The Palace Project

Find, check out, and read or listen to books from your local library.

The Palace Project

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By: Lyrasis

Users: 28,160

223

Rating: 2.54

(90)

4 new ratings

Version: 1.14.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-24)

Creation date: 2021-07-28

Email: ap*****@thepalaceproject.org

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
send sticky broadcast
full network access
prevent device from sleeping

Ranking

# 334,667 ▲ 391

Other rankings

#25 in library keyword 74 ▼ 5

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App summary

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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.

User reviews

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Pros

Access to great content (ebooks and audiobooks)
Quick to download books
Convenient for reading on the go
Good search functionality (though needs improvement)
Fabulous content availability

Cons

Frequently loses the reading position or bookmarks
App crashes or stops playing audiobooks
Slow to load and buggy interface
Inconsistent performance across devices
Requires re-entering library card information often

Most mentioned

App frequently logs users out or loses place in books
Audiobooks stop playing or have playback issues
User interface is glitchy with slow performance
Needs better bookmark functionality
Search function requires improvements for better results

User reviews

Randomly stops. I lose my place. Very frustrating

Diane Baker, 2024-11-23

Needs alot of work The app won't stay playing sometimes. It loses place all the time and doesn't stay on the speed you chose for audiobooks. The book covers are small so I can barely see them.

R Brandly, 2024-11-16

Logs me out randomly. When I log back in, it has not saved my place and I have to find where I left off. Update: App will stop playing while listening. I have to close it completely and reopen. It's slow to load when I do. Then it picks up from before I had picked up last. I spend a lot of time trying to find where I left off.