Download Audiobooks

Kentucky Libraries Unbound offers bestselling audiobooks that you can enjoy without leaving home.

Visit our digital website, install the free media software OverDrive® Media Console™, browse the collection, and add titles to your eCart. Check out is simple. Just enter your library card number and pin number and download the digital media to your personal computer. Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices.

For a demonstration of how KLU works, click here.

Download eBooks

Kentucky Libraries Unbound is a collection of eBooks and audiobooks brought to you by a consortium of Kentucky public libraries.

You can download or transfer free library eBooks and audiobooks to your computer, iPad, Kindle, NOOK, iPhone, Sony Reader or other device. To see if your device is compatible, click here.

To download items from Kentucky Libraries Unbound, you will need your library card and pin number, an Internet connection, and free software for your computer and/or device. See below for more detailed instructions. For video demonstrations of this service, click here.

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HELP

Click here to visit KLU’s help page. For step by step instructions customized to your device, click here. See below to download help sheets for specific devices and software.

You can also make a free, 30 minute appointment with a reference librarian for help setting up your device. Call Carrie at (859) 885-3523 ext. 228 or email her at cgreen@jesspublib.org.

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DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

 

Help Sheets for Specific Devices

Downloading eBooks and Audiobooks to an iPad/iPhone/iPad Touch

Downloading Kindle eBooks to a Kindle™ or Kindle Fire™

Downloading EPUB eBooks and Audiobooks to a Kindle Fire™

Downloading eBooks to a NOOK™

Downloading eBooks to a Sony®Reader™

Quick Guide: Downloading eBooks to an eReader or Mobile Device

Help Sheets for Software

Installing Adobe Digital Editions

Using Adobe Digital Editions

Installing Sony Reader

Using Sony Reader

Returning Adobe eBooks Early

 

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OTHER EBOOK WEBSITES

Many websites offer free downloadable eBooks in various formats. Due to copyright restrictions, most of these books are in the public domain and therefore were published before 1923.

Disclaimer: The following links are provided to assist in locating downloadable books. JCPL is not responsible for their content. These third party web sites may or may not provide content meeting JCPL’s Collection Development Policy.

Check Out a Library NOOK

Don’t have your own device? Check out a library NOOK! They come preloaded with all your favorite titles. 

To see which NOOKS are available for check out, enter “jcpl nook” in the catalog search box.