Help your children learn to read. This site allows you to read books for free. Oxford reading street schemes
Latest comments (21)
Bookz
18 Feb 17#21
Not stupid. Just a different point of view to yours.
gorgo2015
16 Feb 17#20
No, think about it. It's really stupid to expect libraries to catch up with the amount of digital content that is available today.
The Birmingham library stopped buying new books in 2011and they'll not buy new ones for the time being. Having a way to download digital books for free, courtesy of the local library, is a win win for the user and the library. I'm OK with that. If anything, I'd rather my library had more non fiction to download. I need some expensive technical books which I cannot afford. Even if the library bought them, they'd only be available for one user at the time. Then I'd have to carry them around. Too much hassle!
1on4
16 Feb 17#19
Not a stupid comment at all. If people don't physically visit libraries, they will loose them. As is, and has been, happening all over the country for the last few years.
angelcc
15 Feb 17#18
Really useful thanks
modaj1
15 Feb 17#17
thanks, didn't know about that app. Much more easier to use.
urinthematrix
15 Feb 17#16
Thanks op
cetalan15
14 Feb 17#15
thanks
MillyR101
14 Feb 17#14
Been using it for a couple of years. One minor gripe, wish they would order the ebooks in colour band rather than general ages...
RobDaDestroya
13 Feb 17#13
Wish they would give school the heads up on these things!
gorgo2015
13 Feb 17#12
Stupid comment!
peterraul
13 Feb 17#11
why not go to the library and get a book out.
rexdare
13 Feb 17#10
Overdrive, That's the old app, download the new version, it's called Libby far more user friendly. Note you'll only get books that your library has licensed. You will find different libraries offer different choices of books. If you live near a different library group register with them too to get a different choice of books.
gordonliverpool
13 Feb 17#9
Thanks for that
Valiantcat
12 Feb 17#8
Good information here, thanks for sharing!
daisyb212
12 Feb 17#7
Just joined! Wish schools would give us the heads up on these things too. Thanks again
kesi10032003
12 Feb 17#6
great thanks so much
daisyb212
12 Feb 17#5
This is a really useful post thank you!! I'm definitely going to check this out!
modaj1
12 Feb 17#4
Available for android iOS and windows I believe, give it a try...
gorgo2015
12 Feb 17#3
My library (Birmingham) gives me access to overdrive through their own website, but I didn't know there was an app.
modaj1
12 Feb 17#2
download a app called overdrive. you can register your local library card and read till your heart's content! basically it's a library for ebooks and audio books.
CRUISEER
12 Feb 17#1
Help your children learn to read. This site allows you to read books for free. Oxford reading street schemes
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The Birmingham library stopped buying new books in 2011and they'll not buy new ones for the time being. Having a way to download digital books for free, courtesy of the local library, is a win win for the user and the library. I'm OK with that. If anything, I'd rather my library had more non fiction to download. I need some expensive technical books which I cannot afford. Even if the library bought them, they'd only be available for one user at the time. Then I'd have to carry them around. Too much hassle!
Note you'll only get books that your library has licensed. You will find different libraries offer different choices of books.
If you live near a different library group register with them too to get a different choice of books.