eBooks

popular materials: eBooks


This page focuses on e-books for leisure reading. For academic titles, see our e-book databases

About Libby

  • Libby is an app that gives you easy access to the eBooks and audiobooks in the Libraries' Overdrive database. 
  • You can check out popular eBooks from the library and read them on your e-reader, phone, or tablet.
  • Students, faculty, and staff can access Libby through Appalachian State. Community borrowers can use Libby with a public library card.
  • You can check out 3 titles at a time for up to 21 days each.

Getting started with the app

Follow these steps if you want to read on your phone, tablet, or Kindle.

  1. First, install the Libby app for iOS or Android.
  2. Open the app and choose "Add Library."
  3. Search for "Appalachian State." 

    Screenshot from the Libby app showing how to search for your library
  4. Follow the prompts to connect your Libby app to your Appalachian State University account. You'll be asked to sign in with your Single Sign-On username and password.
  5. Once you've signed in, Libby will tell you that you've added your library card. If you want to read Libby eBooks on your phone or tablet, you're all set!
  6. If you want to read Libby eBooks on your Kindle, click the "Yes, I am a Kindle user" option and follow the prompts to connect Libby to your Kindle. 

Getting started with a non-Kindle e-reader

Follow these steps if you want to read on your computer, Nook, Kobo, or other e-reader.

  1. On your computer, go to libbyapp.com.
  2. Choose "Yes" when asked if you have a library card.
  3. Choose "Search for A Library" and search for Appalachian State.
  4. Follow the prompts to sign in using your Single Sign-On username and password.
  5. If you want to read on your computer, you're all set to browse and check out eBooks.
  6. If you want to read on your e-reader, follow the steps for transferring Libby eBooks to your device.

Other eBook sources

  • The NCLive HomeGrown Ebooks Collection consists of more than 1,200 titles from eight North Carolina publishers spanning a wide range of topics, from fiction by North Carolina authors to nonfiction history, culture, and travel books.