Digital Magazines & Newspapers

Access more than 7,000 of the world’s top publications with PressReader

PressReader

PressReader is your digital newsstand for newspapers and magazines.

Access more than 7,000 of the world’s top publications as soon as they’re available on shelves.

All you need is a library membership.

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What is PressReader?

PressReader is a digital platform offering access to more than 7,000 top newspapers and magazines from around the world as soon as they’re available on shelves. You can access PressReader through both a website pressreader.com and PressReader app.

View issues in their original print layouts, read instantly or download for later on your devices. With publications in more than 60 languages and from 120 countries, you can access content from home, and from around the world. Access regional newspapers from across Wales such as Carmarthen Journal, Pontypridd Observer and The Daily Post, as well as Welsh and UK national newspapers such as Western Mail, Y Cymro, The Guardian and Vogue. PressReader delivers full issues of these premium newspapers and magazines instantly.

PressReader offers features like offline access, translation, and audio playback, enhancing the reading experience.

How to Register

Use your public library membership number to register on pressreader.com, and start downloading & enjoying your favourite titles. If you don’t have a library membership, contact or visit your local library, contact details can be found on ‘Find a Library’ on the front page of this website.

Frequently Asked Questions

Users with a library card can read digital magazines and newspapers

· via the PressReader App from Overdrive, or pressreader.com

· by visiting the PressReader webpages on your library authority website (go to ‘Find My Library’ on the https://libraries.wales/

· Download the PressReader app from your device’s app store – Apple App Store or Google Play – or visit pressreader.com in your Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge browser.

· Follow the prompts to find your library and sign in with your library card.

· Browse & enjoy!

Yes, you’ll need a library card to use PressReader.

Each library has their own guidelines for getting a card. Some libraries will offer sign up for a new library account online through your local library authority website, with others you’ll need to visit the library in person to sign up. For details of how to find your nearest library, and access their webpage, go to ‘Find my Nearest Library’ on the Libraries Wales website: https://libraries.wales/

The service is compatible with all major computers and devices – iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets and Chromebook™. All titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period and there are no late fees.

To use this service you must be based in the UK and be a registered member at a participating Welsh library. If you are already a library member, you can borrow digital magazines and newspapers using your library membership card number.

PressReader Help is available here: https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/index.htm. Help resources can be found here: https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/index.htm.

You can either contact your local authority library to report the problem, and they will be able to notify you of the issue / unlock your account. If you are unsure of the contact details of the library, please go to ‘Find My Nearest Library’ on the https://libraries.wales website (front page under ‘Join Your Library’), where you will find the details,

OR you can send a message using the Enquiry service, quoting the issue and which library authority you are a member of.

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