North Carolina Digital Library (2024)

FAQs

Why is there a limit on digital library books? ›

Publishers often require that each digital copy is only loaned to one person at a time (just like physical library books). This ensures that authors, narrators, and other creators are paid fairly for their work, even if it's consumed digitally.

NC LIVE provides free access to ebooks, audiobooks, videos, online magazines, newspapers, journals, and more.

As a resident of North Carolina, you can sign up for a library card at the Government & Heritage Library, part of the State Library of North Carolina (SLNC). To get your library card, fill out the online library card application form. You may also visit the library in person to apply for a card.

But public libraries have highly constrained budgets, and in the pursuit of shorter hold queues, this spending will naturally gravitate toward multiple copies of the same ebooks, a sliver of the book market—high-demand genres, recently released books, and best sellers—thereby reducing the library's scope.

Internet Archive: The largest digital library for downloading e-books and audio-books for free. 8. Open Library: More than one million e-books of classic literature to download.

Eligible library books are available in the United States through a digital service called OverDrive. Confirm whether your library branch participates and offers Kindle books. Get a library card and a PIN from your local library. Go to the website of your local public library and search for "Kindle books" or "eBooks."

The $45 non-resident fee is a one-time-per-year charge per household. The annual non-resident fee for adults 62 years and older is $35. No fee is charged to non-residents who own property in Mecklenburg County.

Can I get a Durham County library card online? ›

Online cards

You can sign up for a temporary card online.

If you live or own property in Wake County, there is no charge for a library card. If you live outside Wake County, you may get a nonresident library card for a $25 fee. A nonresident card is good for one year.

Yes, Libby is completely free. The Libby app is free to install, and all the digital content from your library in Libby is free to borrow with a valid library card. There are no subscription costs, no in-app purchases, and no late fees. (Digital titles are automatically returned on their due dates.)

An Amazon.com account is required. Use a computer, Android or iOS mobile device to sign in to Libby (see Android & iOS above or Windows & Mac instructions below).

Technically, there are an infinite number of copies of digital materials. So why do you have to wait so long for your e- book or e-audiobook title? It is all about the way publishers have structured the e- materials market for libraries. With physical books, libraries own the copies they buy.

You can borrow and download up to ten ebooks, ten audiobooks and ten magazines; they are loaned for up to three weeks. These can be renewed before they expire if you wish, or if you have finished them before the three weeks are up why not return them early?

Not all books for Kindle or other devices are also available with an institutional licence. Not necessarily – copyright exists to protect the revenue and intellectual property of the author or publisher, and most eBooks are subject to 'digital rights management'.

Digital Textbooks: Cons

Both problems are inconvenient, especially when options to repair the device are limited or you forget your charger. Furthermore, if an internet connection is needed, the locations available to study may be limited. Distractions— Digital textbooks also contain more distractions.