Digital Resources

Pillsbury Free Library provides access to downloadable electronic books, audio books, streaming movies, online language learning, genealogy research resources. See the links below for more information.

The New Hampshire Downloadable Books Consortium provides access to downloadable books, audio books, and periodicals. To obtain a login, contact the library. (nh.overdrive.com) Use the Libby app for overdrive to download and read on almost any device or computer.

The Kanopy streaming service provides access to online movies and television shows. Views are limited. Please note, the library is charged for every video you check out, regardless of whether you watch it or not, so please only check out what you will watch. (https://www.kanopy.com/en/warnernh)

Transparent Language Online provides online language learning. (https://library.transparent.com/pillsburyfreenh/game/ng/#/login)

Useful tips can be found at the N.H. Downloadable Books blog, or by clicking on the HELP box at the top left corner of the N.H. Downloadable Books webpage.

Audio book players or eBook readers can be checked out from the library.

Genealogy Resources can be found on our dedicated genealogy research page.

Audio book formats

See compatible device lists at Overdrive.com

  • mp3 audio: can be used on almost any device that plays audio, including some eBook readers.

Electronic Book Formats

Please note that some publishers currently limit or refuse to sell their titles for library lending, or charge much higher prices to libraries, especially for eBooks.

  • Kindle ebooks for Kindle readers and Kindle apps. You will need an Amazon.com account. Amazon keeps information about your Kindle book borrowing habits. You can create an anonymous account for your library checkouts if you do not need to purchase ebooks. Ebooks in Kindle’s .mobi format are also available free at the Gutenberg Project (see below).
  • Adobe EPUB ebooks for non-Kindle ebook readers.
  • On some tablets, apps for both Kindle and EPUB formats are available. Both formats can be read on any windows PC computer. Some tablets (older Nook or simple Kindles) require transfer via computer even if you can see the book on the mobile web interface.
  • OverDrive READ  and OverDrive LISTEN can be read directly without downloading, on almost any device that has a regular web browser, while connected to the Internet.
  • Libby for OverDrive app is available free for any device that can use apps, and makes using OverDrive downloadable audio or eBooks a breeze.

Other Free Downloadable Book Sources

Project Gutenberg offers free classics as unrestricted eBooks in many formats, at https://www.gutenberg.org/

Internet Archive at https://archive.org provides access to many formats of downloadable books,. EBooks area at https://archive.org/details/texts . Also check into https://openlibrary.org

FREE audiobooks (among other things) at https://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks
and still more FREE audiobooks at https://librivox.org/

https://www.freebooknotes.com/free-ebooks-guide/

TO ADD:

EBSCO Host

Greenfile

Nook App

The N.H. Downloadable Books service is supported by funds from participating libraries and the Park Street Foundation, 20 Park St., Concord, NH 03301. Donations may be made to the Foundation for the purchase of additional titles, or to the Pillsbury Free Library to assist or supplement our annual membership fee. Donations for Downloadable Books service are used 100% for title purchases, not administrative costs.

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