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



Getting Adobe Digital Editions

Adobe Digital Editions is free eBook reading software made by Adobe Systems (same folks that bring you Flash).  Digital Editions allows you to read and manage eBooks, and it is required to check out free public library eBooks in PDF or ePUB formats. Many public library books available through Overdrive are in either the ePUB or PDF formats.  These can be read on Nooks, Kobos, Sony Readers, and many other non-Kindle eReaders.

This post will take you through the steps necessary to get Digital Editions on your own computer, so you can get free library eBooks!  You will only need to go through this process once.

To get Digital Editions, you must have an Adobe ID and the latest version of Flash (another free download). 
If you don't have an Adobe account, you can create one (for free) here .  It is a good idea to use the same e-mail address for your Adobe ID that you will be using to check out library books.

Please note that this install was done on a computer using Windows XP.  If you have a different operating system, the screen make look a little different, though the process will be the same.

1) An easy way to get started with Digital Editions is to first go to the Ohio eBook Project website at ohioebooks.com.   This is the site you will use to find and check out books.  On the right side of the page, there is a panel called "Getting Started".  Click on the link that says Adobe Digital Editions.

2) You will be taken to this page, where you need to click on Download Adobe Digital Editions:

3) This will take you to the Adobe website.About halfway down the page, there is a box that says Adobe Digital Editions Installer.  You need to click on the brown button that says Install

4) The button will transform into two buttons, Install or Cancel.  If you wish to proceed with the download, you must click Install

5) A dialog box will appear asking which components you wish to install.  Two are required, the shortcuts are not.  They make it easier to access Digital Editions once it is installed.

6)The next dialog box informs you where on your computer the download will be installed.  You can choose a different location if you like, or just click the Install button.

7)When your installation is finished, you will see this message.  Click close to launch Digital Editions.

8) Digital Editions will launch and you will be guided through the set-up assistant.  Click continue here.

9)You will need to authorize your computer using your Adobe ID.  Enter your e-mail address and your Adobe password.

10) On the next screen, click Finish to activate Digital Editions

11) You have now installed Adobe Digital Editions!  You will use it to read eBooks and transfer free public library eBooks from your computer to your eReader device.

Summer Read Recommendations by Better Homes and Gardens

Hi Everyone,
Just a small note from the desk of Dee.
Better Homes and Gardens published a list of summer reads in their August 2012 issue.  For those of you who are digital or hard copy readers, I have provided the list with links to copies found in the Ohio eBook Project as well as the SCDL catalog.  Click on the link and you will be taken directly to the catalog record for requesting your library digital or paper copy.

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (digital edition)
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (paper copy)

In The Shadow Of The Banyan by Vaddey Ratner (library digital copy NA)
In The Shadow Of The Banyan by Vaddey Ratner (paper copy, put ordered copy on hold)

Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon (digital edition)
Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon (paper copy)

The Queen's Lover by Francine du Plessix Gray (library digital copy NA)
The Queen's Lover by Francine du Plessix Gray (paper copy)

Little Century by Anna Keesey (library digital copy NA)
Little Century by Anna Keesey (paper copy)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (digital edition)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (paper copy)


The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner (digital digital)
The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner (paper copy)

Enjoy your summer 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.

Ohio eBook Project Site

Hi Everyone,
The Ohio eBook Project site has been updated.  While some of the basic site navigation, options for limiting format types, as well as, featured items has changed slightly, the actions to select and download an item remains the same.  If you need assistance, please contact your local library or check out the SCDL Digital Devices and Ohio eBook web site for tutorials.

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1. Sign in using an SCDL Card bar code.
2. Select the type of format needed for your reader.

3. Limit to Available Now (optional)
4. Enter Title, Author, or Keyword into the Search within results box
5. Click Submit
6. Click Add to Cart

7.  Click Proceed to Check out

8. Select Lending period and then click Confirm Check out

9. Click Get Kindle Book

10. Select device and then Get Library Book

NOTE: You will need to sign into your Amazon account to complete the download from the Amazon page.

Return Nook Library Books Before They Are Due

There has been a lot of attention paid to Kindles lately, but the Stark County District Library has not forgotten that a lot of people use other devices, such as Nooks, to check out library eBooks.  If you use a Nook or another device that uses Adobe Digital Editions to organize your eBooks, you may be wondering how to return your library book.

As you may already know, your library loan will automatically expire after 14 days.  At the end of that period, your eBook will be "returned"; you will no longer be able to access it and you will never have to worry about late fees.  Some folks would like to return their books before their 14 days are up.  Possibly to be a good Samaritan (so someone else can check it out), or maybe to check out more books, since the Ohio eBook Project imposes a 10 checkout per card maximum.  If you use Adobe Digital Editions, it is a very quick process to return a public library eBook:

1) Open Adobe Digital Editions

2) Find the title you wish to return, and click once on the arrow that appears just to the left of the book jacket.  On the bottom of the list that appears is "Return Borrowed Item". Click on it.

3) You will be asked to confirm that you want to return your book.  If you are sure, click "Return".

4) Your book has now been returned!