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You cannot download an e- directly to the Nook Simple Touch. You will use a computer to check out the e-book from OverDrive, then transfer it to your Nook Simple Touch. Installing & Authorizing top of the page, tap Menu (three stacked, (ADE) horizontal lines) to reveal subjects. Once you choose a Subject you will be given the chance Adobe Digital Editions is where you will access your to filter your search by criteria such as Format, downloaded . Subject, Language, etc. on the left side of the 1. On your computer, go to multcolib.org. Using screen. the Search box in the center of the screen, 4. Click Available Now if you want something to search for e-books. check out immediately. Otherwise continue 2. Click E-books and downloadables along the your search in Library Collection to see all right (you may have to scroll down the page to titles, including those with waiting lists. find it). 5. If an e-book is available for immediate check- 3. Click the OverDrive icon. out, a darkened icon of an open book will 4. To find the software you need to download, display where the page corner is turned down. click on ? icon for help. Click on Software. Click If the book is unavailable, this icon will be on Adobe Digital Editions. Click on Download grayed out. Click on a book cover to select a Now. The program will open once installation is book. complete. By default, you may borrow the title for 7 days. By 5. You will be prompted to create an Adobe clicking the Change link you will have the option account and then to authorize your computer. to change your default borrowing period to 7, 14 If you do not have an Adobe ID already, you or 21 days. Click Done. must create an Adobe account. 6. Click the Borrow button. If title is unavailable, 6. Keep Adobe Digital Editions open and attach click Place a Hold and type or verify your email your Nook to your computer via USB cable. You address. When notified by email, you have 3 will be prompted to authorize your Nook days to check out the title. device. Follow the click-through path to autho- 7. Click Download. Select either EPUB e-Book or rize your device. PDF e-Book - both are compatible with Nook Simple Touch. Click Confirm & Download. 8. Choose Open when asked if you want to open Browsing & Downloading E-books or save this file. The title will automatically open 1. Follow steps 1-3 from Installing & Authorizing in Adobe Digital Editions. If it doesn’t automati- Adobe Digital Editions. cally open, locate the downloaded file, which 2. Sign in (top right) by entering your full library ends in “.acsm”, double-click it and select Adobe card number and PIN (password). Digital Editions to open it. 3. Find items using the Search or Advanced 9. The book cover should appear in the black box Search (top right) OR browse by subject. If at the right of the Adobe Digital Editions window. subjects are not showing in the banner near the OverDrive

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Transferring an E-book to Your Nook Returning an E-book Early 1. In Adobe Digital Editions, click on Library View 1. On your computer, open Adobe Digital (the gold icon that looks like three book spines Editions. in the upper left corner). All of your downloaded 2. Click on the Library View icon to display your books will be here. checked out titles. 2. Connect your Nook to the computer via USB 3. Under Bookshelves, search for the title you cable. You should see it listed in Adobe Digital want to return in either All Items or Borrowed. Editions as NOOK in the Bookshelves list at the 4. Click on the book cover and an Item Options left. arrow will appear in the upper left-hand corner 3. Click & drag the book icon from the black box of the book. on the right to the NOOK link in your Book- 5. Click on the Item Options arrow and choose shelves list. You will see the file copy to the Return Borrowed Item. Nook. 6. Click Return to verify that you want to return 4. Detach the Nook from the computer. the e-book. 5. Click on the menu button at the bottom of your Nook and choose Library. The book will appear under both My Library and in the Digital Editions folder in My Files. Select the title to begin reading your e-book.

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