eBooks & More

Instantly available eBooks including titles from California indie authors and local community collections.

You can also browse for and read Biblioboard titles with the Palace app.

Chinese language magazines covering topics such as entertainment, health, politics, and technology.

Outside of library authentication login is: "sjpl". You can skip step if using phone number.

Boundless is the new and improved version of Axis 360, now featuring customizable user profiles.

Boundless offers a collection of eBook bestsellers with shorter hold queues.

Axis 360 users, your content -- including checkouts, holds, history, bookmarks, and notes -- will be seamlessly transitioned to Boundless.

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You can also browse for and read Boundless titles with the Palace app.

Lucky Day collection featuring adult fiction and nonfiction titles. Shorter checkout periods, no renewals, and no holds mean a shorter wait for popular titles!

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You can also browse for and read cloudLibrary titles with the Palace app.

Online exhibitions, primary source material, genealogical records, and eBook collections.

Popular fiction genres including classics, graphic novels, mysteries, and romance, plus nonfiction subjects including cooking, crafts, technology, and titles from the University of California Press.

Enki titles can be read online or with the Palace or SimplyE app or downloaded to a computer using Adobe Digital Editions.

Instantly available reference eBook collection. Includes popular series such as DK Eyewitness, For Dummies, and Rough Guides.

Instantly available eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies.

Hoopla contenido digital en el idioma español.

цифровые материалы на русском языке

中文網路视频: Hoopla Digital

Chinese language eBooks and eAudiobooks on a variety of topics including beauty, current events, health, science, and technology.

Use the Libby app to access Overdrive's collection of popular fiction and nonfiction, magazines, and Kindle books. Includes content in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Russian.

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Animated picture books in over 60 languages with English translations. New stories and languages are added regularly.

eBook collection covering the California Missions. Each book contains a history of each mission, the mission today, and a project. Perfect for school reports.

Log in with username: missions, password: missions

Remote access to the New York Times online edition. Does not include access to additional content including Cooking, Games, and The Athletic.

Requires creating an account using your email address.

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In-library access to the New York Times online edition. Does not include access to additional content including Cooking, Games, and The Athletic.

eBooks, audiobooks, videos, and interactive courses focused on technology and business.

Popular fiction and nonfiction, magazines, and Kindle books. Includes content in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Russian.

You can also browse for and read Overdrive titles with the Palace app.

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Use a single app to access a wide selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from Biblioboard, Boundless, Cloud Library, Enki, and Overdrive, as well as titles available only from Palace.

Does not work with desktop/laptop computers.

Magazines and newspapers from around the world, in multiple languages. Includes popular titles such as The Economist, Rolling Stone, USA Today, and The Guardian.

Remote access to the San José Mercury News online edition, including limited access to the archives. Authenticated access includes the e-Edition.

• Details on How to Access from Home/Offsite
• Access at Any SJPL Library Location (no logins or special links needed)
• How to Access Archives (1985–present)
• How to Access Historical Archives (1900–1985)

In-library access to the San José Mercury News online edition, including limited access to the archives. Does not include access to the e-Edition.

• Access at Any SJPL Library Location (no logins or special links needed)
• How to Access from Home/Offsite
• How to Access Archives (1985–present)
• How to Access Historical Archives (1900–1985)

Short works of fiction from local and international writers.

• Submit your work here (Requires creating an account using your email address.)

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Use a single app to access a wide selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from Biblioboard, Boundless, Cloud Library, Enki, and Overdrive.

Does not work with desktop/laptop browsers.

In-library and remote access to the Wall Street Journal online edition, including the daily e-Edition, Wall Street Journal Magazine, and limited access to the archives (4 years).

Requires creating an account using your email address. Please do not share your sign-on credentials with anyone.

• How to Access the Wall Street Journal