Ebooks & Digital Audiobooks
Finding Ebooks & Digital Audiobooks at VPL
You can find English ebooks & audiobooks in the VPL catalogue. Simply type the title, author, or subject into the search bar, and then check the "Format" box on the left side to browse eBooks and/or downloadable audiobooks.
You can also access ebooks and audiobooks by searching directly in VPL's Digital Library
Note: access to most ebooks at VPL is restricted to Vancouver residents. Not a resident of Vancouver? Contact your local library to inquire about ebook and audiobook collections that are available to you.
Is Your Device Compatible?
Any device with an internet browser can access VPL's ebook collections online. To download ebooks or audiobooks for offline use, you will need to use an ereader or the Libby app for smart phone or tablet. If you would like to download an ebook to your desktop or laptop computer, you may do so with Adobe Digital Editions.
Please see here for devices compatible with VPL to Go.
If you are interested in Kindles read those sections very carefully. Of those devices, only the Kindle Fire is currently compatible with our collections.
Need more help?
Check the library Events & Classes to get more help with our digital collections, and learn more about technologies offered in the library and beyond.
Public Domain Ebooks
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with access to digitized collections of books, websites, audio, and moving images. It also provides specialized services for the blind and other persons with disabilities. Ebooks can be downloaded in a variety of formats including EPUB, PDF, Kindle.
Project Gutenberg is a collection of more than 32,000 free ebooks in English and other languages. Most of the items in this collection are the full texts of public domain (out of copyright) books. All ebooks can be easily downloaded: choose between epub, HTML and simple text formats.
