Browsing and Reading with the Destiny Discover App

Using the Destiny Discover App

Getting Started

*Please note: The following examples are from the Android version of the app. Other platforms may look slightly different. 

Finding a Book

There area  couple of options for finding books. 

1. Select Search to look for a particular title , author or subject.  

*The default search will search all books, including those in the library. You can filter the search results to eBooks only, by selecting Digital from the top menu. 

2. Click on eBooks to see the entire NHS eBook collection. 

Checking Out Books

To checkout a book from either the results list or from the title details, select Checkout.  Once you have checked out a book, you will notice the Checkout button has changed to Return. This allows you to return books before the due date. 

Destiny Discover also lets you Open books for preview. To check out a book that is open, select the book icon on the top toolbar.  *Please note that it is possible to read a book without checking it out, however, while you have the book open, it is unavailable to anyone else. 

Reading Offline

To read an eBook offline, you will have to download it first. To do this, click on the download icon on the top menu. You can only have the book downloaded on one device at a time.  To read an eBook offline, log into Destiny Discover (you will need to have checked Remember me on the location page to get offline access) and find the book in your Bookbag.

eBook Menu