Provide access to the popular digital content your library users crave
cloudLibrary lets libraries build and share ebook and audiobook collections and provide library users access to digital magazines, newspapers, comics, graphic novels, manga, and streaming videos.
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One intuitive app to access all forms of digital content
There's no need to have multiple apps as cloudLibrary provides access to a rich collection of digital content including millions of ebooks and audiobooks as well as tens of thousands of magazines, digital newspapers, digital comics, and streaming video titles. Titles are available from many popular publishers, including Penguin Random House, Sourcebooks, Macmillan, Entangled Publishing, HarperCollins, Scholastic, Hachette Book Group USA, Bloomsbury, Simon & Schuster, and Disney.
Instantly expand and diversify your collection with cloudLink sharing
cloudLibrary’s unique content sharing program, cloudLink™, is a budget-friendly way to expand the breadth and depth of your e-book and audiobook collection. You’ll increase circulation of lesser-used titles, and decrease hold times on popular materials by working with other cloudLink libraries in your state.
Let users binge all they want—no viewing limits or pass required
With cloudLibrary, your library users have unlimited, simultaneous access to digital magazines, comics, graphic novels, and streaming video, with no holds or waits. Young readers can tear through that graphic novel series without worry, and streaming a TV series ad-free has never been simpler.
cloudLibrary provides access to a rich collection of digital content in 11 countries and more than 50 languages.
An intuitive content purchasing platform that simplifies digital collection development
The enhanced web portal makes it easy for staff to manage the library’s ebook and audiobook collection. A spotlight page highlights the latest additions to a curated lists area where you can scroll through organized cover images or search for specific titles to add to your collection.
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Spotlight: The content management landing page features a brief blog-like message from our digital content expert and summaries of top new releases in several categories as well as topical genres.
New releases lists: Spotlight summaries link off to full lists of presale and newly available titles ready to add to your cart. Drop menus let you sort by parameters such as price, format, and whether you already have the title in your collection. Individual listings link to full record pages with narrative descriptions.
Curated lists: Browse groups of titles organized by a variety of criteria—new releases week by week, best sellers, award winners, celebrity book clubs, hits on #BookTok, top circulating, and more.
Advanced search: Results from the persistent 'quick search' can be sorted and refined via numerous facets, such as category and subjects, publishing dates, audience, author, languages, price range, and more.
Your shelves: Here you create and manage the custom groups that appear to patrons as featured shelves in your library's cloudLibrary collection. Creation can be automated based on popularity, release date, and other factors, or manually assembled by staff. Indicators tell you whether a shelf is live or in a draft state, and a patron preview shows you how the shelf looks on the app. Easy drag and drop lets you re-order your shelves, too.
Library reports: A dashboard provides a quick digest of hold and checkout activity, and reports show more detailed trends in patron activity and collection utilization in chart or exportable grid formats.
What your library users get with cloudLibrary
Your users will love having access to popular content with shorter hold times. And they can binge all the magazines, comics, and streaming video they want with unlimited, simultaneous access.
eBooks and digital audiobooks
Offer instant access to millions of ebooks and audiobooks with our streamlined app. Users can also benefit from neighboring libraries’ collections through cloudLink, allowing you to affordably expand your digital offerings and meet users’ needs with reduced waiting times.
Digital magazines and newspapers
Help your community stay informed, entertained, and curious with access to over 8,000 digital magazine and newspaper titles in 60 languages. Readers will enjoy instant, simultaneous access to individual articles and back issues.
Digital comics and manga
With Comics Plus®, your readers can have unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics and manga (and picture books!) from publishers like Andrews McMeel, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse, Europe Comics, Fantagraphics, Humanoids, Image Comics, Kodansha, Oni Press, Tokyopop, Yen Press, and dozens more. Maximize circulation through book clubs, community reading programs, and other engaging initiatives with no holds, wait lists, or monthly borrowing limits.
Streaming video
Provide unlimited access to an ad-free streaming service with thousands of films and TV episodes. Users will enjoy high-quality streaming experience on all devices including smart TVs, streaming sticks, and mobile devices. This curated collection of quality video content was chosen specifically with the library audience in mind.
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Why choose cloudLibrary?
With a variety of popular digital content in one intuitive app, a seamless option to leverage the collections from cloudLink partner libraries instead of purchasing, and a simple content purchasing platform, cloudLibrary provides users what they want without additional burden on staff.
- Expanded collections with cloudLink, a unique content sharing program for ebooks and audiobooks
- Unlimited, simultaneous access to comics, newspapers, and streaming video
- 20,000+ comics, manga, and picture books
- 8,000 digital magazines and newspapers, in 60 total languages
- 2,600+ streaming video titles
- An intuitive mobile app available in 20 languages
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