Getting to know PressReader
PressReader is a modern, digital amenity patrons can use while they stay with you to browse, read, and download more than 7,000 publications from over 120 countries, in 60 different languages. Downloaded titles are theirs to keep – forever.
You’re giving your patrons the freedom of choice – whether they choose to stay informed with the latest news from trusted sources or stay entertained with magazines from all over the world.
With a contactless news source, you can rest easy knowing you are offering a higher standard of hygiene than traditional sources. Best of all, your patrons will be thrilled to know that PressReader’s technology is sustainable, meaning less waste and more trees saved.
PressReader has the largest selection of newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in over 60 languages. That’s 7,000 trusted publications on a single platform.
It’s editorial from titles your patrons know and trust like LA Times, The Guardian, China Daily, Bloomberg Businessweek, New York Daily News and Miami Herald.
And, it’s high-value pop culture magazines like Elle, Rolling Stone, New York Mag, O – The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Vogue, Bloomberg and GQ.
Your patrons can share content to social networks, comment, save publications to read later, listen to their content out loud, and instantly translate up to 19 different languages.
Today’s informed patrons want to know they’re doing their part to keep our planet green – and that includes the libraries they support. PressReader allows libraries to offer a zero waste newspaper and magazine platform, and helps to support your library’s corporate sustainability initiatives, without compromising the quality of the patron journey.
We’ve designed beautiful collateral for you, including flyers, tent cards, and digital signage to use throughout your library. Visit the PressReader Tools for Success page (hyperlink) to find all the marketing collateral available for download.
Using PressReader
They will need to download the PressReader app and connect to the library’s WiFi network. They’ll automatically get complete, unrestricted access.
The PressReader app is available on any mobile device using any major operating system, including iOS, Android, Windows, Amazon, Blackberry, and Mac. PressReader’s web platform is always available on laptops and other computers connected to the library’s WiFi. The web platform can be accessed at pressreader.com.
Once they’ve opened the PressReader app and connected to your library WiFi, they will see a welcome screen from your library. After closing the welcome screen, they can tap on Publications to view the PressReader catalogue.
Here, they can search for their favourite titles and sort the list by category or language. Tapping the download symbol will save the publication. If they want to see all of the publications they’ve downloaded, just tap Downloaded at the bottom of the screen.
As many as they like.
They can keep any issue on their device for as long as they like.
Yes. Full issues of their favourite magazines and newspapers are available on PressReader app. They can read them in the original printed layout or in a text-view mode designed for easy reading on a mobile device.
If you need technical support, please contact our support team at care@pressreader.com.
