Ebooks at Spence (Middle & Upper School) - Using Sora: Reading Features & Tools

You can start reading ebooks right after you borrow them, or go to  > Loans to open them.

E-Reader Features

• Tap (or click) and hold a word to define it, highlight it, or search for it in other places in the book. To select more than one word, hold and drag.
  
• After you highlight one or more words, you can add a note.
  
• 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.
• Use the seek bar at the bottom of the reader to jump backward or forward, or to go to a specific page in the book.
  
• Click or tap  to open the menu. From there, you can:
  • Search for a word or phrase in the book.
  • See the ebook's chapters, your bookmarks, and tips.
  • Change your reading settings. You can adjust the text size, font, and lighting for most ebooks.
  • Change the narration speed (for read-along ebooks).
• 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.

Lists let you keep track of books you liked, didn't like, and more. Only you can see your lists, so you can use them however you'd like.

To add a book to a list, select Add to list from a collection or details screen, then choose a list. Or, to make a new list, click or tap .

To see and edit your lists, go to  > Lists.

You'll see a "Done" list along with the lists you've made. Books are added to the "Done" list when you mark them as done. You can't delete the "Done" list or remove books from it.

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

How to Use the Audiobook Player

• 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.
• Use the seek bar at the bottom of the player to move to a specific time in the book.
  
• Click or tap  to switch between common playback speeds. Drag down on  to select a precise speed.
• Click or tap  to set a sleep timer. Drag down on  to change the length of the timer.
• Click or tap  to make a bookmark and, if you'd like, add a note.
• Click or tap and hold  to highlight a section and, if you'd like, add a note.
• Click or tap  to open the menu. From there, you can see the audiobook's chapters, your bookmarks, and more

For current loans:

1. Go to .
2. Select Loans.
3. Select Options.
4. Select Notes and highlights.

For all books (including expired loans):

1. Go to .
2. Select See all notes and highlights.

From here, you can click or tap a cover to see all your notes and highlights for that book.