E books, ereaders & your library

eBooks, eReaders & Your Library

From your home computer, go to http://jeffcolibrary.org Click “Find Library Books and More”

Click “Download Center”

Click “OverDrive”

Click “Download Software Links”, then click “Overdrive Media Console”

First choose your platform, PC or Mac Then click “Download Now”

In Internet Explorer, click “Run”

In Firefox, click “Save File”

In Firefox, double-click on “ODMediaConsoleSetup.msi”

Firefox will give you a warning about executable files. Click “OK”

In Firefox, click “Run”

Click “Next”

First, click “I Agree” Then click “Next”

First choose “Everyone” (OverDrive will be available for all users on this computer) or “Just me” (only your log-in) Then click “Next”

Once OverDrive is installed on your computer, go back to the Overdrive main page and click “Adobe Digital Editions”

Click on the “Adobe” button or the text

Click “Download Now”

Click “Install”

Click “Install” again

Click “Yes.”

First click “Launch” Then click “Next”

Click “Install”

Wait for the program to load.

Click Continue

Click Finished

Eureka & congratulations! You’ve downloaded the software you need to borrow library eBooks. Now, let’s find a book, shall we?

By the way, you will now have icons for OverDrive and Adobe Digital Editions on your desktop

Click “OverDrive Audiobooks, eBooks, and Music”

Click “Overdrive” Browse by format or log into your eAccount.

Search for eBooks here.

This is the eBook This is the audiobook. It will work on eReaders with audio capabilities, but you don’t read it, it reads to you.

Just like paper books, popular titles will have holds and you may have to wait for the electronic copy to be available. Look for “Add to my eCart” for titles that are available for download right now. Or click “Place an eHold” to get in line for a popular title.

Clicking on the title will bring up more information about the book. Many titles even have the first chapter available to read before you commit. Click “Add to my eCart” to borrow the book.

Click “Continue Browsing” to add more electronic titles to your eCart or click “Proceed to Checkout”

Enter your library card number and click “Log In”

You can choose either a 7 or 14 day check out. Then click “Confirm check out”

Click “OK”

Adobe Digital Editions will open automatically and your new title will appear in your library.

If you want to read from your computer, use the navigation tools on the left to move chapter by chapter. If you want to put this title on your eReader, attach the device now.

Click “Authorize Device”

Click Finished

With the ereader attached, there is now a “media” (or in this case, “nook”) file on the left side. Use your mouse to drag the book onto the word “Nook.” When you see a “+” let go and the file will be on your device.

Dragging…(note the red x, don’t let go yet!)

Dragging – see the green +? It’s okay to let go now.

To view your digital library account, go to “Download Center,” and click “My eAccount”

Your eAccount includes information about your digital downloads only . You can view your eHolds, set preferences for your lending periods and view currently checked out eMaterials. To view your physical (paper books, cds, dvds) check outs, you’ll need to log into “My Library Account”

There is a queue for eHolds

If you have any questions, please call the Library at 303-235-5275 You may also want to watch the tutorial here: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/ Thank you for watching, and happy reading!

E books, ereaders & your library

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