Getting Started with Blio & Axis360
Blio is a service that allows you to read eBooks on your computer, iPad, iPod, Android device, or Kindle Fire. Blio books are full- color and often feature interactive elements. To use Blio, you need the Blio eReader application.
To download and install the Blio eReader application:
1. PC/Mac users visit www.blio.com and click on “Download Blio” in the upper right-hand corner. Then, click the name of your operating system (Windows or iOS). Blio will download automatically.
2. iPad/iPod/iPod touch/Android users, search for “Blio” in your device’s respective app store.
3. Kindle Fire/Kindle Fire HD users, please consult the additional instruction sheets on installing Blio on a Kindle Fire/Kindle Fire HD.
4. Open the Blio app and create an account. You will need a valid email address to use Blio!
5. Once you have your Blio account created, you are ready to check out Blio eBooks. Blio eBooks are available through the li- brary’s Axis360 collection.
To check out a book from the library’s Axis360 collection:
1. Open your device’s browser and visit yuma.axis360.baker-taylor.com.
2. Search the collection for a book you want. You can browse the collection, narrow your search by subject area, or search for specific titles.
3. After you’ve found a book you want, move your mouse over it. A small menu will appear.
4. Make sure that the Blio format is selected. If it’s not, click the small round button with the word “Blio” next to it.
5. If you want to keep browsing the collection, click “Add to checkout list”. Otherwise, click “Checkout Now”, then skip to step 9.
6. When you’re finished adding books to your checkout list, click the shopping cart icon at the top right of your screen.
7. Select your lending period by clicking and dragging the slider beneath each item in your checkout list. The maximum loan peri- od is 21 days. Axis360 books cannot be returned early.
8. Click the “Confirm Check Out” button once you’re done selecting your loan periods.
9. Enter your library card # and PIN. Then, click “OK.”
10. Enter the email address & password you supplied when you created your Blio account. Then, click “Login”.
11. You will see a screen confirming your checkout. Click OK.
12. Your books are ready to be downloaded to your Blio app!
To download a book you’ve checked out onto your Blio app:
1. Open your Blio app. If you don’t see your library book, click the “refresh” button. (It has two curved arrows on it.)
2. Books that have not been fully downloaded yet have pale cover art and an arrow on the covers. Click on the cover to down- load the book.
3. Once the book jacket appears in full color, that book is downloaded & ready to be read. Click on the jacket again to open it up!
To remove an expired book from your device:
1. Mouse over the cover and click “info”.
2. Click on the trash can in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen.
3. Click “close”.