will then let you know when it has been returned.
LOTE4Kids is an online database of digital picture books in World Languages that allows children to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English) – all offered FREE to members of Westmeath Libraries. Each book also comes with English translations to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills. Kids can also watch a selection of English-only books with Australian, US and UK accents.
LOTE4Kids has 3000+ digital picture books in 65+ languages, with new books and languages released each month, so there’s always new content to enjoy!
Titles are available in more than 65+ languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Indonesian, Nepali, Serbian, Swahili, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and many more
Simply click on the link : www.lote4kids.com/uk-westmeath-county-council/, select Westmeath Libraries and then enter your library card number when prompted. Or download the LOTE4Kids App today!"
For more details on LOTE click here
The Open Text Archive of The Internet Archive contains over one million full-text scanned books in the public domain. Some of these are of particular value to those interested in Westmeath's past, and so we have collected a list of eBooks relating to Local Studies.
There are also many sites on the internet offering eBooks for free. Below is a small selection.
Please note: These are external sites and use of these sites is at the users own discretion.
Description: Project Gutenberg was the first place to produce free ebooks. You can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPhone, Kindle, Sony Reader or other portable device. You will sometimes be offered the choice of downloading an ebook or an audio format.
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Visit http://www.gutenberg.org
The best free cultural & educational media on the web. This collection features free e-books, mostly classics, that you can read on your iPad/iPhone, Kindle, Nook or other devices. It includes great works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. It also includes how-to videos to help you load ebooks and use management software such as Calibre
Visit : http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks
Description: Books are packaged so that users can read them on a java enabled phone. The book reader program is integrated within each downloadable book. The books we provide are out of copyright in the USA; and in most cases Australia, Canada, the U.K., and many other countries.
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Visit http://www.booksinmyphone.com/
Description: The owner of the ManyBooks.net website, Matthew Mcclintock, says that there are 26,146 ebooks available and that they are all free. There are a wide variety of books and formats to choose from. You can even choose to download some books in an audio format.
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Visit http://www.manybooks.net
Description: Existing free eBooks on the Web tend to be well beneath the quality of paper books, making them more difficult and less pleasurable to read. At Planet eBook we're trying to change this. Our goal is to publish a small selection of high-quality eBooks - each a genuine alternative for readers wanting to enjoy reading a book without having to pay for it.
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Visit http://www.planetebook.com/
Description: Download free books and texts. The Internet Archive Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books.
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Visit http://www.archive.org
Description: Feedbooks offer both free (Public Domain) and paid for books. Feedbooks is compatible with a wide range of devices and platforms; Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone & iPod Touch, Android platform, Windows Mobile / Symbian / Blackberry / PalmOS, Other Linux-based platforms.
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Visit http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
Some can only be read directly on the site they are posted on, while many others are available to download on your reading device or computer. Enjoy browsing through the many, many selections that have been made available for public enjoyment.