We've had a lot of questions lately about transferring eBooks from our free downloadable service, OverDrive, to your Nook, so I wanted to give you some step-by-step instructions, including screen shots, courtesy of Being Ruth (
http://beingruth.com/tutorial-library-books-nook-overdrive).
To begin with, once you visit our consortium's website (
www.omnilibraries.org), you will need to download and install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your computer. ADE is needed to handle digital rights management for OverDrive. Once downloaded, you will be prompted to either log in using your Adobe ID. Most likely, you do not have one. Please create a free account, as prompted. If you do not, you will not be able to transfer books to your device.
Step 1 : Check out your ebook
Visit our consortium's website (www.omnilibraries.org). Select the books you wish to checkout (make sure they are ebook format, not audiobooks!) and add them to your cart. Proceed to check-out before your book expires in your cart. Confirm checkout. A drop-down menu will let you specify the period you want to check the book out for.
Step 2 : Download and Open in Adobe Digital Editions
On your bookshelf, click the download link to download a file which Adobe Digital Editions will use to download the actual ebook. You can save the file to your computer, but since this isn't the actual ebook and won't need it later, you can also just choose to open with Adobe Digital Editions.
Adobe Digital will download the actual ebook and open it on your computer.
Click on the Library icon(where the red arrow is pointing above) and return to the library view. This is where you'll transfer the book to your Nook.
Step 3 : Transfer the ebook to your Nook
If your Nook isn't yet connected to your computer, use the USB cable to connect it and turn it on. You should get a prompt on the computer screen to register your Nook with your Adobe ID. Make sure this is the same email address and password you used to register Adobe on your computer. Once your Nook is authorized, it should appear in your Adobe Digital Editions library page as shown:
Please note: If your turn on your Nook and it doesn't show up in ADE, simply exit and reopen ADE. Before reopening ADE, double check that your Nook is on and is displaying the USB connection screen. Also, if you have a Nook Color, it may show up as "Media" rather than as "Nook" in ADE.
Now, click on the book you want to transfer to your Nook and drag it to your Nook icon as shown below:
The transfer to your Nook takes only seconds. Disconnect your Nook and enjoy! Please note that the transferred book is located in the "My Documents" area of your Nook Library.
Step 4 : Return the ebook from your Nook and computer
Your library book will expire after the lending period is over and you won't be able to access it on your Nook anymore. But if you want to return the ebook before the lending period is over, either so that you can check out more or just because you want other people to have access to the book.
Returning it is super easy! On Adobe Digital Editions, you will notice a tiny white arrow in the upper left hand corner of the book you wish to return. Click on the arrow, and select "Return Borrowed Item" from the drop-down.
Questions:
Still have questions? Call us at 815-725-1715 and ask for the reference department and we can help. Or, feel free to email me at llovato@shorewoodtroylibrary.org with your name, library card number, the problem you are encountering, the exact text of any error messages, and a phone number to reach you at.
Happy reading!
