Browse, checkout and download e-books using your Library card 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Check out our downloadable collections to find fiction, nonfiction, language learning, and other titles for all ages.
Note: Due to legal issues, you MAY NOT download e-books using a Library public computer, but are free to use your own device.
(Library card required)
The OverDrive Digital Library has downloadable e-books and audiobooks for both Windows and Mac computers, as well as portable devices such as e-readers, iPhones, and more. For more information, read OverDrive's FAQ... [3]
These sites offer freely available ebook downloads that never expire and don’t count against your library checkout limit.
(Library card required)
Find and view over 7,000 eBooks online in the EBSCOhost eBook Collection. It contains eBooks that can be viewed online but not downloaded - no e-reader needed!
(Library card required)
Nonfiction ebooks in the humanities. These titles were purchased with the Ewing Kauffman Book Fund.
Read narrated children's books online, complete with sound and moving images, using TumbleBooks.
Browse, checkout and download e-audiobooks using your Library card 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Check out our downloadable collections to find fiction, nonfiction, language learning, and titles for both kids and teens.
Note: You MAY download e-audiobooks using your home computer or portable, wi-fi-enabled device anywhere inside or outside the Library. Due to legal issues, you MAY NOT download e-audiobooks using a Library public computer.
[2](Library card required)
The OverDrive Digital Library has downloadable audiobooks and e-books for both Windows and Mac computers, as well as portable devices such as e-readers, iPhones, and more. For more information, read OverDrive's FAQ... [3]
Find and view over 7,000 eAudiobooks online in the EBSCOhost Audiobook Collection. It contains audiobooks that can be downloaded. (Library card required)
Playaway audiobooks are a simple way to listen to an audiobook on the go. They come with the audiobook pre-loaded and only require a battery to play and earphones to enjoy. Read more in our Playaway FAQ... [12]
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Access Freegal Music and start downloading tunes! [13]
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Freegal Music is a downloadable music service that gives patrons access to about 3 million songs in MP3 format, including Sony Music’s catalog of artists. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 10,000 labels with music that originates in over 60 countries.
There is no software to install. Songs downloaded will play in Windows Media Player, iTunes, and other popular music players. Downloaded music can also be transferred to an MP3 player or an iPod.
Freegal Music limits song downloads to THREE per library customer per week. The week starts on Sundays at 11:00 p.m. Central Time.
For more information, download our FAQ [16] (PDF).
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/tutorials-guides/download-ebooks
[2] http://kclibrary.lib.overdrive.com/
[3] http://kclibrary.lib.overdrive.com/2CAE46FE-35E2-46ED-82D3-2CA31661FF48/10/524/en/Help.htm
[4] http://openlibrary.org/
[5] http://www.gutenberg.org/
[6] http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
[7] http://proxy.kclibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nlebk
[8] http://proxy.kclibrary.org/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/kans96975?db=GVRL
[9] http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/auto_login.asp?U=kansascitypl&P=libra
[10] http://proxy.kclibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nlabk
[11] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=playaway
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/eaudiobooks/playaway
[13] http://kclibrary.freegalmusic.com
[14] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.libraryideas.freegalmusic
[15] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/freegal-music/id508036345
[16] http://kclibrary.org/sites/default/files/KCPL_Freegal_FAQ-12.1.2012.pdf