Thread: My Very First Library Book
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Old 05-05-2012, 09:33 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Rob Lister View Post
So, I just downloaded my very first library book. A brand new experience for me. Like a little baby getting his first taste of chocolate pudding, my little fists balled up and my arms swung up-down-up-down gesturing more-more.

Getting started was a tedious task. It took a few days.

To do that, I had to...

Find the library homepage and discover I needed an on-line account.
Discover I had to actually go to the library to set up the account.
Visit the library to find out what my account user id and password is.
Attempt to flirt my way out of paying some late fees.
Pay the late fees.
Go home and sign on to the library's home page using my new id.
Find the very-well-hidden e-book link.
Select a book for download.
Download the book.
Scratch my head at the 2kb file that wouldn't open.
Actually read the instructions.
Download and install Adobe Digital Editions.
Go to the Adobe website and get a user id and password.
Promise Adobe the first born of my three sons.
Tell my installed copy of ADE what my user id and password was.
Open the file I previously downloaded in ADE.
Hook up my nook to my computer.
Authorize my nook in ADE.
Transfer the book to the nook.
Disconnect the nook from my computer.
Open the book on the nook.



Simple!
You could have searched for previous threads! (would actually be useful if there was a sticky for this). Most of us have been through this painful process already, possibly with the exception of the sons and late fees (tsk!).

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Originally Posted by Rob Lister View Post
I'm a little unsure of how to return the book. Is that an automatic process? Does it just disappear from my nook?
It should be. My library gives me the option of borrowing for 7 or 14 days, and a little countdown timer shows in the 'Books' view (on the Sony), then at the specified time (to the minute!), the book greys out, and can't be opened any longer. It doesn't actually disappear from the device. If I want to return it before then, I can go to ADE, click on the drop-down arrow to the left, and choose 'Return book'.
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