2. Essential Steps to Using E-Books
1) Get a Library Card!
2) Install Adobe Digital Editions
3) Find E-Books at Overdrive Digital Home
4) Checkout and Download E-Books
5) Transfer E-Books to Your E-Reader
3. Get a Library Card!
A library card is required to checkout and
download e-books.
You can get a library card at any Pierce County
Library branch.
4. Install Adobe Digital Editions
Why do I need Digital Editions?
Converts files downloaded from library website into
readable e-books.
Collects all your downloaded e-books in one place.
Helps you manage all of the items you have checked
out.
Shows you how much time you have left for e-books
checked out from the library.
6. Find Books at Overdrive Digital Home
Accessing Overdrive Digital Home
Signing in to your Account
Finding E-Books
Understanding Formats
Adding items to your Cart or Wishlist
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8. E-Book Formats
Most library e-books are available in either of these
popular formats:
ePub
PDF
Many formats exist:
.txt, .htm, .azw, .opf, .tr2, .tr3, .aeh, .fbl, .xml, .chm, .djvu,
.lit, .pdb, .dnl, .pkg, .ceb, .lbr, .prc, .mobi, .lrf, .lrx, .pdg,
.cbr
9.
10. Other Places to Find E-Books
Project Gutenberg Google eBookstore
http://www.gutenberg.org/ http://books.google.com/ebooks
Epub Books ManyBooks
http://www.epubbooks.com/ http://manybooks.net/
11. Checkout and Download E-Books
The Checkout Process
Downloading Your Checkouts
Opening E-Books in Digital Editions
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14. Transfer E-Books to Your E-Reader
Reading E-Books in Digital Editions
Transferring E-Books via Digital Editions
Manually transferring files to your device
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