Just in time for the holidays: ipad now compatible with library e-books!

E-book readers and tablet computers are proving to be among this season's hottest Christmas gifts. If you're one of the many people planning to buy one of these devices, you're in luck! Overdrive, the Suffolk County libraries' provider of e-book content, has just negotiated an agreement with ipad, making the e-books available through the library also compatible with this device.

Below is a summary of compatible devices for the library's e-book loan service (click here for the full list). Please note, as of this writing, the Amazon Kindle is NOT compatible with the library's e-books.

  • PCs (desktop, laptop, or netbook) running Windows 2000 or higher
  • Macs (desktop, laptop, or netbook) running OSX 10.4.10 or higher
  • Nook by Barnes & Noble (wifi, 3G & Nook Color)
  • Kobo by Borders
  • Pandigital
  • Literati
  • Sony (reader, pocket, daily, touch)
  • Apple devices (ipad, ipod, iphone)
  • Android
  • Other devices (Archos tablet, Cruz tablet, HTC, LG Ally, Motorola, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Intercept, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini)
Please be aware that in order to comply with copyright law, the library has finite copies of e-books (just like regular print books). Therefore, a title that you want to download may be "checked out." Take a look at these short help videos or speak to a librarian for more information about the process of borrowing e-books.

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