Getting Started with Ebooks

Did you get an e-reader as a gift?  Decided to purchase one yourself?  Love ebooks?
Not sure and still thinking about it?  Wondering which device to purchase?
Here is a helpful chart:

Getting Started with Ebooks:  A Beginner's Guide

Look for ebooks on our library page 

We offer ebooks via Maine Info Net and Ebrary.

Traditional books versus digital books

Our library has both print and e-books and the combination meets the needs of everyone who visits the library (online or in person).  There are some people who love the physical book and will never read an e-book.  There are others who find that e-books and e-readers are perfect for them.  Then, there are those who use both depending on the situation.

Here are a few links for additional reading.  To the student writing the research paper on Kindle Versus the Book, be sure to do a few searches in the library databases to find additional articles.

The Whither and Why of Books

Of Two Minds About Books via NYT

Ebooks and Audiobooks via MaineInfoNet

Want a good read?  Try the ebooks and audio books and let us know how you like them.


Visit the library page or click here.

Getting books fast

Your paper is due and you need a pile of books before the weekend. You can't find anything on the shelves and you don't have time for inter-library loan.  You need ebooks!  We have them.

Check out the new Ebrary collection on our webpage.  You can use them on campus and offsite.  To login off campus just use your NMCC 14 digit ID.

We need your feedback. Contact the librarians and let us know if you like them and if you would like to see our ebook selection expanded.



Ebrary Ebooks - Community College Collection

Ebooks through Net Library in Marvel Databases

If you haven't used Net Library yet, you are missing out on a great resource that is available to you free in the MARVEL databases link on the library web page.

Click on the Marvel icon and then Net Library and you can begin searching for online books to use for your papers. You can use this on campus and from home.

This month's featured ebook is: Raising Freedom's Child Black Children and Visions of the Future After Slavery by Mary Niall Mitchell.

Want a demonstration of Net Library? Stop by and see Kim or Gail.