27 April 2004
Denver Public Library Launches New Digital Library
Denver Public Library’s new online service is giving city residents access to popular eBooks directly from their homes and offices. The Library serves over a half-million residents and 80% of the city’s population has a library card and access to the new service.
“This is an exciting opportunity to provide eBooks to the city,” said Michelle Jeske, Manager of Web Information Services. “This year, we saw a 24% increase in the number of online library transactions. eBooks that can be downloaded from our website fit very well with this kind of public demand,” she added.
The Library’s eBook collection includes bestsellers and classics, fiction and non-fiction, from popular authors and leading publishers such as HarperCollins, McGraw-Hill, Zondervan, and John Wiley and Sons. Patrons download free reader software and then use their Denver Public Library cards to check out and download eBooks. eBooks are available in Adobe PDF format
and Mobipocket format.
Jeske says of the new system, “Patrons will appreciate the flexibility of this service. They can choose from romance, mysteries, study guides, computer manuals, travel guides, biographies, and more. And with choice of reader format, they can take eBooks with them on their PDAs, Pocket PCs, and Smartphones, or read them on their home PCs or Macs. I think they will also love the automatic return feature, which eliminates late fees.” Patrons can also choose automatic email notification when a waitlisted title becomes available for checkout.
Later this year, the Denver Public Library will be offering its customers digital audiobooks for download. This new service will allow customers to listen to popular audiobooks on a tremendous range of devices including PCs, PDAs, portable audio players, and Smartphones.
To browse eBooks, go to http://ebooks.denverlibrary.org. A valid Denver Public Library card is required to checkout and download eBooks from the website.
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