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Ohio is a great place for the Kindle user. The Ohio eBook project is a great resource for finding and borrowing Kindle books.
http://ohdbks.lib.overdrive.com/04CF82F6-2FA8-4644-9A26-9B03B7460E95/10/381/en/Default.htm
All the user needs is an active library card from a public library in the state of Ohio. This tip will be written from an ACPL card member's perspective. The activity will also be written in that manner, so if you are not an ACPL card holder, please visit someone who is and work through this together.
In addition to the public library card you'll need an Amazon account. You can get that at amazon.com. But, the good news is you don't need a Kindle. You might be able to read from your mobile device,. If a Kindle and your mobile device aren't an option, we'll talk about how to download a .pdf file to your computer at the end of the tutorial.
The first step in searching for Kindle books: place your cursor search in the search box at the top of the page.
Below you'll see the results of the search. If there is a copy available you can have it sent to your Amazon account instantly. If not, you can add yourself to a waiting list. I'll go ahead and have the book sent to my Amazon account. Try to find a book that you can send to your Amazon account. (i.e. the book is listed as available) If you can't locate one, add yourself to any book's wait list.
Now that you've added the book to your cart, you're ready to authenticate and place it on your Kindle/or mobile device you're using for Kindle.......or, your Amazon account. Once, you've added all the titles you want, you'll "Proceed to Checkout."
Then choose your library affiliation. In this case "Athens County Public Library."
You'll then choose your desired loan period. The options are 7 & 14 days. For this title, I'm choosing 14 days.
It's now time to authenticate with your username and password information. ACPL requires that you replace the "P" in their patron ID with a 0.
After entering your username and password, click "Get for Kindle."
That will open Amazon where you'll click "Get Library Book."
Amazon will ask you to authenticate.
You'll then be asked what device you'd like to send the book to. I sent this title to my iPhone just to see if it was as seamless as the Kindle. You can download apps for iPhone, Android, etc. free of charge in their application download stores. Also, you can of course, have this delivered to your Amazon account and read from there.
Below is a screenshot of the Kindle library book from the iPhone interface.
To complete this task request a book and have it delivered to an Amazon Kindle, or a device that reads Kindle books. If neither of those options suits you, please follow the steps below to download a PDF file eBook. If you do not have a public library card (state of Ohio), please work with someone who does.
The PDF file eBook is different in it's reader, but not much in terms of requesting. The first step in requesting a PDF format eBook is downloading a reader. Go to Google.com and search for "Adobe Digital Editions." Download Adobe Digital Editions. Once the download is complete it will open as the screenshot below shows.
The steps of authentication, etc. are very similar to authenticating a Kindle title, however, it will download just as any PDF would. After the download is complete, choose to open with Adobe Digital Editions. Below is shot of the appropriate link being clicked for PDF download opposed to a Kindle book
Post Author: Derek Malone
Is it ok my wife helped me w/ this? & used her public library card? Don't wanna let my team down!
ReplyDeleteI downloaded a book to the Kindle app on my iPad and the downloading worked just fine. The only weird thing was that the book went to my archived items rather than regular app home page. I might not have thought to look for it there.
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