Borrowing NWRLS ebooks with your Kindle No Software to download! No USB cable required if you have Wi-Fi!

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1 Borrowing NWRLS ebooks with your Kindle No Software to download! No USB cable required if you have Wi-Fi! What you will need: An Amazon Kindle, or a device with the Kindle app A computer to checkout your Kindle ebook (not required for most books if using a Kindle Fire) A Wi-Fi (wireless internet) connection or USB to Kindle cable Your Amazon username and password Your NWRLS library card number and PIN NWRLS offers a collection of downloadable electronic books that are compatible with the Amazon Kindle and the Amazon Kindle app. Other ereaders like the Barnes & Noble Nook are also supported (see separate Nook instructions). ebooks are hosted on the OverDrive platform. Follow the steps below to download a title to a Kindle. Although ebooks are delivered directly to your Kindle, you will need to use a computer to manage the checkout process unless you have a Kindle Fire (see top of page 3). Step 1: Find and check out Kindle books on our web site. To start, visit our digital collection at Books, Etc. ebooks OverDrive Search for a particular title, author or subject using the search box, or browse by genre or format. When using the search box, type in your search term(s), then click the magnifying glass to perform your search. 1

2 When you find the ebook you want, click the book cover. Please note the upper right corner of each title shows whether the book is an ebook (book icon) or an Audiobook (headphones icon). If the icon is gray in color the item is currently checked out. Click Borrow. If you have not signed in you will be prompted to do so. Type your 14 digit library card number (found on the back of your library card) and your PIN. If you do not know your PIN or have any difficulty signing in please contact your local library. Some titles have the option of reading the ebook online, without downloading. You do this using OverDrive Read which allows you to read the book while online through your internet browser. Do this by clicking the Read in your browser button. (Not all browsers are compatible.) In order to read the book on your Kindle, click the Download button and select Kindle Book. Then click Confirm & Download. 2

3 Step 2: Get the ebook through your Amazon account. You will now be taken to an amazon.com page. You will need to sign in with your Amazon username and password if you haven t already. Make sure you log into the same account with which you registered your Kindle. Under Deliver to select the device with which you would like to read your ebook. Please note, if you have Wi-Fi access you can have the ebook delivered wirelessly. If you do not have Wi-Fi access, you must select Transfer via Computer. Make your selection then click Get Library Book. Wi-Fi Transfer: If you have access to an active Wi-Fi connection you can transfer the ebook wirelessly. (Per Amazon, library books will not be delivered via your Kindle s 3G connection.) To transfer wirelessly, select the option with the name of your Kindle and click Get Library Book. You will then see a message like the one below from Amazon letting you know your book has been delivered, and will download the next time your Kindle connects to Wi-Fi. [Note: Penguin Publishers has requested the wireless download feature not be available when downloading their books from Amazon.com. You will need to deliver the book to your Kindle by Transfer via Computer using a USB cable. See instructions on page 4.] 1 st Generation Kindle Fire Users: When downloading wirelessly, you will need to turn the Kindle off/on to see the book. Once the book appears on the shelf, you must tap the book to download it. The book will download to your Kindle, then you must tap it again for it to open up. You can actually check out a book directly from the Kindle Fire web browser, but you must still turn the device off/on for the book to appear. 3

4 Transfer via Computer and USB cable: If you are not in a Wi-Fi hotspot but you do have access to a computer connected to the internet select Transfer via Computer then click Get Library Book. Plug your Kindle into your computer using the USB to Kindle cable. Select which Kindle you plan to use to read your ebook, then click Continue. Amazon will now download the ebook file to your Kindle. The file download box will appear. Click Save. Next, the Save As box will appear. You want to save your ebook file to the documents folder of your Kindle. If the documents folder is not already selected, click the documents folder to highlight it, then click Open. When the next box appears, click Save. Once the transfer is complete the download complete box will appear. Click Close. Your ebook is now on your Kindle and will appear on your home screen. 4

5 To return an ebook early: Your NWRLS Kindle ebooks will automatically be returned when the loan period expires, however, if you wish to return an ebook early you may do so through your Amazon account. We encourage this since it will allow the next person to borrow it sooner. It will also allow you to check out another item if you had been at your checkout limit. Go to amazon.com and log in with your username and password. Go to the Manage Your Kindle page (under Shop All Departments > Kindle > Manage Your Kindle). Click Actions for the library title you wish to return, and select Return this book from the options. Read the book on another device: You can download and read the book on an additional device, such as an iphone, ipad, or Android device with the Kindle app. Simply open the app and refresh or check Archived Items. Your page, bookmarks, and notes will even be synced between the two devices! For assistance please contact your local branch or the Bay County Public Library Reference Department at or Kindle OverDrive instructions 5/2013 5