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eAudiobooks are books that you can listen to on your smartphone, iPod, MP3 player, tablet or computer. We have thousands of titles to choose from.
To borrow an eAudiobook you will need a Toowoomba Region Libraries membership number and a PIN. If you are currently not a Toowoomba Region library member, you can join online for free here.
We have 3 eAudiobook platforms: BorrowBox (Bolinda), OverDrive | Libby and hoopla.
The loan period is 14 days for both BorrowBox and Overdrive | Libby.
BorrowBox - you may borrow up to 4 eAudiobooks. Note: Borrowbox will count reservations as a loan. Loans may be renewed twice or you can return your eAudiobooks early if you wish to borrow more
OverDrive | Libby - you may borrow up to 10 titles (ebooks and/or eAudiobooks). You can return your eAudiobooks early if you wish to borrow more.
There are no limits to the number of renewals. If there are reservations for the title, your renewal will be placed in the queue. Once you reach the top place in the queue, the title will check out to you and open where you left off.
hoopla
There are no waiting periods with hoopla, you can borrow and checkout titles immediately.
Library members can borrow up to 8 items (across the platform) per month, the loan period for eAudiobooks is 21 days and loan credits reset on the 1st of each month.
Online tutorials to help guide you through set up on your device, borrowing and listening to eAudiobooks are available for BorrowBox, OverDrive | Libby and hoopla.
BorrowBox, OverDrive | Libby and hoopla apps are available in the Apple App store or Google Play for Android devices. The Libby and hoopla apps are also available for Amazon Kindle Fire.
For help on setting up your device and getting started using OverDrive | Libby follow our online tutorial to guide you through the process.
Libby by OverDrive is a free mobile app that enables our library members to borrow and download eAudiobooks, eBooks and eMagazines. The app incorporates a dedicated eBook and eMagazine reader and an eAudiobook player.
Loan limits and renewals
You may borrow up to 10 titles (eAudiobooks have a 14 day loan period). Loans may be renewed twice.
Renewing loans and returning titles early
Help, tutorial and troubleshooting
Extensive help and frequently asked questions can be found in Libby Help
For help on setting up your device and getting started using BorrowBox follow our online tutorial to guide you through the process.
Setting up Borrowbox
Use the navigation bar to browse eAudiobook titles by category, genre or keyword search.
Hint: to limit searches to titles available for immediate loan, select Available only from the toolbar.
You may borrow up to 4 eAudiobooks for 14 days. Loans may be renewed twice.
Answers to frequently asked questions plus extensive help can be found in Help within the Borrowbox app.or Go to https://library.bolindadigital.com/toowoomba, login and select Help.
Apple:
Navigate to the Settings tab, go to the Account Details section and press the Reset button. Please note that all current downloads will be lost. You will then be asked to sign in again.
Android:
Press the Menu button at the top right of the screen or on some devices below the screen and select Account Details. On the following screen select the Reset App option.
For help on setting up your device and getting started using hoopla follow our online tutorial to guide you through the process.
eAudiobooks may be borrowed for 21 Days.
A Renew option is available for titles that are currently on loan to you and is visible 24 hours before the title expires. You can opt to renew the title or let it return automatically at the end of the loan period. The Renew option is helpful if you want to “check out” the title again and if the title has been downloaded, it does not have be downloaded again to your device. A Renewal does count towards your loan count for the month.
Stream the item by pressing play or download it to your device to hear, read and watch it. You'll need to download it if you plan on using your item without wifi.
You will need your library card and PIN to set up or sign in to your account.
In your web browser go to libbyapp.com to get started using Libby. Add a library (Toowoomba Region Libraries) and add your library card - enter your library card number (barcode) and PIN.
If you cannot use libbyapp.com you can use our Toowoomba Region Libraries platform instead. This alternative has the same titles as Libby, but offer slightly different features and device compatibility.
Comprehensive help for listening eAudiobooks can be found here.
What are the different options for listening to eAudiobooks?
Download eAudiobooks
On the Download page, choose to download an eAudiobook either in a single download or in parts.
If you get a pop-up with options to Open, Run or Save your loan when you download, make sure that you select Save, otherwise, the eAudiobook will not save to your computer properly.
PC
Locate your downloaded eAudiobook folder, right click and select Extract All, then follow the prompts to finish unzipping.
MAC
Locate your eAudiobook folder, then double click to unzip.
Tips
Your downloaded eAudiobook folder will be located where you have set your internet browser to download to (e.g. Downloads, Desktop, etc).
For Mac users, we recommend using Safari as your internet browser as unzipping occurs automatically.
For those Mac users running the latest Mac OS, depending on your settings the eAudiobook may automatically populate into iTunes also.
Extensive help is available for downloading eAudiobooks for MP3 players on https://library.bolindadigital.com/toowoomba. To access help you will be required login with your library account and PIN.
eAudiobooks may be streamed on hoopla. hoopla supports the following browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. It is recommended using the latest version of any browser to ensure you have the best possible user experience.
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