Short presentation outlining the use of E-Books at Pierce County Library System

1. E-BOOKS AND E-READERS
Pierce County Library System

2. Essential Steps to Using E-Books
1) Get a Library Card!
2) Install Adobe Digital Editions
3) Find E-Books at Overdrive Digital Home
4) Checkout and Download E-Books
5) Transfer E-Books to Your E-Reader

3. Get a Library Card!
 A library card is required to checkout and
download e-books.
 You can get a library card at any Pierce County
Library branch.

4. Install Adobe Digital Editions
 Why do I need Digital Editions?
 Converts files downloaded from library website into
readable e-books.
 Collects all your downloaded e-books in one place.
 Helps you manage all of the items you have checked
out.
 Shows you how much time you have left for e-books
checked out from the library.

5. Adobe Digital Editions

6. Find Books at Overdrive Digital Home
 Accessing Overdrive Digital Home
 Signing in to your Account
 Finding E-Books
 Understanding Formats
 Adding items to your Cart or Wishlist

8. E-Book Formats
 Most library e-books are available in either of these
popular formats:
 ePub
 PDF
 Many formats exist:
 .txt, .htm, .azw, .opf, .tr2, .tr3, .aeh, .fbl, .xml, .chm, .djvu,
.lit, .pdb, .dnl, .pkg, .ceb, .lbr, .prc, .mobi, .lrf, .lrx, .pdg,
.cbr

10. Other Places to Find E-Books
 Project Gutenberg  Google eBookstore
http://www.gutenberg.org/ http://books.google.com/ebooks
 Epub Books  ManyBooks
http://www.epubbooks.com/ http://manybooks.net/

11. Checkout and Download E-Books
 The Checkout Process
 Downloading Your Checkouts
 Opening E-Books in Digital Editions

14. Transfer E-Books to Your E-Reader
 Reading E-Books in Digital Editions
 Transferring E-Books via Digital Editions
 Manually transferring files to your device
 Loan Periods