If you haven't visited our "Magic Wall" yet here are just a few of the titles you've missed.

You can check out these ebooks to your computer, tablet, or phone.

Each of our ebooks is listed in the library's card catalog, but the easy way to access them is to visit our Magic Wall (http://njwt.axis360.baker-taylor.com), browse our selection, if you find a title of interest log in with your library card and check it out.


The End Games by T. Michael Martin = In the rural mountains of West Virginia, seventeen-year-old Michael Faris tries to protect his fragile younger brother from the horrors of the zombie apocalypse.

An eye for glory: the Civil War chronicles of a Citizen Soldier by Karl A. Bacon = Michael Palmer is a good man, a family man. But honor and duty push him to leave his comfortable life and answer the call from Abraham Lincoln to fight for his country. This “citizen soldier” learns quickly that war is more than the battle on the field.

Finding me : a decade of darkness, a life reclaimed : a memoir of the Cleveland kidnappings by Michelle Knight with Michelle Burford = Describes the details of the abduction and decade-long captivity of one of the three survivors of notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, and how she found the courage to endure unimaginable circumstances and never lose hope for the future.

Heaven Is For Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent = Presents the story of the four-year old son of a Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven.

Long Mile Home : Boston Under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice by Scott Helman and Jenna Russell = We all know about those fifteen seconds near the finish line 2013 Boston Marathon when all hell broke loose. What we need to know is what happened in the week before and after the bombings. Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell now tell this story of the sudden transformation of euphoria and horror and the aftermath of events that killed four people and injured hundreds.

Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed = A powerful, blazingly honest, inspiring memoir: the story of a 1,100 mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe--and built her back up again.

Wonders never cease by Tim Downs = When a car accident leaves a famous movie star in a coma, nurse Kemp---a medical school dropout---devises an evil plan. Manipulating her medication, he pretends to be an angel giving her messages---then dictates a "spiritual bestseller" he believes will make them both rich. But what will he do if real angels show up?

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Have You Visited Our "Magic Wall" Yet?

If you haven’t visited our “Magic Wall” just yet you’re probably wondering what titles we have available as ebooks.  While I won’t list all 60 titles, here are a few that might interest you.

Starting with the children’s selection we have 18 titles, including:

• Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (except for the newest as that won’t be out until November)
• Jan Fields – Adventures in Extreme Reading 

For Teens we offer 11 titles such as:

• Veronica Roth – Divergent Trilogy
• John Green – The Fault in Our Stars

While our Non-Fiction is currently just 6 titles, we do offer:

• Scott Helman & Jenna Russell – Long Mile Home:  Boston under attack
• Michelle Knight – Finding me:  A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings
• Solomon Northrup – 12 Years a Slave

Our largest section right now, with 27 titles, is Adult Fiction which includes:

• Wanda Brunstetter – Indiana Cousins trilogy
• Johnny Cash – Man in White
• Harlan Coben – Missing You
• Grey Iles – Natchez Burning
• Ira Levin – Rosemary’s Baby
• Frank Peretti – Monster

All of our ebook titles are listed in our online card catalog:

1. Click on “Browse” in the left-hand column
2. Choose “eBook” under the first selection (leave the others as “All Collections” and “All Time Periods”)
3. Click “Search”
4. A listing of all the ebooks we currently own will appear.
5. Click on “Download item” and you will be taken to the Magic Wall where you can check out the item or put it on hold if it is currently out. 

Welcome to the World of eBooks at Axis360

In May, 2014, the North Judson-Wayne Township Library signed an agreement with Baker & Taylor Axis360 to provide eBooks for taxpayers in our service district.  (If you live outside of Wayne Township your home library can provide you with eBooks – locally the Starke County Library System or the Pulaski County Library System.) 

Before you get too excited, there is some bad news that goes with the good.  If you have an older Kindle, Nook and some Android based ereaders/tablets, you will not be able to download books directly to your reader as their operating systems are not set up that way.   

Applications you will need:

There are four applications that you need to download directly to your tablet.  Each of them is free and you should be able to download them through Google, Android apps or from our Axis360 site under “App Zone” (http://njwt.axis360.baker-taylor.com/#).

1. AxisReader is an application from Baker & Taylor which will allow you to connect to our library, browse the collection, login to your account with the library, and download books.

2. Acoustik is an application that will read books to you if they are set up to be read.  You will have to set up a free account with Acoustik. Not all the books we purchase will be Acoustik compatible.

3. Blio is an application that allows you to see the books laid out as the author intended.  You will have to set up a free account with Blio. This is especially important with books that have directions, pictures, etc.

4. Adobe Digital Editions is an application from Adobe which will allow you to read books on your ereader/tablet in the epub format. You will have to set up a free account with Adobe.  You will need to download this program to your laptop/computer and use it to transfer books to your older Kindle/Nook, and some Android based ereaders/tablets, by connecting them directly to your laptop/computer with the cord that came with them. 

How to Checkout eBooks:

So you visited our “Magic Wall” and found a book that looks interesting, how do you check it out?  When you linger on a title an information box will open.  Choose the format you want to use and then you can add the item to your checkout list (if you want to keep looking), check it out right away, or put it on your wish list if it is already checked out.  Once you make your choice a box will open asking you to enter your 14 digit library card number beginning with 2979.  If you choose you can checkout up to three items for 14 days and add titles to your wish list.  You can then download the books directly to your tablet (or computer if you are using an older Kindle, Nook, or some Android based ereaders/tablets).

How Often Will New Books Appear on the Magic Wall?

Now, did you know that most eBooks are only “leased” to libraries?  And that we only “own” them for a limited amount of time?  When you purchase a book for your ereader from Amazon or Barnes & Noble you usually pay the same price as you would for a physical copy of the book, part of that price (the royalty) goes to the author and you get to keep the book forever.  When libraries purchase eBooks we get them for a limited time (usually a minimum of 1 year or in some cases a total of 26 circulations - which could be more than one year depending on the popularity of the item) and we have to pay the author’s royalty for 26 books whether the item circulates 26 times or not.  So the brand new book that you might pay $25/$30 for could cost us somewhere between $75 and $150, and we don’t get to keep it.  Needless to say we won’t be purchasing many brand new books as eBooks, but once the price comes down in about 6-8 months they will be considered.

We hope to add more titles to our eBook collection every other month and welcome your input as to titles and authors for consideration.