Patron Handout for North Platte Public Library (Nebraska) on using Nebraska OverDrive with Amazon Kindle devices.

1. Using Nebraska OverDrive with an Amazon Kindle Device
1. Go to Nebraska OverDrive at http://nebraska.lib.overdrive.com
2. Use Advanced Search to find Kindle eBooks that are available.

2. 3. Add an available title you want to your cart. Be sure to get the
Kindle formatted version.
4. Proceed to Checkout and Select your
library.

3. 5. Sign in with your Library Information. Library barcode 14 digits, no
spaces from the back of your card and your Library PIN. If you don’t
know your Library PIN, it could be your 4 digit year of birth. If you
have additional trouble signing in, please contact the Library at
library@ci.north-platte.ne.us or 308-535-8036 for help.
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6. Choose your loan period and Confirm Check Out.

4. 7. Choose Get for Kindle.
8. You are redirected to an Amazon page showing the title you are
checking. Click Get Library Book.
9. Sign in with your Amazon
Account Information.
email@somewhere.com

5. 10. Choose where you want the item delivered and continue
11. Turn Wi-Fi on for your device and receive the item during synch or
download the item to a computer, connect your device to the computer
with a USB cable and download the item to your computer then
transfer it to the device.
You can now enjoy the title on your device for
the remaining loan period.

6. Amazon Kindle Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Checking in items early. How?
1. Log on to your Amazon account in a browser
2. Choose Manage Your Kindle
3. In Your Kindle Library, find the title you wish to return
4. Under Actions, choose Return This Book
5. Under Actions, choose Delete from Library if you no longer want
it in Your Kindle Library.
6. On your Kindle keyboard, when you synch up, you will receive
notification of titles expired and you can delete those notifications
by using the multi-directional button  and selecting Remove
from Device. On the Kindle Fire, synching just removes the title
from your device automatically.

7. Amazon Kindle Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I put a gift card in my Kindle account and I can’t seem to
download anything, even free things. Why? I don’t have a
credit card / don't want Amazon to have my credit card
information.
A: Amazon requires a valid payment method and 1-Click ordering for all, even
free or $0.00, Kindle transactions. Gift cards are not considered valid
payment methods. Purchase a pre-paid Visa card from a store. To verify
valid payment method:
1. Login to Amazon with your account information
2. Under Account, select Manage Payment Options verify there is a payment
method there.
3. Under Manage Your Kindle, Kindle Payment Settings, verify there is a valid
billing method in place there.
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12/2011
Jane Doe
Jane Doe
123 Somewhere ST
North Platte NE 69101
United States
Phone: 308-123-4567
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8. Amazon Kindle Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I have a Kindle Fire
and I checked out a
title, delivered it to my
device, but I don’t see
it. Where did it go?
How can I read it?
A: The Kindle Fire will require a
manual or forced sync to read
a title immediately. To force a
sync with the Amazon cloud:
1. Verify you have network
access (hotspot, whispersync,
wi-fi, etc.)
2. Touch the Settings icon to the
left of the battery indicator on
the device screen
3. Touch Sync to synchronize
your Fire with your Amazon
Library.
4. In a few seconds (depends on
how large the content file(s)
are) your title will appear in
your Fire library/carousel.