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How to use the audiobook player

Tips for finding the perfect book

Sora will automatically use your device or browser language. If you're using Sora in a browser, you can use the steps below to change the language.
Note: These steps will only change the language of the Sora website. They won't change the language of the books you borrow.

Go to > General settings.
Next to "My language is," click or tap your current language.
Select a language. You can choose:

English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

You can also use the language search filter (Links to an external site.) or set a language preference (Links to an external site.) for books in Sora. That way, you'll only see books in that language when browsing.

You can start reading eBooks right after you borrow them, or go to > Loans to
open them. Once you open an ebook, you can:

On larger screens, select to make a bookmark. On smaller screens, click or tap the top-right corner of the screen to make a bookmark.
On larger screens, click or tap to change how many pages display at a time.
For fixed-layout ebooks, click or tap to zoom in or out.
Click or tap to change your reading settings. You can adjust the text size, font, and lighting for most ebooks.
For read-along ebooks, click or tap to change the reading speed.
Click or tap to search for a word or phrase in the book.
Click or tap to see your bookmarks, notes, and highlights (Links to an external site.).
Click or tap the center of the screen to see the timeline.

From there, you can:
- Select Chapters (or the name of the current chapter) to see the table of contents.
- Click or tap the number on the left side of the chapter name to skip to the beginning of the current chapter.
- Click or tap the number on the right side of the chapter name to skip to the next chapter.
- Slide the timeline at the bottom of the screen to go to a specific place in the book.
- Look at the number on the left side of the title circle to see your current page number. Tap the number to see your progress as a percentage of the book instead.

Look at the number on the right side of the title circle to see the total number of pages in the book.
Note: The number of pages changes based on font and screen size.

You can start listening to audiobooks right after you borrow them, or go to > Loans to open them. Once you open an audiobook, you can:

Swipe (or click and drag) left to right on the cover to rewind. Swipe (or click and drag) right to left on the cover to jump forward.
Click or tap to choose a playback speed.
Click or tap to set a sleep timer.
Click or tap to see your bookmarks, notes, and highlights (Links to an external site.).
Click or tap to make a bookmark. After you make a bookmark, you can click or tap to add a note.
Look at the progress bar to see the time elapsed and time remaining in the audiobook. You'll also see your progress as a percentage.

At the bottom of the screen, you'll see the timeline.

From there, you can:Select Chapters (or the name of the current chapter) to see the table of contents.
Click or tap the number on the left side of the chapter name to skip to the beginning of the current chapter.
Click or tap the number on the right side of the chapter name to skip to the next chapter.
Slide the timeline at the bottom of the screen to go to a specific place in the book.

Once you spot a book that looks interesting, click on it On the left you can see some information about the book In the middle section of the page, you can read the summary. On the right, sometimes you can click on Sample to read a few pages. If you scroll down, it will list other titles similar to that one to check out. If you like the book, click Borrow- it will be on your Shelf for 2 weeks. If it’s not available right now, you may click “Place Hold”

Enjoy! And when you’re ready you can click Return. Or click Renew if you need more time!

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