eBooks and eAudiobooks
Our eBook and eAudiobook library is for all library members with a Lancashire postcode.
eBooks
Our eBook collection is available through BorrowBox. You can borrow up to eight titles for 14 days, and you can renew each title twice.
To use BorrowBox, you will need:
your library card number
your library PIN
your email address (to register the first time)
After you register, you can sign in with your library number and PIN. The same account works for BorrowBox eBooks and eAudiobooks.
Free sapps are available to read eBooks on computers, smartphones and tablets. You can also transfer eBooks to most eReaders, except Amazon Kindle.
You can watch a video introduction to using BorrowBox in our library academy (external link).
eAudiobooks
We offer two eAudiobook collections: BorrowBox and Libby. You can borrow up to eight titles from each service for 14 days, and you can renew each title twice. You must register separately for each service.
Borrow eAudiobooks from BorrowBox
To use BorrowBox, you will need:
your library card number
your library PIN
your email address (to register the first time)
After you register, you can sign in using your library number and PIN. The same BorrowBox account works for eBooks and eAudiobooks.
Free software and apps are available to listen on computers, smartphones and tablets. You can also transfer eAudiobooks to music players.
You can watch a video introduction to using BorrowBox in our library academy (external link).
To use Libby, you will need:
your library card number
your library PIN
your email address (to register the first time)
After you register, you can sign in using your library number and PIN.
You can listen in the free Libby app on smartphones and tablets. You can also listen on any device using your browser. Free software is available to listen on computers and transfer books to music players.
You can watch a video introduction to using Libby in our library academy (external link).
Reservations
If an eBook or eAudiobook is on loan, you can reserve it. When it becomes available, it will automatically be and added to your account. Your loan period begins straight away, and you will get an email notification.
Returns
You do not need to return eBooks or eAudiobooks. They will expire and be removed from your account automatically. If you finish a book early, you can return it so you can borrow more and so others can read it.
Ereaders
You can read library eBooks on most eReaders, but not on Amazon Kindles such as Kindle Touch or Paperwhite. You can use an Amazon Fire device.
More than one person can use the same device. Each person will need to download their loans again when they sign in. Each account will keep its own loans and reservations.
You cannot download library eBooks wirelessly to an eReader. You must download them to a computer first and then transfer them to the eReader.
Need help?
If you cannot sign in, please read our eReading help.
If you have overdue books, outstanding charges or expired accounts on your account you may not be able to sign in to BorrowBox or Libby.
You can find step-by-step guides in our library academy: eBooks and audiobooks guides (external link).
Newsletters
When you first sign in, you can choose to receive newsletters by email.
You can also sign up to the Lancashire BorrowBox eNewsletter.
You can change your newsletter settings at any time in ‘My account’ or ‘Account settings’ in the app.