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Please note: our eMagazine and eNewspaper provider changed to BorrowBox on 1st June.
The Pressreader service ceased at the end of May, but will continue to be available until the end of your 30-day sign-in period. Any Pressreader titles downloaded via the app before midnight on 31st May can be kept and read for as long as you wish.

 

BorrowBox ePress

The BorrowBox ePress service provides unlimited access to the world's top digital newspapers and magazines, including national and local UK newspapers, and titles in a variety of other languages.

All titles can be read in their original print layout via a wide variety of devices with no limit on downloads. Content is available via the app and the website, and can be exported to a variety of eReaders. Search or browse for titles and receive automatic downloads of future issues by selecting 'Subscribe' when you borrow a title. You can also choose to listen to content using accessibility settings on your smart device (app users), or using a screen reader (website users).

Getting started

The BorrowBox app is available for Android, iPhone/iPad and Amazon Fire tablets. You can download the app from your usual app store or using the links at the bottom of the BorrowBox website. You can also listen to eMagazines and eNewspapers via the BorrowBox website.

For users of eReaders, download eBooks via the BorrowBox website and transfer files using Adobe Digital Editions software.

 

Library card and PIN

You will need a Gloucestershire Libraries card with a number that starts with 77 or ONLINE, for example, 7712341234, 771234123x, or ONLINE3407.

If your card has a different pattern of numbering please contact your local library. 

Not a member or forgotten your PIN?

If you are not yet a member of the library, you can join the library online, or pop in to your local library.

If you have forgotten your PIN and have an email address registered on your account you can reset your PIN online. If you have forgotten your library PIN and do not have an email address registered to your account, or have not used your library membership for a while, if your card has a different pattern of numbering, please contact your local library. 

Helpful links

Listening to content

You can listen to content of magazines and newspapers using accessibility settings on your smart device (speak selection/speak screen options), or a screen reader such as JAWS or NVDA if using the website.

Technical problems? 

App users: Please raise any technical problems via the Send Feedback option in the app. This option is available via the Settings button at the top of the app's Home screen.

Web users: Please raise any technical problems by sending an email to [email protected] and clarifying in your email that you are a Gloucestershire Libraries customer.