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This is not something I do but I have seen a lot of discussion about it
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Sent to you by Brent via Google Reader: How to Download e-books from
the Public Library on the iPad via PadGadget by Emily on 5/1/12
Have you checked out a book from your public library and read it on
your iPad yet? You didn't know you could do that? It's possible for
library patrons to borrow books from their public library, read them on
the iPad's gorgeous screen, all without leaving home or ever having to
worry about an overdue library book.
The majority of public libraries offer digital media to their patrons.
As e-readers and tablets become more popular, it is likely that the
amount of digital content available to readers will increase, as will
public libraries' commitment to invest in digital content.
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, as of January
2012, 29 percent of Americans owned a digital reading device. If you
are reading this, you probably own an iPad. What are you waiting for?
Let's get started.
Step one: get a library card and sign up for an online borrowing PIN.
Don't limit yourself to the local branch of your public library. Often
big library systems including the New York Public Library and the
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County will issue library
cards to anyone who pays taxes in their state, even if the patron never
plans to enter a library branch. If your local library doesn't offer
e-books, or even if you just want to access a larger selection of
titles, find the largest library in your state and try to get a library
card from that system. Most library systems can guide a new user
through the registration process.
Step two: download Overdrive Media's iOS app. Overdrive Media is an
Ohio-based company that manages digital lending for 15,000 library
systems. Overdrive's holdings comprise 650,000 premium digital titles
from more than 1,000 publishers, including Random House, HarperCollins,
BBC Audiobooks America, Harlequin, and Bloomsbury. (Note: Overdrive can
only let you borrow titles that your library owns.)
Step three: get an Adobe Id. The Adobe ID is free, and you can sign up
from within Overdrive by tapping settings. Make a note of your Adobe ID
because you will need it if you want to read a borrowed e-book on more
than one device (e.g. iPad and iPhone or iPad and Kindle).
Step four: get books. The app opens to your bookshelf. This is where
your digital titles will be stored. Tap the Get Books+ button in
Overdrive's upper right-hand corner. Tap the Add a Library bar to open
up the app's search function to search or browse for libraries. When
you find the library you want to borrow from, tap the name of the
library. A new page in the app opens that shows what type of digital
content (e.g. audiobooks, e-books) the library lends. Tap the star next
to the name of the library to save it as a source for future downloads.
Step five: access digital catalog. To open a library catalog return to
the bookshelf (the page that says "Add a Library"), make sure the Get
Books icon at the bottom of the page is selected. Tap the library's
icon. The library's digital catalog will open in Safari.
Step six: select content. The library's main catalog page will look
something like this:
It will likely include options to browse or search the catalog. I typed
in Ready Player One (a futuristic story of digital culture by Ernest
Cline), which I am currently reading. There are no copies of Ready
Player One available, but the library allows you to request it.
Tap request item. The system will request your library card number and
pin. Tap Login. The library will mark the title as an eHold and send
you an email when the book is ready to download.
Let's find a book that's available for download. Tap Browse all Adobe
EPUB ebook titles. (While your iPad can also read Kindle books, you
must own a Kindle to use this option). Tap available now to browse
titles that are ready to download.
Well, look at that, there is one copy of The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo available for download. Let's get it.
Step seven: begin the checkout process. Tap add to elist. Tap proceed
to checkout. Tap confirm checkout.
Step eight: download content. Tap the download button. Safari closes,
OverDrive re-opens, and your title will begin downloading automatically.
Step nine: start reading! When the lending period for the title is up
(usually between 7 – 21 days), it will appear on your book shelf as an
expired title. Unlike printed books, digital library books cannot be
renewed through Overdrive, so don't delay, start reading that new book
today.
Do you use your iPad to read books from the public library? Let us know
in the comments what you think about the iPad as e-reader, OverDrive,
or your favorite authors to read digitally.
Header photo courtesy of Flickr user mikebaird.
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