E-Books at the Hopewell Public Library

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The Hopewell Public Library uses the Axis 360 digital media library to provide patrons with digital access to e-books. Books can remain checked out for 14 days and then will be automatically returned.

• Visit the HPL E-Book Catalog to browse the selecton

You can check out and read books both online on a computer (using the website in your browser), and on portable devices with the free Axis 360 app (available for Apple iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire).

For more information:

• See Baker & Taylor's Help and Training page.

Accessing Books Online in a Browser
Check Out Books Online

• Visit the HPL E-Book Catalog
• Select See All within a section to browse it, or the Browse by Subject tab to browse by categories.
  
• Choose your book by clicking on it
• Click Checkout on the book screen
• Enter your library card number and check out the book

Read Books Online

• Visit the HPL E-Book Catalog
• Click Login (top right) to log in with your library ID number (the full 14 digits)
• Click My Stuff (top right) to view your checked-out books
• The book listing includes the due date and number of days remaining (the book is automatically returned)
• Click Read Now to read the selected book in your browser
• Axis 360 opens a new browser page to read your book online
• Click on the left or right margins to move through pages
  
• Click in the margin to show the left or right arrows and then tap on the title bar at the top of the screen to show the menu, to navigate in the book, set bookmarks, etc.
  
• (The book screen remains open in the original browser page)
  

Accessing Books on Your Device
Download the Axis 360 App

• Go to the app store for your device (Google Play for Android, App Store for Apple iOS, Amazon Apps for Kindle Fire)
  
• In the the app store, download the Axis 360 app to your device. (This may require entering your device password, as usual for new downloads.)
• Open the Axis 360 app on your device
• Search on and select the library name: "Hopewell Public Library"
• Tap "Library ID" and enter your Library ID number
• Tap "Login"
• You then can browse the catalog, or download and read your books

Check Out Books on Your Device

• Open the Axis 360 app on your device
• Tap My Library or Browse on the bottom menu bar
• Tap on a book to select it
• Tap Checkout to check out and download the book

Read Books on Your Device

• Open the Axis 360 app on your device
• Tap My Stuff on the bottom menu bar
  
• Tap Checkouts
  
• Tap Download to download the book or Read Online to read without downloading
  
• Tap left or right to move through pages, or scroll from beginning to end
• Tap in the middle of the page for the book menus

Visit the HPL E-Book Catalog