Audiobooks, ebooks, Digital Magazines, & Digital Media Download Options

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the library delivers best-selling ebooks, audiobooks and music for download. On this page, you will find information about using OverDrive, OneClickDigital, Zinio for Libraries, and Freegal to download digital library materials to your computer over the internet. The files can then be transferred to a portable listening or viewing device such as a MP3 player, iPod, laptop, netbook, cell phone, Nook, Kindle, iPad or Sony Reader (for ebooks).

To use our downloadable audiobooks and other media just follow these three easy steps:

  1. Browse The library offers three services to find downloadable content. ebooks are provided by the library through OverDrive and by the State Library through 3M Cloud Library (service coming in late December). Downloadable audiobooks are provided by the State Library through OneClickDigital. The best way to see what content is available is to go directly to the OverDrive or OneClickDigital websites. Downloadable e-content is identified as “electronic resources” in the library’s catalog.
  2. Check Out To use OverDrive or OneClickDigital, you simply need to log in to the sites using your TSCPL library card number and PIN.
  3. Download New to downloading media to your computer? Check out the “how to guides” on the right side of this page for detailed step by step instructions and answers to your frequently asked questions.

Audiobooks

Digital audiobooks offer users the same quality recordings they are used to hearing on CD, but with the convenience of being able to download the sound recording as a file directly to their computer. The file can then be played back on the computer or transferred to a portable listening device so the user can listen while on the go.  Advantages of downloading audiobooks from the OverDrive collection and the Kansas State Library OneClickDigital collection are that:

  • They are free with your library card!
  • They can be downloaded at any time—even when the library is not open.
  • Users will never receive late fees—the files automatically stop working at the end of their checkout period, and/or the user can simply delete them at or before the end of the checkout period
  • Playing an audiobook file on a computer or  personal listening device like a mp3 player does not require transporting or changing CDs or cassettes, nor are there any playback issues due to a scratch or a tear.

ebooks

ebooks offer users the benefit of being able to carry several books with them while on the go, as well as the thrill of immediate access.  Advantages of downloading ebooks from the Library’s OverDrive collection are that:

  • They are free with your library card!
  • They can be downloaded at any time—even when the library is not open.
  • Users will never receive late fees—the files automatically stop working at the end of their checkout period, and/or the user can simply delete them at or before the end of the checkout period
  • Several ebooks can be loaded onto your computer, ebook reader, or mobile device at the same time—which makes carrying books with you while on the go less cumbersome.

Music Downloads

How Freegal Music Works:

  • There is a weekly download limit of 3 songs. You will be able to keep track of your downloads in the upper right corner of the site. Every song has a sample clip you can listen to before you download.
  • The downloads on this site are all in the MP3 format. This service will work with any MP3 player, including iPod, and can be loaded into iTunes. It works on both PCs and Macs.
  • Be sure to check out the browsing areas, especially Artists A to Z (bottom of page) and the genre lists (menu bar). Click on see all genres to view dozens of categories

Digital Magazines

The library offers full digital copies of over 270 popular magazines through Zinio for Libraries. Zinio is convenient and easy to use, allowing you to access these magazines from any location using your computer, tablet, mobile device, and many ereaders.

User Guide  |  How-to Video  |  FAQ  |  Login

Get the Zinio app for:

PC or Mac  |  Windows 8  |  iPhone or iPad  |  Android  |  Kindle Fire  |  Blackberry Playbook

The Basics

  • All you need is a web browser or the Zinio app to get all our digital magazines right at your fingertips.
  • There are no due dates or hold lists…access any magazine, any time, and keep it as long as you like.
  • Zinio for Libraries works on your PC or Mac, iOS and Android devices including most smart phones and tablets.
  • The Zinio Reader app can only be used to read your magazines. Browsing the collection and subscribing to magazines must be done using a web browser on a computer, tablet, or mobile device!
  • The Zinio app unfortunately does not work with the Nook HD or HD+ or on dedicated ereaders such as the Nook SImple Touch, Kindle Touch, or older Kindle models. However, on the Nook HD or HD+, you can still read magazines by using the built in web browser. Using the web browser isn’t as integrated an experience as the Zinio app, but you can access the service.
  • Only magazines found on the library’s Zinio page are available at no cost.
  • Our digital magazines reflect the wide interests of our customers and not all content may be suited for all ages.

Instructions for New users

Zinio for Libraries uses two accounts and two websites to acquire and read magazines. It may seem complicated at first, but once you have the two accounts created it is very easy to use.

  1. TSCPL Zinio Account and Website
    The TSCPL Zinio account and website is used to browse the library’s digital magazine collection and subscribe to new magazines. You can not read magazines from this account and website. This website is just to get new magazines.
  2. Zinio.com account and Website
    The free Zinio.com account allows you to read the magazines you subscribed to on the TSCPL website. You also use this Zinio.com account to deliver those magazines to a Zinio Reader app on your computer or mobile device. You can not get new magazines from the library at Zinio.com.Use your Zinio.com login to register the app on your device.

Follow these steps to create your TSCPL-Zinio account. The TSCPL-Zinio account is only used to get new content.

  1. Click or tap here to go to the library’s Zinio for Libraries page.
  2. Leave email and password fields empty and click or tap on Create Account. When prompted, enter your Library Card Number and click or tap Validate.
  3. On the subsequent screen, enter email and password information and click or tap Create Account.
  4. An activation link will be sent to your email account.
  5. Open your email and click on the Activation Link in your email account to Confirm your account status.
  6. Click on the Login link on the account confirmation screen or come back to this page to login and begin browsing the collection.

Instructions for Returning User

Follow these steps to browse using your TSCPL-Zinio login and subscribe by creating a free Zinio.com account and login. The Zinio.com account is used only to read magazines or delivery magazines to the app.

  1. Go to the library’s Zinio for Libraries page. Login with your TSCPL-Zinio login.
  2. Use the available navigation tools to search for the magazine(s) of your choice.To subscribe to a magazine, simply click on its cover image.
  3. After you select your first magazine in the TSCPL-Zinio Collection, a second browser window will open to Zinio.com.
    First-time users: Click or tap on Create a Zinio Account. Enter an email address & password to create a free Zinio.com account/login.We recommend using the same email and password used to create your TSCPL-Zinio account.
    Returning users: Select the “Sign in here” link and login using your Zinio.com account info.
  4. After subscribing to a magazine, read it online (streaming) or read it offline using the Zinio Reader app.