Setting up your Computer:
1. Go to www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions.html and select “Download Now.” Next, select the version for your computer (either PC or Mac).
2. Follow the directions to download and install. Open Adobe Digital Editions, and select “Help” from the top menu. Next, click “Authorize Computer.”
3. Select “Create an Adobe ID” to authorize your computer. You will only have to do this once.
Make sure your computer is authorized with the same Adobe ID as your NOOK!
Search:
1. Go to http://overdrive.mlcstl.org to browse recently purchased eBooks and Audiobooks, browse subjects, or use the search bar at the top of the page to find a book.
2. You can search for specific books by title and author name in the search bar at the top of the page or you can browse the Collections and Subjects.
The Advanced Search option (click on the magnifying glass icon) allows you to filter your results by format, subject, title, author and availability.
3. When books are displayed, you will see above the title image either a blue banner with “Available” for items you can check-out now or a white banner with “Wait list” for items you can only place holds on. To see the book format, underneath the title image it will display headphones with the word Audiobook or display a book with the word eBook.
- If a book is currently checked out, you can place a hold. You will be prompted to sign in if you are not already and asked to confirm your e-mail address to receive a notice when it becomes available.
- When you receive a notification that your hold is available, you will have 3 days to go to your account and check out the book, if you have not opted for automatic check-outs.
4. If you are looking for a book that you can download immediately, choose to view available titles by going to the Collections drop-down menu near the top left corner of the screen.
Borrow
5. When you have selected a title, click on the word “Borrow” underneath the title image.
6. Next, enter your library card number to sign in and check out the book.
7. After you have signed into your account, you will be taken to your Loans page (books icon).
8a. For eBooks, click on “Choose a Format” next to the title and select ePUB eBook.
8b. For Audiobooks, click on “Add to App” and the format, MP3 Audiobook will already be selected.
9. Next, you will be prompted to Open or Save your book. Choose “Open.”
10. When the book finishes downloading, it will open in Adobe Digital Editions. Click on “Library” in the top left corner.
11. This will take you to the main screen with all your borrowed library books.
12. Attach your NOOK to the computer with the USB cable.
13. Right click on the title you wish to transfer to your NOOK, and select “Copy to computer/device” and then select “nook.”
14. You can also click and drag your book to the bookshelf labeled “NOOK.”
15. Eject your NOOK.
If you are having problems reading your eBook, or transferring eBooks to your NOOK, check out some of the help links below:
- OverDrive Help: What to do if there is a User Not Activated Token or Loan Token Not Found error when trying to read an eBook
- OverDrive Help: How to open eBooks tranferred to a NOOK
- OverDrive Help: What to do if your NOOK is not detected by Adobe Digital Editions
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