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OverDrive eBooks for Nooks/Kobos and

PCs/Macs

Step 2: Checking out eBooks

(Nook Touch, Nook w/Glowlight, Kobo, and other

b&w ereaders, or Windows/Mac users)

Click Account

Choose Connetquot Public Library from the

drop down list and then enter the number

from the back of your library card and click

Sign In. You may also wish to save your login

information.

You will be logged into your

account. Click Settings.

Next, you will need to adjust

your preferences for the loan

period on your ebooks.

Choose either 7 days or 14

days.

Before following these steps, make sure you have installed Adobe Digital Editions on your computer and that you have authorized both your computer and your ereader for use with Adobe Digital Editions. Instructions on installing this software can be found at: www.connetquotlibrary.org/digital/ebooks

Visit Connetquot Library’s webpage:

www.connetquotlibrary.org/digital

Click the link for eBooks

Cick the link for OverDrive

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When you find a title to check out, click

Borrow to begin the checkout process

Click Go to Bookshelf

Next, you will search for a title to

check out.

Click the Menu button to see a list of

categories, or type in a title or author

into the search box at the top of the

screen.

Click Download button

Choose EPUB eBook, then click Confirm &

Download.

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Google Chrome:

Chrome will automatically begin to download the

ebook file. You will see the file appear at the bottom

of your screen—click on this file to launch Adobe

Digital Editions.

Internet Explorer:

If you have been using Internet Explorer, you will be

asked to open or save the file. Click Open to launch

Adobe Digital Editions.

(Windows 7: this will appear at the bottom of the screen)

Adobe Digital Editions will launch and

the book will begin to download.

When your book has finished

downloading, you can read it

on your computer using the

program Adobe Digital

Editions.

See the following

page for instructions on

transferring an ebook

to an ereader such as a

b&w Nook or Kobo.

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Transferring to an eReader

To transfer an ebook, open Adobe Digital

Editions and click the Library button in the

upper left-hand corner.

Plug your ereader into the USB port in the front of your computer. It may take a few moments for your

computer to detect your ereader and for the device to appear. Once it is detected, it will show up in

Adobe Digital Editions on the left-hand side of the screen.

To transfer the

ebook to your

ereader, drag the

ebook title to

your ereader and

drop it in.

Adobe Digital Editions will authorize your device and copy the ebook to your ereader.

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Finding Titles on Your eReader

For older versions of the nook:

On the nook, there are two section of My Library: My B&N Library and My Docu-ments. Ebooks that you downloaded from the library appear in My Documents. You may need to press Check for new content to display the ebooks you just trans-ferred. It may take a few moments for the nook to update itself.

On the Kobo, ebooks that you downloaded from the library will appear either in the Books section (EPUB formats) or the Documents section (PDF formats).

On the Sony eReader, ebooks that you downloaded from the library appear in the Books section.

For the nook Touch and nook with Glowlight:

Open the main library, then tap My Files to see the titles you have downloaded from the library.

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Returning eBooks Early

Open Adobe Digital Editions from your

desktop and click the library icon in the

upper left hand corner if you are not

already on the main screen.

Click Return to return the book back to the OverDrive Live-brary Download site.

Right click the book jacket to

select your title. In the menu

that appears, left click Return

Borrowed Item.

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Deleting Titles from an eReader

For the oldest version of the nook :

Navigate to My Documents folder on the nook.

Select the title of the book you want to delete from the list of available titles.

In the touch screen, tap Item details & options, then tap Delete.

Tap OK when you are asked if are sure you want to permanently delete this item.

For the Kobo:

On your eReader, go to your Books or Documents area. (Press Menu, then select Books or Documents).

Find and select the book you want to delete.

Press Menu, then select Delete This Book (or Delete This Document).

Select Continue.

For the Sony:

Some versions of the Sony eReader will allow you to delete titles from the device. Most others will require you to use the Sony eReader software which came with your device so that when you delete a title from the Sony eReader software, it will synchronize with your device when it is plugged in and remove the titles from the eReader.

For the nook Touch and nook with Glowlight:

Plug your nook into the computer using the USB cord

Open Adobe Digital Editions and click on your nook on the left-hand side when it appears

Right-click the book jacket to select the title you want to delete.

Left click Remove from Library in the menu that appears.

Click Remove when you are asked to confirm the deletion.

For questions with downloading or transferring ebooks, call the library at 567-5079 or email us at reference@connetquotlibrary.org