To find available titles: FAQs Get free library eBooks on your Titles that are available to check Why borrow eBooks from your library? out right away will be labeled “Available,” and will have the . Read popular titles on your device option to “Borrow.” for free! Titles that are not available to . Access your library’s digital branch check out right now will be anytime, anywhere. labeled “Wait List,” and will have . No late fees! the option to “Place a hold.” How long can I borrow an eBook? To limit your search results to only available titles, tap in the 14 days. This can be extended to 21 days by changing the settings in your account. search box and then tap “Advanced.” Under “Availability,” choose “Available now.” Can I renew eBooks?

eBooks can be renewed if another user To find out if a book is does not have a hold on the title. compatible with your Kindle: How many eBooks can I check out at Click on the book cover. Look at the once? Look inside to see how! available formats listed You can check out a combination of up to 10 on the right side of the eBooks and downloadable audiobooks on page. If Kindle Book is one account. Stoughton Public Library listed here, the book is compatible. Can I return eBooks early? You can filter incompatible books out of your Titles can be returned early through your search by choosing these formats from the Amazon account. On the Amazon website, filters on the left side of the search page. go to “Manage Your Kindle,” then click the “Actions” menu next to the title you want to return and click “Return this book.”

How many books can I place on hold?

You can place up to 10 holds at once. 304 S. Fourth St. What do I do when I receive notification Stoughton, WI 53589 608-873-6281 that the book I have on hold is available? www.stoughtonplubliclibrary.org Where is my book saved on my Kindle? Click on the link in your email. Log into your If you transferred the book to your Kindle account. Depending on the options you Brought to you by: Powered by: wirelessly, it will be saved directly to your chose when placing the hold, the item will Kindle library. If you transferred the book either be under Check Outs or Holds. via USB, it will be saved under “Archives.” Updated 3/17

1. Go to WPLC OverDrive site 6. Transfer the book to your Kindle: 7. Transfer the book to another Kindle:

From your computer, go to After clicking “Kindle Book,” you will be If you need to transfer https://wplc.overdrive.com/or access WPLC redirected to Amazon.com. You will the book to another OverDrive site from complete the transfer process from here. device, sign into your www.stoughtonpubliclibrary.org Most books can be transferred wirelessly. account at Amazon.com and go to “Manage Your 2. Sign in: Wireless Transfer Content and Devices.” Click “Get Click the button under library book.” “Actions” next to the If you are not book you want to Click “Sign In” to access your account. already signed into your Amazon account, transfer and choose “Default Device or you will be prompted to sign in now. If you “Others” next to “Deliver to,” depending on Choose your library from the list. Then, type own more than one Kindle, make sure the which device the book was sent to first. in your library card number. correct device is selected from the list. Choose the device you would like to deliver Click “Continue” if prompted. 3. Find a book to check out: the book to from the list. You can also The book will be delivered wirelessly to your download it to your computer on this You can browse the collection by choosing a screen. category from the home page, or by clicking Kindle the next time your device syncs. You in the “Search” box and entering a title, must have a strong Wi-Fi signal for your author, or keyword. device to sync. 8. Removing expired books from your Kindle: 4. Check out your book: USB Transfer Click “Borrow” to check the USB transfer must be used if: To remove a book book out. from your device  You own an older Kindle that is only after the loan If all copies of the title are compatible with Amazon’s Whispersync period has ended, checked out to another user, network and cannot connect to Wi-Fi. sign into your you will see “Place a Hold”  The book you have checked out is account at instead. Click here and enter designated as “USB Only.” Amazon.com and your email address to be go to “Manage Your notified when the book is Connect your Kindle to your computer. Content and Devices.” Click the button available to check out. After you are redirected to Amazon’s under “Actions” next to the book you want to website, click “Get library book” and sign in delete and choose “Delete.” 5. Download if you are not signed in already. Click the button that says “Download Now” to save your book: the book to your computer. When you are Once the book prompted, save the file instead of opening it. I need more help! What do I do? is checked out to you, it will If you are given the choice of where to save Click “Help” on OverDrive site, or go to appear under the file, choose the following location: http://help.overdrive.com. To contact “Loans” in your Computer>Kindle>documents. If you are Stoughton Library, call 608-873-6281 or account. To not given the choice, copy the file from the email [email protected] download the book, click “Choose a Format” location where it is saved to this location. and select “Kindle Book.”