The Palace Project

Lyrasis

About this app

Palace is a free, easy-to-use e-reader app that lets you find, check out, and read or listen to books from your local library.

It’s been said that libraries are “palaces for the people” and the Palace app gives you instant access to your local “palace” any time, right from the palm of your hand.

All you need to sign up is your library card! And even if your library isn’t using Palace yet, you can still read more than 10,000 books--from children’s books to classics to foreign language books--for free from our Palace Bookshelf.

The Palace app is built and maintained by The Palace Project, a not-for-profit division of LYRASIS working in partnership with Digital Public Library of America with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. For more, visit https://thepalaceproject.org.

Ratings and reviews

App is very buggy. Locks up a lot. Asked for card number just to return a book. Have to reinstall it to get it to function properly. Edit: no longer makes me enter my card number to return but still locks up numerous times during each book. I need to close the app, clear the cache and reopen. Upon restarting it loses the spot where it locked up and returns to the previous location it was upon opening. Not good for driving because of this and just plain frustrating even when not driving.

If you're on the lookout for an app that could truly become a game-changer in the world of book access and discovery, this app shows a lot of promise but desperately needs some fine-tuning. At its core, the app has a wonderful concept, aimed at providing users with a streamlined way to access book content. However, users are facing several obstacles that hinder a smooth experience. One of the most frustrating aspects is the app's tendency to crash frequently.

I believe a few additions could enhance my listening experience. Firstly, it would be beneficial to have some form of indicator to identify book series, making it easier to navigate and follow a series. Secondly, I suggest incorporating a feature that allows users to take notes or keep track of authors and books they follow or wish to read in the future. -edit- coming back to add that books often restart to the beginning or, to some other previous point. Huge pain point!

What’s new

- Fixed a bug that prevented some audiobooks from being available for offline listening
- Improved the contrast of the library selector while in dark mode

For the full list of changes in this release, visit https://github.com/ThePalaceProject/android-core/releases/tag/palace-1.15.1.