Overdrive Kobo Training Guide
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HOW TO USE… Click Library, located in the upper left OTHER KOBO eREADERS Overdrive corner. These instructions refer to the Kobo FOR Select the book from your Bookshelf. Mini, Kobo Touch, and Kobo Glo. Click and drag it over to your Kobo If you have a Kobo Aura or Kobo Vox, Kobo Devices eReader icon. You will see a green + see the Gravenhurst Public Library bro- sign showing that you are adding the chure: Gravenhurst Public Library book to a Kobo device. How to Use…Overdrive for Android You will see a Quick Progress bar. Devices Once it is finished, your eBook is cop- ied to your eReader. Once complete, click the Safely Re- move Hardware icon to remove your Kobo eReader You will never accrue late fees with titles you download from this application. Titles are automatically returned to the li- brary when they expire at the end of the loan period. By default, your eBook is on loan for 14 days. To change the lending period, visit Settings in Account and select a 7 or 14 day check out as your default. You can return an eBook by right clicking the eBook cover in Adobe Dig- ital Editions Home. Choose Return Borrowed Item. Borrowing eBooks for Kobo Learn how to download Library eBooks AUTHORIZE THE COMPUTER CHECK OUT AND DOWNLOAD to your Kobo eReader. Once you have installed Adobe Digital Edi- Click the cover of the eBook you wish to Adobe EPUB eBooks tions onto your computer, you can begin au- check out. thorizing your computer. Adobe PDF eBooks Click the Borrow button. Open Adobe Digital Editions You will need: Select Gravenhurst Public Library Click Help, located in the upper left cor- Enter your library card number A Gravenhurst Public Library card ner. Internet Access Click Download and choose Open File. Select Authorize Computer. A computer The eBook will download and open in your Enter the email address and password for Adobe Digital Editions software. Adobe Digital Editions software on the your Adobe ID. If you don’t have an Ado- computer be ID, click Create an Adobe ID. Follow TRANSFER TO eREADER the instructions and sign up for a free Adobe ID username and password The final step is to copy your eBook from Adobe ID. Kobo Mini, Kobo Touch, or Kobo Glo your computer to your Kobo eReader. Click Authorize to close the dialog box. eReader Open the Adobe Digital Editions soft- You are now ready to check out and down- A USB cable ware on your computer. load Library eBooks. Connect your Kobo eReader to your computer via a USB cable. INSTALL ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS BROWSE eBOOKS Make sure you select Connect on your In order to read an eBook from the library On your computer, go to gravenhurstli- Kobo eReader. Once connected the Ko- on your eReader, you need to install brary.ca and click on the Overdrive link. bo eReader icon will be displayed on Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. Browse the site for eBooks compatible your Adobe Digital Editions software, in with your device (ePUB or PDF). eBooks To download and install free Adobe Digi- the sidebar on the left hand side of the are represented by a book symbol be- tal Editions software, visit: Adobe Digital Editions software. low the book cover. Once you find a title https://www.adobe.com/ca/solutions/ you want to read, you are ready to check ebook/digital-editions/download.html out. .