Hong Kong Public Libraries - Overview of e-Book Collections

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e-Book Collection	Borrowing Limit		Reservation Quota	Personal Computer		Apple iOS		Android		Remarks
e-Book Collection	Borrowing Limit		Reservation Quota	Online Reading	Borrow / Download	Online Reading	Borrow / Download	Online Reading	Borrow / Download	Remarks
Pop-up e-Book	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×
“JoyReadClub” e-Book	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Online reading by readers with their library accounts on personal computers or mobile devices. Available through “JoyReadClub” ebook platform.
“Scholar World” e-Book	4 items	7 days	4 items
“Total Wellness” e-Book	4 items	7 days	4 items
Apabi Chinese eBooks	8 items	7 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Borrowing is not applicable for Apple macOS. For borrowing e-Books to PCs/ mobile devices, the PCs/ mobile devices must be equipped with Apabi Reader/ Apabi Reader App.
FunPark	4 items	7 days	N.A.	√	×	√	√	√	√	Borrowing / downloading is not applicable for PCs. For borrowing / downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the mobile devices must be equipped with FunPark童書夢工廠 APP.
HyRead ebook	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Available through HyRead ebook platform. For downloading e-Books to PCs / mobile devices, the PCs/ mobile devices must be equipped with HyRead / HyRead 電子書 App.
SUEP “Hong Kong Renowned Writers” e-Book	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Online reading by readers with their library accounts on personal computers or mobile devices or for reading via mobile app of SUEP e-Book on “Nowbook Digital Library” e-Book platform. Available through “NowBook Digital Library” e-Book platform.
SUEP e-Book	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Online reading by readers with their library accounts on personal computers or mobile devices or for reading via mobile app of SUEP e-Book on “Nowbook Digital Library” e-Book platform. Available through “NowBook Digital Library” e-Book platform.
Vista E-Book in Traditional Chinese	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×
Jin Yong Martial Arts Novels Audio Collection	4 items	7 days	4 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	Available through “NowBook Digital Library” e-Book platform. Online reading by readers with their library accounts on personal computers or mobile devices or for reading via mobile app of SUEP e-Book on “Nowbook Digital Library” e-Book platform.

Britannica Collective	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×
eBooks on EBSCOhost	e-Books 8 items	14 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading e-Books to PCs, the PCs must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions. For downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions App.
eBooks on EBSCOhost	Audiobooks 8 items	14 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading and listening Audiobooks, mobile devices must be equipped with EBSCO Audiobooks App.
O’Reilly for Public Libraries	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×
OverDrive eBooks	8 items	14 days	8 items	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading e-Books to PCs, the PCs must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions. For downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with Libby App / OverDrive App. A built-in OverDrive feature is available in some models of Kobo eReader (borrowing of audiobooks not included).
ProQuest Ebook Central	Unlimited	14 days	N.A.	√	√	√	√	√	√	For downloading e-Books to PCs, the PCs must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions. For downloading e-Books to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with Adobe Digital Editions App.
Naxos Spoken Word Library	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	√	×	√	×	√	×

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