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Borrowing eBooks @ Halifax Public Libraries:
Keriann Dowling
November 2013
Using your Computer, Tablet, or Smartphone
Learn how to:
borrow and read eBooks online
place a hold on eBooks
download eBooks to read offline
Borrowing eBooks with OverDrive
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Click the eBooks button on HPL’s homepage
www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/
The HPL homepage may look different if you’re using your phone or tablet
Sign in with the number on your library card
Now you’re ready to browse and borrow eBooks
Choose to Browse from HPL’s various collections...
Search for a specific title or author…
Fiction
Nonfiction
Biography & Autobiography
Business & Careers
Cooking & Food
Foreign Language Study
Health & Fitness
And many, many more…
OR
The icons on the covers can help you identify different kinds of books
eBooks: Audiobooks:
Available On Loan Available On Loan
Click on the book’s cover to see more details about it
You can also click here to only see titles that
are available to be borrowed
Read a sample of the book before you borrow it
“Adobe EPUB eBook” means this book can also be downloaded and read on a computer or transferred eReaderthat uses EPUB files
“OverDrive READ” means this book can be read on any device with a internet browser
How many copies of the eBook the library owns in
total
How many copies are available to borrow
Add this book to a list so you can find it at a later time
Click to read a longer summary of the book
This book has a wait list. One person would be ahead of you in line.
All the copies of this eBook are checked out.
Click here to place a hold.
Let’s borrow “Speaking From Among the Bones”
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Clicking “Borrow” takes you to your bookshelf.
Clicking here will show you your “Wish List”
from earlier
Click here to read this book online.
Placing a Hold on eBooks with OverDrive
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Let’s place a hold on “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie”
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Placing a Hold
Click “Place a Hold”
Enter the email address for HPL to send you a message when it’s your turn to borrow the book
AND
When the title becomes available, you will receive an email from [email protected]
You will have 3 days to borrow the title before your hold expires
You can view or cancel your holds by clicking the “Holds” button on your Bookshelf page.
You can visit your Bookshelf page at any time by clicking the “Account” button once you’ve logged in to the HPL eBooks page
Downloading eBooks for Offline Reading Using OverDrive READ
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• Click the cloud icon on the side bar
• You can also scroll to the bottom of the page for the same result
Tap the “Download” button
Wait until the eBook has completely downloaded before navigating away!
The text will change from “downloading” to “Downloaded” when the download is complete
Bookmark the Page!The last and most important step is
Here are some instructions on creating bookmarks in popular browsers:• Internet Explorer and Firefox
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000858.htm• Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95739?hl=en• Safari
http://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Bookmark-in-Safari
This bookmark will let you navigate back to your eBook whenever you want to read it offline
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Downloading eBooks for Offline Reading on a Mobile Device
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Tap the center of the screen.
Choose the menu button Click or tap the cloud icon
Tap the “Download” buttonWait until the eBook has completely downloaded before navigating away!
The text will change from “Downloading” to “Downloaded” when the download is complete
Now bookmark the page in your device’s browser!
• This step varies from device to device.
• Some devices will even let you make a bookmark on your home screen that will make your bookmark almost look like an App
• You may have to google your device’s name and “create a bookmark” to find specific instructions.
This bookmark will let you navigate back to your eBook whenever you want to read it offline
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Deleting your downloaded eBook
When you’re finished reading your eBook (or if you want to free up memory on your device/computer) you can delete the downloaded eBook.
Just repeat the same steps for downloading and click the “X” next to “Downloaded”
Browser Mobile
Returning eBooksYou don’t need to worry about returning your eBooks on timebecause…
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…eBooks expire after their due date and return themselves!
eBooks cannot be renewed like regular books
However you can check them out again
OR
place a hold if there is a waitlist for that title
Questions?
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