eBooks FAQ

eBooks General Information

eBooks are digital versions of books that can be viewed on your computer, eReaders, smartphones and tablets. eBooks are available to residents of West Bloomfield, or one of our contract communities, with a valid library card. The West Bloomfield Township Public Library offers eBooks from two different sources, which are:

• Metronet Online Lending Library (OverDrive)
• 24/7 access to over 5,000 eBook titles in the ePub, Kindle, Adobe PDF and Mobipocket formats. A wide variety of genres are available in this collection including: fiction, mystery, romance, science fiction, teen and childrens, and non-fiction.
• Help with Adobe eBooks
• Help with Mobipocket eBooks
• eBooks check out for 21 days and automatically check themselves back in. Holds can be placed on eBooks that are checked out, and you will be notified via email when they are available.
• You only need your West Bloomfield library card number to check titles out.
• For more information on Metronet Online Lending Library eBooks, go to the Quick Start Guide, General Help or take a Guided Tour.



• EBSCOhost
  • 24/7 access to over 10,000 eBook titles. EBSCOhost eBooks cover a wide range of non-fiction educational topics like computer programming, business, history and medicine.
  • Titles are viewed, not downloaded to your computer so you do not have to download any software to read EBSCOhost eBooks. EBSCOhost eBooks can also be viewed within the library on library computers.
  • No due dates. A title is available to you as long as you are actively viewing it. Once you are finished viewing the title, it goes back into the collection.
  • Create a free account using your library card number.
  • For more information on EBSCOhost eBooks, go to General eBook Help.

What eBook readers are compatible with OverDrive’s eBooks?

View the Compatible eBook Readers

Step by step guides:

• eReader Basics
• Kindle Basics
• Smartphone and Tablet Basics

Last Update: October 4, 2011