Getting Started with SimplyE for Android & Kindle

Getting Started

Download SimplyE from the Google Play store or Amazon app store.

Tap "Pick your library" to choose the Los Angeles Public Library
Tap "Read Now" to access the SimplyRead collection to download and read without a library card
Add your library
Tap the library where you are a member
If you are a member of more than one library, start by choosing your primary library

You can add more libraries later under the Settings tab by tapping on Accounts, then the plus sign in the upper right corner. Adding the Open Bookshelf from the Digital Public Library of America is done this way.

Navigation

The Action Bar has 3 elements: Menu icon, Current Menu name, and Search icon

Tap Menu icon to open
Tap Menu Items as needed

Menu Items

Catalog to switch accounts
My Books to see checked-out or downloaded books
Reservations to see items on hold
Settings to: 1) Add library accounts 2) Log In/Out 3) View Licenses

Android devices have 3 standard buttons

Back to go back one screen
Home to go to the device home screen
App switcher to switch between open apps

Toggling between libraries

Tap Catalog from the menu to open selections
Tap your library account

You can access the main menu from the action bar in Catalog, My Books, or Reservations screens.

Browse or search for e-books

Scroll up and scroll down to look through categories
Tap the category title or more to see additional titles in the category
Swipe left or swipe right within categories to see more recommended titles
Tap the cover to view more information about the book
Tap the Search icon in the upper right of the menu bar
Type the title, author or keyword to find matching works in the search box
Tap "Get" button to borrow or tap "Download" to keep if it's an open license e-book

Find A Library

Choose Branch:

Support Your Library

Why support the Library?

The Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest most diverse population of any library in the United States.

Through its Central Library and 72 branches, the Los Angeles Public Library provides free and easy access to information, ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual in our city's diverse communities.

With more people than ever before using the library—a record 17 million last year alone—your support helps the Library provide people with the resources they need to succeed and thrive.

How to support the Library

You can support the Los Angeles Public Library in several ways:

Join a “Friends” group. There is a “Friends of the Library” group for most branch libraries and departments of the Central Library. Friends groups raise money for improvements to their library through memberships, used book sales and other activities. For more information click here or talk to your local librarian.

Join the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. The Library Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises funds for Library enhancement programs such as adult and early literacy, children and teen reading clubs, technology, and cultural programs. Foundation members receive a variety of benefits with their membership. For more information, see http://www.lfla.org.

Make a donation by check to the Los Angeles Public Library and send it to:
Support the Library, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles CA 90071 or call (213) 228-7272.