Read in your browser

Have you ever wanted to read a library ebook without having to download any software or an app?  As long as you have an internet connection, you can read ebooks in your browser.  And don’t worry about losing your place—your place will be saved for the next time you log into your Ohio eBook Project account.

Start by checking out an ebook as usual.  When taken to the Bookshelf page, rather than selecting Download so that the book can be read in an OverDrive Media Console or Kindle app, or opened with Adobe Digital Editions to be transferred to another device, click on Read (In your browser).

The book will now open in a new tab.  Unless otherwise selected, the book always opens with a tutorial on how to read the book in the browser.  The most important direction is knowing that clicking the right side of the book moves the screen to the next page.

Down the right side of the screen are options for navigating through the book, including the Table of Contents, Bookmarks, and Search.  There are also options for changing the appearance of the book, including Font size.

 

And don’t worry about remembering where you left off.  When you’re ready to read more of your book, you simply log back into the Ohio eBook Project and click on your Account near the top right of the screen.  This takes you to your Bookshelf, where your book will be waiting.  When you click on Read (In your browser), the book will open where you left off, even if you’re using a different computer.

Shelia

PS The above screen captures were made on a Windows 7 computer using Internet Explorer 10.

Deleting Multiple Tabs on a Kindle Fire

Hi Everyone,
A question asked today involved deleting multiple tabs on a Kindle Fire.  Many times we open multiple tabs as we are browsing the Internet.  You can close them one at a time by tapping on the X found on the tab.  But if you open more than a few you may want to close them all at once.

To close all tabs at once:
1. If not already opened, open the web browser on your Kindle Fire.
2. If not already opened, tap on the window that has the multiple tabs.
3. On the far left-hand side of the Tab bar, tap and hold.

Kindle Fire Tab bar with multiple tabs open.  To open a new tab, tap the plus sign.

 

4. A pop-up box will appear.

Pop-up box for closing tabs on a Kindle Fire.

5. Tap the Close all tabs option and all of the tabs will close at once.



Give it a try!
Dee