eRead illinois

eRead Illinois is brought to you by the Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White through the Illinois State Library.  There are 3 goals of this program:

• to give readers more access to eBooks
• to provide training to increase knowledge in using eBooks
• to explore further ways of  increasing access to eBooks by working with Illinois authors, libraries, publishers, and other organizations

eRead Illinois gives Illinois libraries greater access to eBook materials.  Libraries in the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) and the RAILS (Reaching Across Illinois Library System) are eligible to participate.  The El Paso District Library is a member of the RAILS (Reaching Across Illinois Library System).   

The Magic Wall is the bookshelf of your virtual library.  This is where you can search for eBooks or audiobooks, check out the audiobooks, and start the download process.   On this screen, it can be helpful to search for items that are available now by clicking on the check mark icon.   If you only want to search for eBooks, click on the icon that resembles the letter 'e'.  If you only want to search for audiobooks, click on the headphone icon.   The books also have an icon in the upper right corner that will tell you what kind of item it is  - an 'e' for eBooks or a headphone for audiobooks.

September 2015 Change
Whenever you go into eRead Illinois, you will see a note that asks you to download the new Axis360 All-In-One Application. After you check out your book in eRead Illinois, you will go to new the Axis360 All-In-One App to read your ebook or listen to your audiobook.  The Axis360 application icon is shown below:

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The  Help menus in eRead Illnois are the best source of information to guide you in using the product.  Below are a few that might be helpful including our own definition list.
    Our definitions of technical terms used in eRead Illinois

Other helpful links:
Axis 360 YouTube Support Channel
Axis 360 Help Site