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Getting Started with E-Books:iPad/iPhone
How does it work? Choose from popular items including fiction and non-
fiction, children’s and teen Download e-books and e-audiobooks Check out up to 5 items at a time with your library card If someone else has an item checked out – place it on
hold, get an email when it is ready for you to check it out
Browse, check out, and download with your library card … anytime, from anywhere!
Use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.
What’s Required A valid library card A compatible iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
Mobilesite tour
Newly released and most popular titles
Left: Home, browse, searchRight: My Digital Account login
Browse by format or genre
Log in to your account to see holds, items out, wishlist
Items Out: Download (or re-download) your checked out items
Overview
Confirm Requirements
Install OverDrive Media Console app
Authorize your device
Add SCL to Your Libraries
Browse, Check Out & Download
How to…Confirm your Requirements
Confirm Requirements1
You only need to do this once.Your device will need to be running iOS v4.0 or newer.You can check the current version of iOS on your device in the Settings menu:
If your iOS version needs to be updated, you may need to sync your device with its home computer (iTunes).
How to…Install the OverDrive Media Console App
Install OverDrive Media Console app2
Open the app store (look for )
Search for “OverDrive Media Console”. Install it on your device.
You only need to do this once.
How to…Install the OverDrive Media Console App
Get an Apple ID
If you have not downloaded anything from the Apple iTunes store or the App Store before, you will need to set up an Apple ID. This only needs to be done once, it is free, and it can be used for all future downloads from Apple.
If you already have an Apple ID, you will need to put in your password.
How to…Authorize your device
Authorize your device3
Why Do I Need To Do This?
The library lends e-books with Adobe Digital Rights Management (DRM). Digital Rights Management is sometimes referred to as "digital locks" because it is a way of restricting access to, or copying of, electronic files. Publishers require DRM on library e-books to prevent them from being copied endlessly. DRM is what makes library e-books expire at the end of their loan period.
The type of DRM that is used on library items is called Adobe Digital Rights Management and it is managed using a free Adobe ID.
JocelynAdobe ID: [email protected]
Tablet Home computer Work computer Phone
I “authorize” all my devices with my email and password
Now I can download and read the same library book on all my devices!
How to…Authorize your device
Authorize your device3
How to…Authorize your device
Authorize your device3Sign in with, or create, an Adobe ID. This is free and only takes a moment.
You only need to do this once.
How to…Add SCL to your libraries
Add SCL to Your Libraries4
Go to “Get Books” at the top of the app.
Search for “Strathcona County”
How to…Add SCL to your libraries
Add SCL to Your Libraries4
Tap the star next to “Strathcona County Library.” That way SCL will show up here next time.
You only need to do this once.
If you are a member of other libraries, you can add them here too.
How to…Browse & Check out Items
Browse, Check Out & Download5
Now you are all set up and ready to add e-books to your bookshelf. The following steps are what you will do every time you want to check out a library e-book.
Add to your cart
How to…Browse & Check out Items
Select “Get Books” & select SCL from the libraries list
Tap a title you are interested in
Check Out
Browse, Check Out & Download5
How to…Download Items
Tap “Download” The item is downloading
Browse, Check Out & Download5
How to…Return an Item Early
Tap in the centre of the screen
to show the menu (this is normally hidden to give you more room to read)
TAP
Table of contents
Back to your bookshelf
Page orientation lock (for reading sideways)
Page navigation
Brightness, font settings, other settings
Get to KnowOverDrive’s Formats
Text formats:
E-audio formats:Adobe PDF/OPDF – Portable Document Format. A format that is familiar to most of us, used for screen-readable, printable documents with limited re-formatting. OverDrive PDFs include DRM.
EPUB/OEPUB – Electronic Publication. A free, open e-book standard developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum. EPUB books’ text can be resized and reformatted. OverDrive EPUBs are the Adobe version and include DRM.
WMA – OverDrive’s version of the proprietary Windows Media Audio format. Only compatible with Windows devices, including Windows computers and the Microsoft Zune. Includes DRM.
MP3 – One of the web’s most popular audio formats. Compatible with most portable devices. MP3s take up more space than WMAs, but have similar audio quality. They have no DRM, meaning that can also be burned to a CD.
SCLDownloads
This page is your portal for all things digital.
Help resources, apps, request a title for purchase, new e-books newsletter & more.
http://www.sclibrary.ab.ca/download.htm
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Thank you for coming!CAN WE HELP?
Email: [email protected]: 780.410.8601 (Talk to a human being!)
Or come by either of our Information Desks.
Happy Downloading!
