eBooks

In this digital age, it is easier than ever to provide premium content to our patrons online. The DeSoto Parish Library is open 24/7 to lend popular and classic eBooks, audiobooks, DVDs and music.

All you need is your library card and your pin number and you can enjoy your favorite book, movie and song right from your home anytime of the day or night.

The DeSoto Parish Library has teamed up with Green-Gold and obtained OverDrive. OverDrive provides the proven, trusted download service for libraries with millions of downloads to back it up. Their support for iPod®, iPhone®, iPad™, Android™, Sony® Reader, and thousands of other mobile devices makes their library platform the most compatible library download service. OverDrive also offers the largest collection of premium audiobooks, eBooks, music, and video for the library – all available on a single website for browsing, checking out, and downloading.

To get started, simply click any of the links below for more information about devices and downloading. 

Book formats

• What formats work on a Chromebook?
• What formats work with Android devices?
• What formats work with iOS devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)?
• What formats work with Windows 8, RT, and 10 devices?
• What formats work with Windows Phone 8?

Kindle Books

• Getting started with Kindle Books from your library
• How to read Kindle Books borrowed from the library with Kindle devices?
• How to read Kindle Books with Kindle Cloud Reader?
• How to return a Kindle Book borrowed from your library?

Downloading eBooks

• How to download eBooks using a Sony Reader Wi-Fi?
• How to download eBooks using using an Android device?
• How to download eBooks using an iOS device (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)?
• How to download eBooks using OverDrive for Chromebook?
• How to download eBooks using Windows 8 and up
• How to download eBooks using Windows Phone 8
• How to download eBooks using your Windows or Mac computer
• How to download Open EPUB and Open PDF eBooks