How to Download Free Kindle E-books from the Library

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1 1 How to Download Free Kindle E-books from the Library Getting Started. 1 Searching For a Book 2 Downloading a Book... 5 Transferring a Book to Kindle with USB Cable Returning a Book Early Placing a Book on Hold.. 12

2 1 Before downloading an e-book for Kindle, you will need the following: Your Kindle Your library card (if you do not have your library card, call the library at ) Your USB cable (if you do not have wifi Internet) Computer Amazon account Getting started: 1. On a computer, go to the library website: 2. Click on the EBOOKS link 3. Click the link to Sign In

3 2 Getting started (continued): 4. Type your library card number in the text box and click the Sign In button Now you re ready to find a book to download! In the Search text box, you can type an author or the title of a book to search for a specific book. You can also browse for available books by using the Advanced Search feature. Below are instructions on how to search for available books. Searching for a book: 5. Click the Advanced Search link 6. Choose a subject from the All Subjects menu (example: Fiction or Biography)

4 3 Searching for a book (continued): 7. Choose a the format Kindle Book from the All Formats menu 8. Click the box next to where it says Only titles with copies available 9. Then click the Search button

5 4 Searching for a book (continued): 10. A list of books will display. You can look through the pages of books by clicking the arrows forward and backward. 11. When you find a book you would like to read, click on the cover of the book.

6 5 Downloading an e-book: 12. Click the Borrow button to borrow the book from the library. 13. Click the Download button. 14. When a drop-down menu appears, click the box next to Kindle Book format then click Confirm & Download

7 6 Downloading an e-book (continued): 15. You will be directed to the Amazon website. Click the Get library book button to download the book to your Kindle 16. If you are not already signed in, the website will ask you to sign in. Enter your address and password for Amazon. 17. When asked to choose a Kindle device or reading app for delivery of your title choose your Kindle and click the Continue button. Your book will deliver to your Kindle. Enjoy reading your e-book on your Kindle! If the book does not deliver to your Kindle, you will need to download the book to the computer and transfer it to your Kindle with your USB cable. See the following page for instructions on how to download and transfer with a USB cable.

8 7 How to download an e-book and transfer to your Kindle with USB cable: If you are not connected to WiFi, you can transfer the e-book using your USB cable. 1. On the Amazon website where you were downloading the book and click the Download now button 2. A pop-up window should appear, asking you to save the file. Click Save If the pop-up window does not appear, follow the directions on the screen.

9 8 How to download an e-book and transfer to your Kindle with USB cable (continued): 3. Another pop-up window will appear, asking if you want to Open the file or Open folder, click Open folder 4. Plug your USB cable into your Kindle and your computer 5. When a pop-up window appears, asking if you want to open the Kindle folder and view the files, click Open. A folder will open. You should now have open: a folder with the e-book file, the Kindle folder, and the amazon website. 6. Drag the folder with the e-book to one side of your desktop and drag the Kindle folder to the other side Desktop Kindle folder Folder with e-book file

10 9 How to download an e-book and transfer to your Kindle with USB cable (continued): 10. Click and hold on the e-book file. Drag it to the documents folder inside the Kindle folder. A plus sign may appear when you have dragged the e-book to the documents folder. Desktop Kindle folder Folder with e-book file Your e-book has now been transferred to your Kindle. Unplug your Kindle to read your e-book. When you have finished reading the e-book or if you no longer want the e-book, you may return it early. See the following page for instructions on how to return a Kindle e-book early.

11 10 How to return an e-book early: 1. On a computer, go to Amazon.com and log in to your account. 2. Click the Manage Your Kindle link 3. Find the e-book you want to return in the list of books you ve borrowed and read. 4. Click the Actions button. A drop-down menu will appear.

12 11 How to return an e-book early (continued): 5. Click where it says Return this book 6. A pop-up message will appear. Click Yes to confirm that you want to return the e-book 7. After you have returned the e-book, the book will remain in your Manage Your Kindle list. The book will now have a loan expired notice to let you know that the book has been returned. If you would like to download the book again, or to download another book, return to Overdrive to download an e-book.

13 12 How to place an e-book on hold: 1. If you search for a book and it is not available, when you click to download the book, it will say Place a Hold instead of Borrow 2. Click the Place a Hold button. Enter your address and click the Place a Hold button to confirm. You have placed a hold on an e-book. When the e-book becomes available, you will receive an . You will have three days to borrow the book. If you do not borrow the book in that three day window, the hold will be released to the next patron in line.