About OverDrive Downloadable Quick Facts about the E- and Audiobooks Nook Simple Touch and E-Books

In addition to the great print resources available in the Library E-Books library, the Case Memorial Library also offers free  To enjoy downloadable library books on your Nook For Your Nook downloadable e-books and audiobooks through OverDrive. Simple Touch all you need is a computer with an

OverDrive is a large database of downloadable audiobooks Internet connection, free software called Adobe Digital and e-books compatible with computers, e-readers, Editions, and your Nook USB cable. Simple Touch , , iPods, and other devices. Providing  The Nook is compatible only with Adobe EPUB and access to popular and new titles as well as classics, Adobe PDF books. Please be sure to select this format OverDrive is accessible to all Orange residents with a valid when downloading books from OverDrive. library card in good standing.  Library e-books must be downloaded from a computer and transferred via a USB cable to your Nook The e-books and audiobooks check out for varying Simple Touch. You cannot complete the download borrowing periods and are automatically returned at the process using only the Nook. end of the borrowing period. If the title you are looking for  You will never accrue late fees with books you is checked out you may place a hold on it. You may also add download from the library. Books expire at the end of e-books and audiobooks to your “Wish List” if you would the lending period and are automatically returned to like to keep a list of books to check out in the future. the library.  The library’s collection of e-books is a growing To access downloadable library books, click on the collection of new and popular titles, classics, and Download Audiobooks and E-Books link on our homepage: various fiction and non-fiction titles. New titles are www.casememoriallibrary.org or visit lion.lib.overdrive.com. purchased and added to the collection every month.

We hope you’re as excited about this service as we are! Unfortunately, some publishers do not allow libraries to purchase e-books, restricting our access to many of If you still have questions about how to download e-books the new and popular titles and authors we would like to your Nook Simple Touch after attempting the steps to offer to you. outlined in this brochure, you can make an appointment with a Librarian for one-on-one training. Case Memorial Library

Case Memorial Library 176 Tyler City Road | Orange, CT 06477 176 Tyler City Road | Orange, CT | 06477 www.casememoriallibrary.org Phone: 203-891-2170 203.891.2170 Email: [email protected] To Download the Software To browse by fiction, non-fiction, or genre roll your mouse over 2. Connect your Nook to your computer using your Nook’s 1. Go to www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions e-books on the left side of the screen and select the USB cable and turn on your Nook. If, after a minute or 2. Click Download now in the top right hand corner then appropriate subcategory from the drop-down menu. To two, your Nook does not appear in the Library View click the Launch button and follow the prompts. narrow the list to what is available for checkout change the below Recently Read eject it and plug it back in. 3. If you do not have an Adobe ID you will need to create an display from Library Collection to Available Now. 3. Click on Borrowed on the left side of the screen. Your

account using your email address, some basic information 3. Titles that say Add to Cart are available for checkout. Titles e- should be displayed on the right side of the about yourself, and a password. This will be the account that say Request/Hold are currently checked out to screen. with which you authorize your another patron. You may add your name to the wait list 4. Click on the e-book and, without releasing the mouse software. for titles that are currently checked out by following the button, drag and drop the title onto the Nook, which is 4. When you open Adobe Digital Editions for the first time it steps outlined in this brochure under To Place and listed in Library View.

will prompt you to authorize the software using your Retrieve Holds. To Place and Retrieve Holds Adobe ID. If it does not, click on the Library drop-down 1. To place a request for an e-book that is currently checked button on the top left corner and select Authorize To Check Out Book Computer. Enter your new Adobe ID and password. out click on Request/Hold across from Adobe EPUB 1. When you find an e-book available for checkout that you Adobe Digital Editions should be ready to accept your and follow the prompts to be added to the wait list for would like to borrow click Add to Cart across from Adobe e-book downloads from OverDrive. that title. You will receive an email when it is ready for you EPUB eBook. If you would like to check out more books to check out. click Continue Browsing. Books will stay in your cart for 30 To Search for a Book 2. Once you receive this email you will have 3 days to check minutes. 1. Go to www.casememoriallibrary.org and click on out this title. To check the title out go to 2. Click Proceed to Checkout when you are done adding Download Audiobooks and E-Books or go directly to lion.lib.overdrive.com and click on My Account. books to your cart. Enter your library card number. Click lion.lib.overdrive.com. 3. Enter your library card number to log in then click on My Sign In and you will be taken to a checkout screen. 2. You may search for specific books or authors or browse by Requests. The title on hold for you should appear here. 3. At this checkout screen you may change your lending topics for e-books for your Nook. 4. Click on the title and follow the steps outlined under To period from 14 days to 7 or 10 days if you desire. Click Check Out an E-Book. To search for a specific title or author use the Search button at Confirm Checkout. You will be taken to a download page. the top of the screen. 4. From the download page click Download This Title. You To Return a Title to OverDrive Early To browse all Adobe EPUB books click on the Advanced Search will be asked what to do with the title e.g. Save or Open. 1. Open Adobe Digital Editions and click on Library View. button at the top of the screen. Change the format selected Click Open with Adobe Digital Editions. The title should Click on Borrowed and roll your mouse over the e-book from All Formats to Adobe EPUB eBook. To narrow the list download to and open with Adobe Digital Editions. you wish to return. An arrow should appear here near the to what is currently available for checkout change the top left corner of the book. display from Library Collection to Available Now and click To Load an E-Book on Your Nook 2. Click on the arrow and a drop-down menu should Search. 1. When Adobe Digital Editions opens click on the stack of appear. Scroll down and select Return Borrowed Item. books in the left corner. This is called Library View. If your e-book successfully downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions it will appear here. If it does not appear here go back to OverDrive and download the title again.