| | Wheelers eBooks
| BorrowBox eBooks & eAudio
| Ulverscroft eAudio
| RomanceBookCloud |
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Content
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New Zealand, Australian and international titles
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New Zealand, Australian and international titles
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British and other international authors
| American authors |
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App
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Eplatform
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BorrowBox
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uLIBRARY
| RomanceBookCloud |
Lending Details |
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Issue period
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3 weeks
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3 weeks
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2 weeks
| No checkouts needed |
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Issue limit
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5 eBooks
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6 eBooks and 6 eAudiobooks (reserves count towards issues total)
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2 eAudiobooks plus max 2 reserves
| No limit |
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Renewal
| The renew function will only be visible if there are no holds
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Yes, providing there are no holds
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Yes, providing there are no holds
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Return early
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Yes, through your "My Loans" page or in the mobile app
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Yes, through your "My Account" page or in the mobile app
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Yes, through your "My Account" page or in the mobile app. Return button only appears the day after the loan is issued
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Reserves
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Yes. Customer can request to be notified by email
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Yes. Customer notified by email. Can set to download automatically when reserved item is available
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Yes. Customer notified by email
| No. Customers can read the same book simultaneously. |
Technology |
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Required eBook and Audiobook Software
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PC – EPUB: none required (read in browser); PC download or PDF format eBook: Adobe Digital Editions
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PC – all eBooks: Adobe Digital Editions
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Audiobooks - download to most MP3 players (PC) using Windows Media Player (zipped MP3 format)
| No software downloads required |
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Download to iOS: iTunes
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Audiobooks - download to most MP3 players, iOS using iTunes, and to Kindle Fire
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Download to Mac with iTunes (zipped M4b format)
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Compatibility – operating systems
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Computer – All operating systems via any browser. Windows APP - Compatible with PC operating on Windows 8.1 and 10
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Computer – All operating systems
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Computer – All operating systems
| Computer – All operating systems |
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Mobile - ePlatform App compatible with Android and iOS only.
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Mobile – BorrowBox compatible with Android and iOS only.
| | Mobile - BookCloudRomance compatible with iOS only. |
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Compatibility - browsers
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All
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All
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All
| Chrome, Safari or Firefox |
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Compatibility - devices
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Computer – Most eReaders (Kobo, Sony, Nook) except Kindle eReader (Kindle Fire HD/HDX ok)
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Computer – Most eReaders except for Kindle (Kindle Fire ok)
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Mobile – Mobile devices compatible with iOS and Android software.
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Mobile – Mobile devices compatible with iOS and Android software.
| Mobile – Mobile devices compatible with iOS software. |
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Adobe ID required
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Computer – Yes, for eBooks in PDF format
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Computer – Yes, for eBooks
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No for eAudiobooks.
| No |
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No for Audiobooks.
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Mobile – No for eBooks or eAudiobooks
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Previews
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Computer – Yes for most eBooks
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Computer – Yes for all eBooks and eAudiobooks
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Computer – Yes for all eAudiobooks
| Computer – Yes for all eBooks |
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Mobile - Yes for most eBooks
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Mobile – Yes for all eBooks and eAudiobooks
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Mobile – Yes for all eAudiobooks
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User history available
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes | |