eRead Illinois (Boundless) Transition to the Palace Project

Start Date

October 27, 2025

The library received the following announcement from Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) today. RAILS manages the eRead Illinois digital collection. Please contact the library with questions. 

Due to the recent and abrupt closure of Baker & Taylor, the Boundless app that hosts the eRead Illinois collection is being discontinued. While a transition of this size would typically take months, we are moving quickly to ensure minimal interruption to your use of the eRead Illinois collection. 

In the coming weeks, the entire eRead Illinois collection will be migrated to a new, sustainable platform: the Palace Project app. The Palace Project offers benefits that will enhance library e-content collections, including the ability to aggregate e-books and audiobooks from other platforms into the Palace Project app. 

The Palace Marketplace also includes more favorable e-content licensing terms for libraries and access to Audible audiobook titles. We understand this is a very fast transition, and we are working hard to preserve this valuable resource for you.