1. Enjoying eBooks
on Your Mac!
From the New Hampshire Downloadable Books Consortium
A udio b oo k s & eB oo k s from you r NH p ublic li bra ry !
2. What’s involved?
Download & install Adobe Digital Editions.
Get an Adobe ID.
Download & install the appropriate software for
your reader, if necessary.
Use your library card to log into the site.
Checkout an eBook.
Download the eBook to your computer & reader.
3. Why all the steps?
Our eBooks have DRM or Digital Rights
Management.
Special software from Adobe strictly manages the
two-week checkout period. (Including early
returns!)
After two weeks the book is automatically
returned to the digital collection so someone else
can start to read the book.
4. Adobe Digital Editions
Find a link to the ADE software from the left sidebar
of our site.
Click through to the Adobe site.
5. Install ADE
Click to launch the
ADE Installer...
Install...
Confirm installation...
The installer will
download...
6. ADE Installation
Select the destination to install the software.
Hint: It’s probably your Macintosh HD.
Provide login password to install software on your
Mac.
Agree to the licensing.
Installation complete!
7. ADE Setup Assistant
If you don’t have an Adobe ID, click on the link
to “Get an Adobe ID Online.”
Enter your new ID and password into the ADE
Setup Assistant.
Click the “Authorize” button to authorize your
Mac.
8. Reader Software
Have a new reader? If so, you’ll need more
software..
H ere’s th e in fo rm ati on fo r th e S ony Reade r. ..
9. Sony Reader Library
Here are the instructions to install the Sony
Reader Library, the necessary software for the
Sony Reader.
Coming at a later date: Nook instructions!
10. Sony Reader Library
Download the Sony Reader
Library from:
http://ebookstore.sony.com/download/
When using Safari to
download an installer, the
DMG (installation file) will
download and automatically
open.
Follow the instructions from
the Installer.
11. Authorize your reader
After your Reader Library software is installed,
connect your reader to your Mac.
Adobe Digital Editions will recognize it and will
authorize the reader.
12. Visit the site:
http://nh.lib.overdrive.com
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13. Sign into the site
Sign into the site with your library card.
If your card number is shorter than 14
digits, check with your local librarian for
additional information.
Some libraries that use short patron
numbers have issued a prefix to help us
keep our books better protected.
15. Check out an eBook
When you find an eBook you’d like to read, click on
“add to cart.”
Titles will remain in your cart for 60 minutes. If you
do not check out the book within 60 minutes it will be
returned to the collection for someone else to
checkout.
Proceed to checkout to complete the checkout
process.
Click on the “Download book” button to download the
16. Open with...
Don’t try to save it. It’s
easier to tell the computer
which software to use to
properly manage the
EPUB file.
If the “Reader Library”
isn’t an option, click on
“Choose...”
17. Find the Sony Reader Library
Select the Reader
Library software in
your applications
folder.
The next time you
download an eBook,
Reader Library
should be the
default application
to open the EPUB
file.
18. Open the file
Now open the file
with the Reader
Library software.
20. Hey! There’s your eBook!
Like magic it shows up in your Reader Library
software.
After a minute the software will transfer the book to
your Sony Reader.
21. Enjoy!
After the title shows up in
your reader, safely
disconnect your device and
start enjoying your new
book!
