From the section: eNewspapers
Here are answers to some common questions about Solihull's eNewspapers service.
All UK national daily and Sunday papers are included in PressReader and Newsbank, apart from:
Even though they are not available in printed form, the Independent and Independent on Sunday are available in both PressReader and Newsbank.
We do not choose the titles included in PressReader or Newsbank. You may find other eMagazines in our eMagazine service through Libby, but we aren’t able to suggest titles to our suppliers.
Most national and local papers are available on the morning of publication. There may be slight delays to others and longer delays for some countries' papers depending on availability and the local situation, eg areas hit by war.
Back issues are available for a range of intervals from a fortnight to three months. An archive of articles is available in Newsbank, searchable by subject and going back considerably further.
UK Press Online has an archive of the Daily and Sunday Express issues in full back to 1900 plus some World War 2 papers.
You can also view the British Newspaper Archive in libraries, using our computers with your library card, or on your own device using our wifi. This is a searchable archive of historical local newspapers with the full images available.
You can do this in the PressReader app, as you can set up to receive new issues automatically, and then retain them. They are held only on the device you are using and if the data from the app is deleted, you cannot get the issues back.
Yes, just use the web version through www.pressreader.com
You will need to login using the instructions on the eNewspapers page, with your library membership number and PIN.
Yes, in the web version. Any prints will show a watermark underneath to indicate they were done from a library subscription, with the name of the library showing, to prevent breaches of copyright.
The PressReader app and website have built-in screen readers that enables you to listen to a voice reading the page or article out - click on the Listen button. You can also zoom in and out of the newspaper image and also view individual articles in a different format to the way they are shown in the newspaper or magazine so they can be viewed more clearly.
There is a Translate option in the PressReader menu, which allows for a selection of languages. In addition, Google Translate will let you copy and paste text and translate from and to over 100 languages.
Yes, you can print and also email articles.
If you use PressReader via the Library and Group method shown in the instructions, then PressReader will be free while your library card is valid. Please try logging in using that method.
On the web version, if a green coffee cup displays at top right, that indicates you are using a Library Hotspot.
You should never need to enter any personal details such as your email address