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1. OverDrive to e-reader

   As difficult as “one, two, three”
2. Notes to Self Share Monitor 2 in presentation mode Put sign on front door Use a timer Sign in to Amazon ahead of time Have ADE open and minimized Have your Nook and its cable ready If you have time after the program, take them back to OD and show holds and rating titles

3. OverDrive to e-reader

   As difficult as “one, two, three”
4. Al Carlsonalcarlson713@yahoo.com
5. The Al Carlson Mobile Research Team
6. The Basics of Today’s Webinar OverDrive Find what you want Get it Read it on your chosen device
7. Your Questions Type them in as you think of them We’ll answer them at the end of the program (to make sure we cover all the important points before we run out of time.)
8. A brief bit of background material to set the stage for today’s presentation….
9. Think outside the container Ms. Stock Photo Person is carrying four containers that she calls “books” She calls the Ricoh photocopier in her office a “Xerox” And she has Northern tissues in her purse that she calls “Kleenex” She has lots of company in that
10. Some Historic Containers of Books Clay Tablet Papyrus Vellum Scroll Codex AKA the “Book” (About 100 AD, well before Gutenberg)
11. Small Library Building: a container of containers30,000 books?
12. 256 GigaByte SD Card512,000 e-books $230
13. A book a day for 1,400 years
14. So, which “container” holds more books?And which type you bet on for long term survival?
15. So, how do you read and enjoy the books stored on this nifty new type of container?
16. E-readers! They grow up so fast! And they’re still just toddlers! Here are some “examples” of the types we’ll cover today
17. E-Ink Kindles
18. E-Ink Nooks
19. Other e-Ink Readers Sony Reader Kobo
20. iPads and iPhonesNot e-ink!
21. Galaxy TabsAlso not e-ink
22. Google Nexus 7Not e-ink either
23. Smart PhonesE-ink? No!
24. Kindle FireNowhere near e-ink
25. One Two Three Lots of specific examples Only Three “types” E-Ink Kindles E-Ink everybody else Not E-Ink
26. E-Ink KindleShort Version Browse to OverDrive library web site on a PC Find and check out a Kindle e-book Throw it over to Amazon’s web site Assign it to your Kindle I’ll show that in detail in a moment
27. E-Ink Everybody ElseShort Version Browse to OverDrive library web site on a PC Find and check out an EPUB e-book Install Adobe Digital Editions (Only once) Download the e-book to your PC Get an Adobe ID (Only once) Authorize your PC (Only once) Sideload the e-book to your e-reader I’ll cover this in detail in a moment
28. Not e-Ink: Short Version There’s an App for that!
29. There’s an App for that! Apple stuff Android stuff
30. OverDrive Media Console
31. There’s an App for that! For Apple and Android devices: Get the OverDrive Media Console App Install it Read the minimal instructions Use it Additional help Click on the HELP button at your library’s OverDrive site and choose your specific device
32. Apps and Adobe Digital Editions:one time petty annoyance App users do have to install Adobe Digital Editionsone time, just like Nook, Sony, Kobo, etc. users I’ll cover that later in this webinar
33. One Two Three Lots of specific examples Only Three “types” E-Ink Kindles E-Ink everybody else Not E-Ink [Done]
34. Amazon Kindles
35. Kindles are their own ecosystem They have their own format (AZW) They have their own DRM They don’t use an App They pull the OverDrive e-book into the Amazon ecosystem and manipulate it there Let’s take a look
36. Amazon Sign InCreate an account, if you don’t have one
37. Browse to OverDrive; Sign In;Find the Help button
38. My Account
39. OverDrive Help Screen Text, videos, and possibly a Vulcan mind meld by now
40. OverDrive Library Catalog
41. Advanced Search for Kindle Format:Instant Gratification Method
42. Kindle Format Search Results
43. Click the correctAdd to Cart
44. Double check; go to Checkout
45. Confirm Checkout
46. Get for Kindle
47. Because you signed in at Amazon moments ago, you will be zapped to Amazon Library Loan
48. Added to Kindle Server; ready to sync with your Kindle “device”
49. Kindle Recap Visit Amazon and sign in first Create a free account if necessary Browse to your library’s OverDrive site Sign in Advanced search for Kindle Format Check out and Get For Kindle Bounce to Amazon web site Assign to chosen Kindle Sync via Wi-Fi to download the e-book to your device
50. The Penguin Exception Penguin—one of the “Big Six” publishers—hates Amazon. They are “punishing” Amazon by forcing you (your patrons) to download Penguin e-books to your PC and sideload them to your Kindle. Here’s an example
51. The Help
52. The message behind the red link
53. The fix
54. One Two Three Lots of specific examples Only Three “types” E-Ink Kindles [Done] E-Ink everybody else Not E-Ink [Done]
55. Nook Classic
56. Nook Simple Touch
57. Sony Stuff
58. Kobo Reader
59. Nooks and Kobos, and others!Oh, my! Here are the steps a first timer needs to go through, just when he knows the least about it. 1. Go to his local OverDrive site and log in. 2. Find and check out an Adobe EPUB format book. 3. Install Adobe Digital Editions software 4. Download the book from the OverDrive site to his Adobe-linked PC and watch it appear in Adobe Digital Editions 5. Get an Adobe ID and maybe an email address 6. Connect his Nook or similar e-reader to his PC 7. Sideload the book from his PC to the e-reader 8. Whew!!
60. (App users have to do the one-time Adobe ID and authorization thing, too!)
61. Fire up your PC and browse to “your” OverDrive Library
62. Sign In; find the Help button;Choose Advanced Search
63. Advanced Search for EPUB Format“Instant gratification for the new user” method Ask me later
64. EPUB format search results
65. Drill Down; look around;click Add to Cart for EPUB
66. Now “push your cart” over to the checkout desk
67. Adjust your loan period; click Confirm Check Out
68. Now it gets complicated for “first timers”
69. Here’s the bad news…. First Timers need to: Install Adobe Digital Editions on their PC Download the OverDrive e-book Have or create an Email address Create an Adobe Identity based on that address Authorize their PC with their new Adobe Identity Connect their “Nook” to the PC “Sideload” the e-book from their PC to their Nook
70. After the first time, it’s easy Just Download the title Connect the “Nook” Sideload the title
71. But this time, it’s complicated;so let’s run through it First Timers need to: Install Adobe Digital Editions Download the OverDrive e-book Have or create an Email address Create an Adobe Identity Authorize “your” PC Connect your Nook Sideload the e-book from their PC to their Nook
72. Adobe Digital Editions You have to install the Adobe Digital Editions software to read and sideload the EPUB or PDF book you have just checked out Just as you need MS Office (or a good clone) to open and read an Excel spreadsheet
73. Click on “Click here to…title” link
74. Choose Download Adobe Digital Editions
75. At Adobe’s site, click Install now
76. Choose version that works for your PC
77. Download and install using your browser’s and PC’s normal procedures Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, IOS…
78. ADE fresh from installation!Well, almost… ADE comes with a built-in manual
79. Say ‘yes’ to the ACSM question If your browser or PC asks you whether you would like ACSM files to open automatically in Adobe Digital Editions, say ‘yes’ ACSM is Adobe Content Server Manager When you download an OverDrive e-book, you actually download an ACSM file first, which then fetches the actual e-book from an Adobe Content Server
80. Now back up to OverDrive Close the browser tab for the task you just completed and use the tab that shows the OverDrive Checkout area
81. Now you can click on Download
82. The e-book opens automatically in ADE(You may need to tell your browser that)
83. Adobe ID: an inconvenient truth that enables you to violate some of the laws of physics This takes you back to the Adobe Web site
84. Fill in the required fields;and if you don’t have an email address…
85. Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, etc.
86. Now fill those fields in
87. Click OKMother Adobe now associates the MAC address of this PC with your Adobe ID
88. Apples, Androids, & Adobe Smart device owners who load the OverDrive Media Console App will also be prompted to authorize the device with their Adobe ID The screens are a little different, but the process is the same
89. Quick Recap We found our OverDrive library and signed in We found and checked out a book in EPUB format We downloaded and installed Adobe Digital Editions We downloaded our e-book We created an Adobe identity And created an email account, if necessary We authorized our PC with that Adobe ID Whew! And now we can put that EPUB book onto our “Nook”
90. Sideloading “Sideloading” is transferring an e-book from a PC to an e-reader Adobe Digital Editions is the slickest way for OverDrive library EPUB e-books Open ADE and connect the Nook Pre-school jigsaw puzzle skills are all you need
91. PC Detects Nook
92. ADE detects the Nook;Note Nook on left under “Devices”
93. Drag and drop – Image One
94. Drag and Drop—Image Two
95. Dragged and Dropped;a view of what is on the Nook
96. Safely Eject the Nook(And always wear a seatbelt)
97. Mini-recap So, your newbie patron… Found an EPUB e-book at his OverDrive site Checked it out Installed Adobe Digital Editions Downloaded the e-book to his PC Was prompted to authorize that PC Got an Adobe ID (and maybe an email address) Authorized his PC Sideloaded the e-book to his Nook or Sony or…
98. One Two Three Lots of specific examples Only Three “types” E-Ink Kindles [Done] E-Ink everybody else [Done] Not E-Ink [Done]
99. Kindle e-Ink: Short Version Browse to OverDrive site on PC Find and check out an e-book “Slide” it over to Amazon Assign it to a Kindle Sync and read (No Adobe)
100. E-Ink EPUB e-readers: Short Version Browse to OverDrive site Find and check out e-book Install Adobe Digital Editions Download e-book Get Adobe ID Email address Authorize PC Sideload to e-reader
101. Apple and Android Smart Devices:Short Version Visit the appropriate “App Store” Get OverDrive Media Console Use it (one time authorization with Adobe required)
102. Three “exceptions” Chromebook Kindle Fire
103. Three “exceptions”
104. Chrome Books Not a Microsoft PC Not an Apple device Not an Amazon device Not even an Android device OverDrive does not yet specifically support it Install the Kindle Cloud Reader App from the Chrome Web Store and treat is as a Kindle at OverDrive
105. Kindle Fire Since it is a Kindle but also has a browser, you can Use its browser to visit OverDrive and “Get for Kindle” Use a PC to visit OverDrive and “Get for Kindle”
106. Windows 8 A ‘big’ mobile device Native Windows 8 App can not read WMA audiobooks nor sideload Use OMC for Windows 8 in Native mode and OMC “classic” in “desktop” mode (i.e. Load two versions of OMC)
107. Windows 8 Run IE 10 as “Administrator” for Windows Media Player Security Upgrade Use the appropriate OverDrive Help page for details OverDrive is still fine tuning its response to Windows 8
108. Questions and Resources http://sites.google.com/a/tblc.org/digital-delight Look for: OverDrive to eReader for beginners OverDrive Site “Help” resources!! alcarlson713@yahoo.com
109. OverDrive Bonus Section Rated Titles An opt in record of every OverDrive title you read Placing Holds Your email address is linked to your library card number at OverDrive but not in the email universe Open ePub Behaves like regular EPUB but has no DRM and can be copied and kept Not found with an Adobe EPUB eBook search
110. Enjoy your e-reading!