Through a partnership with Boston Public Library, e-book and audiobook versions of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower will be available instantly from January 19 – March 13 with no wait or queue.

Boston Public Library card holders may sign-In to Overdrive or RBdigital with your library card and pin on a computer or app, and follow the steps to download and start reading or listening.

Don’t have a Boston Public Library card? If you live in Massachusetts, sign up for an eCard at www.bpl.org/ecard or visit one of our many branches.
 

Ebook Instructions

Visit https://bpl.overdrive.com/

• To read on a phone or tablet, download the Libby by Overdrive app from your devices app store.

• To read on a Kindle reader, you will need an amazon account to which your kindle is registered.

Audiobook Instructions

Visit http://bostonma.rbdigital.com/

• To listen on a phone or tablet, download the RBdigital app from your devices app store.

• First time RBdigital users will need to register for an RBdigital account using their Boston Public Library card and PIN.

 

Need help?:

• Visit any BPL Location, or contact ask@bpl.org or 617.536.5400.

• Visit https://www.bpl.org/stream-and-download/ for FAQs and tutorials on how to use Overdrive or RBdigital.