To get started:

1. Launch the PocketBook x Libby app.
2. Select ”Search for a library” on the home screen.
3. Find your library.
4. Sign in to the library.
5. Find a book.
6. Borrow a book.

Now you can enjoy reading the book on your PocketBook e-reader (or listen to it if it’s an audiobook).

Enter the name, postcode or city of your library to find it.

Use the country filter to change the search country.

Select your library from the list.

If you have a library card, choose “Sign in with my card”.

No card yet? Tap Preview Library to see its collection of books without logging in. You cannot borrow books using the library preview mode.

If you don't have a library card, please find out how to get one at your local library. You can usually find information on the library's website to see if you can order a card online or if you need to visit the library in person.

1. Select your library and tap “Sign in with my card”.
2. Scan the QR code with your phone or tablet and log in to your library (the most convenient option).
3. Confirm device access by tapping “Approve”.
4. Your library’s start page will open.

Now you can borrow books from this library or place a hold on them.

If you are having difficulty scanning the QR code, you can log in on this device or enter the link (and code) provided on the authorisation page in an external browser.

1. Find the book in the catalogue. Use the search function, filters or sorting options to do this. If the book is available to borrow, you will see a “Borrow” button.
2. Tap “Borrow”.
3. Select the number of days for which you would like to borrow the book.
4. Confirm the loan.

Your book will now appear on the shelf.

• E-books offline: most of the borrowed e-books can be downloaded to your device and read offline in the Reader app.

You may also need to add an Adobe account to your device.
If you are logged into the PocketBook Store on your device, you likely already have an Adobe account. If not, creating one is very simple and free – just follow the instructions on your device.

• E-books online: some borrowed e-books are only available in web browser format.

These cannot be downloaded to your device, but you can read them in web view in the PocketBook x Libby app. An internet connection is required.

• Audiobooks: listen to audiobooks via web view in the PocketBook x Libby app.

Audiobook download support is planned for future versions.

You can open downloaded books from:

• The PocketBook x Libby shelf.
• The Library on your device.
• Recently added books also appear on your device's desktop.

Please note: Downloaded books and browser-only books have different icons, so you can easily tell them apart.

The borrowed book will be returned automatically once the loan period has expired.

If you have finished reading the book before the loan period ends, or if you don't intend to finish it, we kindly ask you to return it early, as other users may be waiting for it.

To return a book early:

1. Open the borrowed book card in the PocketBook x Libby app.
2. Select “Manage Loan”.
3. Select “Return early”.

P.S. You can also return a book via the context menu on your device’s desktop.

To add another library, go to the menu (accessible from any screen) and select “Add library”. After that, you will be redirected to the library search page.

If you have several cards in the same library (or you share a device with someone who has their own card in the same library), you can add another card as follows:

1. On the app’s main screen, next to the name of your library, there is an icon with cards and the number of cards added to this library. (You can also access the library card list from the menu by tapping the icon with the cards of the corresponding library).
2. Tap the icon to open the list of cards.
3. Tap the “Add card” button and you will be taken to the authorisation window (with a QR code) for this library.

After successful authorisation, another card will be added.

From the list of cards, you can add, delete, rename a card, or select the current card.

The current card – the one you use to borrow books and view your shelf in this library – is always shown at the top and marked with a filled circle symbol.

If the book you want to borrow is currently unavailable (all copies held by the library are being read by someone else), you’ll see a “Place Hold” button.

By placing a hold, you will be added to the waiting list. When the book becomes available for borrowing, its status will change.

Books on hold are available on the shelf (in the “Holds” section).

Books already available for borrowing appear on the main screen of the shelf (tab: “Available”).

Once the book from the waiting list becomes available:

Don't delay – you have three days to borrow a book that has become available while you were on the waiting list.

If you don't borrow it within this period, it will move to the next person in the queue, and your hold will be suspended. But don't worry – you can cancel the suspension and return to the waiting list without losing your place.