Presenting from the East Albemarle Regional Library System!

What Devices can I use? 3M Cloud Library eBooks can be read on:  Windows-based computer running Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP (with service PAC 3)  MAC (OS X)  iPAD, iPhone, iPOD Touch (iOS 3.2 and higher)  Android Tablet or Android Phone  Nook HD, Nook HD+, Nook Tablet or Nook Color  Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HDX You can also download your 3M Cloud Library to a Windows-based computer or MAC and then transfer to the following eReaders:  Nook Simple Touch and Nook eReaders  Kobo eReader

How Do I get Started? Download the 3M Cloud Library app or software at http://ebook.3m.com Follow the link on the left for the appropriate software or app. In some cases, you will be redirected to sites such as the ITunes App Store, Play, the B&N Nook App Store or Amazon App Store.

You can view our 3M Cloud Library Collection by selecting NC and East Albemarle Regional Library at the bottom of the page, but remember you MUST install the 3M Cloud Library app on your computer in order to check out and read eBooks.

FIRST USE FOR PC’S The app works with Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP. When you first launch the app, you will need to select your library and sign in. (You should only have to do this once on a personal computer you do not share). 1. Select State/North Carolina. 2. Select Library: East Albemarle Regional Library. 3. Enter Your Library-ID: use your library card barcode (i.e., your 14-digit library card number). 4. Password - this is the same PIN that you use to access our Online Catalog for placing holds and checking your account. If you have never used this feature of our Online Catalog, please call or stop by the library to receive a PIN for your library account. This PIN will be the password for your 3M Cloud Library account. 5. End User License Agreement: open this and click "agree" to continue. 6. Click the Log In button to finalize your setup. 8/2015

Although these instructions are for the PC APP, the 3M Cloud Library app will appear very similar no matter what device or platform you are using.

PC CLOUD LIBRARY APP FEATURES Use the 3M Cloud Library PC app to search, check out, and read eBooks from the Cloud Library. The PC app can also be used to transfer eBooks to a portable eBook reader such as a Nook or Kobo. Shelves Browse the most popular Cloud Library eBook titles chosen by library staff. To browse all eBooks on a shelf, click "List View". Categories Browse all Cloud Library eBooks by subject. Click "List View" to see all titles in a subject. Click "Show All Subcategories" to break the subject area into subcategories. Search for eBooks by words that appear in the title, author, or details. My includes your 3M Cloud Library account information as well as your current books, holds, messages, and more. Currently Reading This shows eBooks you have currently checked out. Click "List View" to see more options, including "Check In" to return a book early. Hold List shows books you have on hold, as well as an estimate of how soon the book will be available. To cancel a hold, click on “Show All” which will open a new page and the option to delete the hold will be available. Wish List functionality is not turned on at this time. Reading History is a list of all Cloud Library books you have checked out. If you like, you can choose to delete your reading history at any time by scrolling to the bottom of the page and click on "Delete Reading History". Message Center has any messages from 3M Cloud Library, including notices that your hold request items are ready for checkout. (Note: If you opted to be notified instead by email, then Cloud Library will send the “available for checkout” message to the email address you designated. To change your email address or how you will be notified, go to your Account Profile.) Account Profile shows your library name, country, state, and city. If you like, you can change your library information by clicking the "Change Library Identification" button.

PC APP CHECKING OUT AND READING When you find a book you would like, click the book's cover to display the "Book Detail" page that shows a summary and similar books in the collection. Click on "Check Out" to check out the book. The book will appear on your “Currently Reading” list and will download to your computer. If the book is currently checked out, click the "Add to Hold List" button to place the book on your Hold List.

READING ON YOUR PC Under the Currently Reading section of My Books, click on the book cover to open it. The first time you open a book, Cloud Library needs to activate an Adobe ID.

If you do not have installed on your computer, you will be given the option of using a system-provided Adobe ID or using your own. (Please note that this is NOT necessary, you do not need to install ADE unless you need it for another purpose). Make your choice and click "OK" to proceed.

IMPORTANT: If you have already used your computer to download and transfer eBooks to a Nook, you already have an Adobe Digital Editions ID. When you first download the 3M Cloud Library, it will recognize this, and prompt you that Adobe Digital Editions is already installed on your computer. Please select your current Adobe ID, rather than the 3M Cloud Library ID, so you can continue to download non-3M eBooks from your personal computer to your Nook. Again, selecting the 3M Cloud Library ID will override any Adobe ID already on your computer and make any books already on your Nook inaccessible.

If you already have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer authorized with your personal Adobe ID, the 3M Cloud Library app will use your personal Adobe ID to continue. You will get this screen: (Click OK). This will minimize issues with other eBook services you may be using for downloading eBooks to transfer to an eReader.

The book will open in a 5th tab, to the right of "My Books": Use the arrows on the right and left of the book's to move through the books. Click the upper right corner of the book for more options:

CHANGE FONT SIZE Click the icon for book details. Click the large and small "A" icon to change text size. Click the magnifying glass icon to search inside the book by keyword. Click the square box to add bookmarks or notes.

TRANSFERRING FROM YOUR PC TO YOUR EREADER You can transfer your books from your PC to a Nook or Kobo eBook reader.

Turn on your eBook reader and connect it to your computer. In the 3M Cloud Library app, go to the "My Books" tab. Once the app has recognized your device, you should see a "connected to device" message and green "download to device" buttons for each book you have downloaded to your computer.

Click the green "download to device" button to transfer the book to your eBook reader. When you are done transferring eBooks to your reader, eject the device. The book should now be available on your reader. (Some readers will file the title in a folder called "Digital Editions".)

Sharing Computers If you share a computer login with another person on your home computer and both want to use the 3M Cloud Library, you must log out of the 3M Cloud Library app each time so someone else can use it. To log out of the 3M app. 1. Go to the “My Books” screen. 2. Click on "Account Profile" 3. Select "modify library information” 4. This will log you out and close the app. When you reopen the app it will ask for a log in.

What are loan periods and limits? eBooks checkout for 14 days, but you can return your books early. We encourage you to return your book when you are finished so that it becomes available to other users. If you would like to return a book early, go to "My Books" and click "List View". Click the red "Check In" button in the row for the book you would like to return.

After 14 days, the book will automatically be returned to the collection. Please note that checking the book in on your account from your computer does not remove any book you have already transferred to an eReader (such as a Nook). At the end of the loan period, books on your e-reader will become inaccessible and will need to be deleted manually.

The Checkout limit is four, meaning you can have up to four books checked out at one time.

The Holds limit is five. You can have up to five books on hold at a time. This limit allows for books to be available to as many people as possible.

Holds are held for 3 days. You have 72 hours to check out a book once it becomes available to you.

How am I notified when a book I requested becomes available? The first time you put a book on hold, you will be asked if you would like to receive email notifications. If you select “No, don’t notify me”, the opt out setting will be stored in your account profile.

If you select “Yes, notify me”, you will be prompted for your email address and then 3M will send an email message with a link to verify that your email address is accurate. Click on that link, and you will receive a message that your email confirmation was successful.

When a book you requested becomes available, 3M Cloud Library will send an email notification similar to this sample email message:

To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: 3/16/2015 08:00PM Subject: 3M Cloud Library hold notification Hi patron, An e-book that you placed on hold in your 3M Cloud Library account is now available for checkout. Rogue Planet: Star Wars, Bear, Greg Your hold on this book will expire in 3 DAYs if you do not check out this book. Thank you, 3M Cloud Library

If you opted out of email notifications, then you will be notified in your 3M Message Center located under “My Books”. The message “Digital book availability” will appear in your Message Center, but after 72 hours the eBook will pass to the next customer automatically, so you would need to check your 3M Cloud Library account frequently to see whether any requested book becomes available.

Go to your Account Profile if you need to change how you want to receive notifications or if you need to change the email address that you entered.

Please note: You must be a library borrower in good standing, with no long overdue items or fines balance over $5.00 in order to access the 3M Cloud Library eBooks Collection.

Why don’t I see any books by my favorite author? Most of the large publishers currently refuse to sell or license eBooks for library lending. That means we cannot buy eBooks written by many of the best-selling authors you want to read, and this is true no matter which eBook platform we select to make them available to you (3M, Overdrive, B&T). Also, some publishers that do license their eBooks to libraries do so by charging three times the normal retail price (i.e. $50 to $80 a book). As a result, our ability to provide these titles will be limited due to cost.

I don’t see many children’s titles? Due to limited funds, the Cloud Library Collection is focused on mostly popular adult titles at this time. Patrons wishing to help us add teen or children’s e-books to the collection, can make a donation to any of the County Library Foundations and stipulate the money be used for children’s eBooks (please specify age group if you have a preference).

Funding for the 3M Cloud Library eBooks Collection is provided by the Library Foundations of Camden, Currituck, Dare, and Pasquotank counties. A contribution to the Library Foundation for additional support of our digital library is most appreciated.

Dare County Library Foundation PO Box 1000 Manteo, NC 27954

If you have questions, please call your local library:

Currituck County Dare County Barco 453-8345 Hatteras 986-2385 Corolla 453-0496 Kill Devil Hills 441-4331 Moyock 435-6419 Manteo 473-2372

Pasquotank County Camden County Elizabeth City 335-2473 331-2543