Can't wait to get to the library? Use your Rochester Hills Public Library card to access digital audiobooks and ebooks in a variety of formats anytime, anywhere.  There are also links below to free ebooks that don't require a library card.

Audiobooks

Metro Net Online Lending Library Download best selling digital audiobooks to your PC and transfer them to a compatible portable listening device or download MP3 audiobooks directly to your Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad with the OverDrive apps.  Want to know how it's done? Take a Guided Tour or view the Quick Start Guide.

eBooks

Check out books with your library card and download them to Kindle, Nook, Sony eReader, iPad and more.

Metro Net Online Lending Library
Select from a diverse collection of fiction and non-fiction titles and download to your PC, laptop, Macintosh OS, and selected smartphones (some portable devices require transfer).  Check the growing list of selected eReaders to find a compatible device. For general information see the Quick Start Guide or the General Help pages.   For step-by-step instructions for mobile devices and eReaders, see the eBookHowToGuide2.pdf

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Search across dozens of specialized encyclopedias and award winning reference sources in a diversity of subject areas including business, education, environment, history, law, health and medicine, multicultural studies, religion, science and more. No need to download special software.

EBSCO eBook Collection
Choose from a comprehensive collection of eBooks for all your research and informational needs including topics like computer programming, business, history, medicine, and more.   These books can be read on your computer.   No need to download special software.

Youth

iBooks
Interactive books accessible from within the library

Metro Net Online Lending Library Children's Collection
Download best selling and classic children's titles in audiobook and ebook formats

TumbleBook Library
Online collection of animated, talking picture books designed to encourage the joy of reading in young children

Free eBooks

These ebooks don't require checkout with a library card.

Inkmesh
ebook search engine that searches several websites for free ebooks

Baen
Science Fiction and Fantasy titles available from Baen Publishing

Google Books
through Google's Library Project, books in the public domain, and therefore out of copyright, can be read online and even downloaded and read offline.  An advanced search allows for limiting to full view only.

ManyBooks.net
over 29,000 titles available in many formats and languages. search by author, title, genre or language.

Munseys
collection of fiction titles available in several digital formats

Project Gutenberg
allows for download of over 33,000 free ebooks all digitized with the help of volunteers