Holiday eReader and Mobile Device Sample

Holiday eReader and Mobile Device Sample
Wanting to purchase an ereader or other type of device for reading books but don't know what to purchase? Join us and sample some of the most popular ereaders such as Kindle Touch, Kindle, Kindle Fire or Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Nook as well as Sony Wifi and other types of devices such Android Tablet Acer Iconia, iPad, and iPod. This class is designed to provide participants with hands-on learning using the most popular ereaders and mobile devices and the Ohio eBook Project for downloading library digital materials.

Walk in's welcomed!

Locations:

Monday, November 19^th from 6-7:30 pm

Jackson Branch

7487 Fulton Dr. NW
Massillon, OH 44646
330.833.1010

 

Tuesday, December 11^th from 6-7:30 pm
Lake Branch
11955 Market Ave. North

Uniontown, OH 44685

330.877.9975

Thursday, December 13^th from 2-3:30 pm

North Branch

189 25th Str. NW
Canton, OH 44709

330.456.4356 

Registration is optional.

BookBub.com

I'm always ready for a good deal on ebooks but don't always have the time to search for them.  I had this in mind when I bumped into BookBub.  BookBub is an alert service that keeps you up-to-date on book deals for Kindles, Nooks, and many other mobile reading devices.

 

I found the sign-up form on BookBub's Facebook Page.    Simply fill out the provided form and click the submit button.

 

 

Within 24 hours, you will begin receiving daily emails (1 per day) for free and/or deeply discounted books for your reading device. 

NOTE: Found an item but don't want to permanently download it to your device?  Check the SCDL online catalog for an ebook from the Ohio eBook Project.

When you receive an email, the offer will clearly state Free or a deeply discounted price.

 

Click on the Get Deal button.  You will be taken to the online book store you requested on your BookBub sign-up form. 

Follow the prompts to receive your free or deeply discounted ebook.  The following preview is for a Kindle eBook.  Other eBook stores may have different types of prompts.

 

NOTE:  Your devices or app must be compatible with the requested item. Your device or app must be registered with the online book store you requested on your BookBub sign-up form.

 

Happy Reading!

Dee



The Book Depository

The Book Depository is a British bookseller whose motto is “All Books To All” and “selling less of more rather than more of less.”  This includes offering over 11,000 free e-books, many from their own imprint, Dodo Press.  At this time, the free ebooks are only available as PDFs, which can be read using Adobe Reader, a free software.  (To download Adobe Reader, go to: http://get.adobe.com/reader.)  Most e-readers, including the Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook, can read PDF e-books.

Home Page

To get free e-books available from The Book Depository, go to: http://www.bookdepository.com/free.  The home page offers information about The Book Depository’s free e-books.  Click on Search free eBooks to start looking for e-books.

Search

Enter a title, author, or other keyword in the Add keywords box and click Refire Search.

Search Results

All of the e-books matching the search will be displayed.  Click on the title to find out more about the book or click Get Free eBook to be taken to the book’s record.

Record

The record includes information about the book, as well as a link to purchase the book or download the free PDF.  To get the e-book, click on Download free eBook PDF.

Downloading
A popup box will appear.  If you chose to Save, be sure to give the PDF a name and note where it is being saved.  Alternatively, choose to Open and start reading.

OR

Transferring to an E-Reader

Plug the e-reader into the computer using the USB cable.  Locate the file on the computer.  Go to Computer and where the e-reader should be listed as a device.  Left click, hold, and drag the e-book  to the e-reader.

For most e-readers, this is the final step.  If using a Kindle, double click Kindle to open.  Left click, hold, and drag the e-book into the documents folder.

Getting a Kindle book from our Catalog via the Ohio eBook Project

The Stark County District Library has already posted a video tutorial on how to get books for your Kindle from the Ohio eBook Project website.  What some people may not realize is that it is possible to access the Ohio eBook Project from SCDL's own online catalog.

If you are browsing our catalog (at search.starklibrary.org or on our homepage at www.starklibrary.org) and you see a title you wish to read, it may be available for electronic devices.  If it is, you will see a blue "eBook" symbol to the right of the title, like this:

 

That symbol means you can get the book in an eBook format from the Stark County District Library.  Not all eBooks are available specifically for Kindle, but you can check by clicking "Connect to title online" next to the picture of the book jacket.  Some titles may be available for Nooks and other devices that use the Adobe Digital Editions.  Stay tuned to this blog for more information on Nooks and other eReader devices.

Specific instructions on finding and downloading eBooks for Kindle from our catalog are in this new 2 minute video tutorial:

"Getting a Kindle book from our Catalog via the Ohio eBook Project"