BorrowBox

• Membership of Whangarei District Libraries with a valid library card number and PIN.

Please note:
If you are having problems logging into BorrowBox, your membership details may need updating and your library card reactivated. Please contact us by:
- phone: +64 9 430 4206
- email: whglibrary@wdc.govt.nz

• Internet access.

• A compatible device with the BorrowBox software or apps for downloading and reading eBooks and listening to eAudiobooks.

Please note: Amazon Kindle eReaders are generally not a compatible device for reading library eBooks in New Zealand.

• Adobe Digital Edition Software an Adobe ID to authorise your devices for reading eBooks with DRM copyright protection.

Adobe Digital Editions

Getting started

Download and open the app or go to the BorrowBox website and enter your library card barcode number and PIN.

You will be asked to complete a registration process with BorrowBox which includes:

• agreeing to their Terms and Conditions
• setting your preferences
• providing a valid email address - BorrowBox will email you when your loan is due to expire or a hold is available to borrow.

Searching the BorrowBox catalogue

You can either browse BorrowBox's catalogue or enter keywords by title, author or narrator (for audiobooks) into the search box.

Symbols appearing with titles:

• book = eBook
• headphones = eAudiobook
• green = available to borrow
• orange = on loan and you can place a hold.

As for our physical library, you may only borrow a title that is not out on loan.

Select a title from the search results. You can read extracts and listen to excerpts.

Using the app

Once you have found a title, click Borrow then Confirm Loan buttons to start downloading your eBook or eAudiobook title.

You do not need to be connected to the internet to read or listen to your items.

For eReaders

• Login and browse BorrowBox website on your computer, select and confirm your loan and click Download eBook (Adobe EPUB).
• Once the URLLink.ascm file has downloaded, a pop-up screen appears asking whether you want to Open, Run or Save.
• Select Open with Adobe Digital Edition.
• Plug your eReader into your computer, check that it is in the appearing in the list in the left panel in Adobe Digital Editions, then drag your eBook onto your eReader.

To transfer eAudiobooks to mp3 devices

• Login and browse the BorrowBox website on your computer, select and confirm your loan.
• Click Download complete eAudiobook and if a pop-up screen appears asking whether you want to Open, Run or Save.
• Select save the .zip file to your computer.
• Unzip the mp3 file to a folder and transfer the eAudiobook files to your device as you usually would via iTunes, or another file manager, or simply listen to them on your computer.

Using the library catalogue

You can also search, preview and borrow BorrowBox eBooks and eAudiobooks through the library catalogue.

Whangarei District Libraries catalogue

To search for eBooks, select Digital Library from the drop-down menu next to the Home icon.

BorrowBox items are identified in the catalogue under Electronic Format as: BORROWBOX EBOOK or BORROWBOX EAUDIOBOOK.

To view a sample of an eBook, click the Google Preview button and follow the on-screen directions.

You can easily download eBooks and eAudiobooks by clicking the Download button.

For eBooks

A window will appear and with 2 options:

• Download for an eReader - follow the instructions to download then transfer to your device.
• Read on mobile phones and tablets - if you already have the BorrowBox app, this will automatically download to your device.

The eBook will be listed in your My Loans tab on the BorrowBox website or app from where you can also transfer or read it.

For audiobooks

A window will appear and with 2 options:

• Download the complete eAudiobook or parts of it into iTunes or Windows MediaPlayer - follow the instructions to download then transfer to your device.
• Listen on mobile phones and tablets - if you already have the BorrowBox app, this will automatically download to your device.

The eAudiobook will be listed in your My Loans tab on the BorrowBox website or app from where you can transfer or listen to it.

Check Outs

You can check out 6 eBook and 6 eAudiobook titles at the same time.

Lending periods

There is a choice of lending periods: 7, 14 or 21 days.
Use 7 days for eAudiobooks if you know you will finish it within a week.

Holds

Yes you can reserve. When you place a hold, it counts towards your total number of checkouts.

The item will automatically activate in your account when it becomes available. You will receive a notification email from BorrowBox.

The 7, 14 or 21 day loan period begins as soon as the item is activated.

Renewals

You can renew items even if the title has holds on it. Limit of 2 renewals.

Return early

You can return a title early. Use My Account page or My Loans on the mobile app.

Expired items

• On mobile devices - eBooks and eAudiobooks are deleted automatically.
• On a computer - eBooks will still appear in Adobe Digital Editions, but if try to open it you will get the option to delete it.
• eAudiobooks - on a computer or mp3 player have to be manually deleted.

Emails

BorrowBox only sends emails to confirm loans, remind you of expiry dates and notify you of holds available.

eBook help

We offer free one-on-one tutorials for library members who need help learning how to download and open eBooks and eAudiobooks on their mobile devices.

Go to book a librarian for eBook help