Pittsburg Camp County Public Library FREADING E-Books Info
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Freading users, you must first install Adobe Digital Editions software before
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Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library cardholders are now able to
download e-books from Freading.
This is a new e-book service that differs from others in that
e-books are available to users simultaneously, without waiting in line.
Helpful Tips to Get You
Started With Freading:
Every Monday morning, your family card is given 10 download
tokens. Each e-book download uses between 1 and 4 tokens, depending on demand
for the book. Unused tokens rollover to the next week for the next three weeks,
but all tokens reset to 10 again every four weeks.
Freading e-books check out for 2 weeks, at which point they can
be renewed for another two weeks. Renewals for the newest titles cost one
download token, but older books renew for no cost.
Thousands of titles in all genres are available through
Freading, and new titles are added each week, but please bear in mind that many
publishers do not offer e-book lending to libraries at this point.
There are many video tutorials on Youtube.com about using Adobe Digital Editions and Freading to download e-books.
Freading applications are available to download in the Apple’s
App store and the Android marketplace. Read
below to learn about Kindle Fire directions.
Using the Site
How do I get the Freading app on my Kindle
Fire? You can download the Freading app for your Kindle Fire through
GetJar or through SlideMe.org
The
easiest way to access the Freading app is tp go to the site SlideMe.org and
search for Freading. You should be able to install from here without the hassle
of GetJar.
For
GetJar, make sure you have enabled "Download from unknown sources",
and also make sure you have set the
browser to optimize for mobile view. To do this on the NEW Kindle Fires, you
open the browser, tap the menu button at the bottom, select Settings, and set
"Requested website view" to Mobile. Then re-load the GetJar website,
and search for Freading. When you try to download it, check the status bar to
see if there has been a download. If there has, tap it, and install. At this
point, you should have the GetJar app installed. Open this, and search again
for Freading. This should allow you to download Freading. Make sure to check
the status bar for a download.
How Do I download Adobe Digital Editions to
read my Freading eBooks? In order to download Freading eBooks, it is
necessary to have Adobe Digital Editions installed into your computer. Mobile
users will download their files into an application.
Product Page: http://www.adobe.com/go/digital-editions-2.0-dlpage
Direct Links for ADE:
Direct link to the
Windows installer .exe (will show a browser downloads dialog)
Direct link to the
Macintosh installer .dmg (will show a browser downloads dialog)
http://www.adobe.com/go/digital-editions-2.0-dl-mac
Please make sure that
you have an Adobe ID. If you do not have one, you may create by going to
"Don't Have an Adobe ID" at: https://www.adobe.com/account/sign-in.adobedotcom.html
How Do I Use Freading Ebooks?
1) You
need to have a valid library card from a library that has contracted the
Freading eBook Service. Although www.freading.com
is visible on the World Wide Web, you will be prompted for a valid library card
before you can actually download a book.
Only library cards from subscribing libraries will work. Valid users can enter the site either from
the web or via their subscribing library web site.
2) You need to decide on what device that you
will read the eBooks. The most popular
devices that are compatible with Freading eBooks are:
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Any computer or laptop
running a Windows or Mac platform with at least a modest hard drive, some free
RAM, and a browser that has been updated in the past year or two. Major browsers such as IE, Safari, Firefox,
and Chrome will show the site just fine.
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The nook family of
devices from Barnes & Noble. We have
specifically tested the nook Color and the Simple Touch Reader. The nook devices are not compatible with
direct wireless downloading of Freading eBooks, but they accept transfers from
your PC or Mac through a simple process.
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The Apple iPad® and
iPhone®. The Freading eBook service has
a free application in the Apple App Store which you can download. You must use the general browser to access
your library’s Freading site, then you download the eBook into the
application. Direct downloading from
within the application is not possible.
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Most Android™ based
tablets and phones. We say “most” because
some devices are Android based, but do not allow access to the full Android App
Market, but a subset of that store. The
Freading eBook Service has a free application in the Android app Market, and
tablets that allow you to download the app include tablets from Motorola, Sony,
Samsung and Acer, among others.
Downloading is possible from within the Freading Android App.
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The Kobo Ereader and
Vox tablet. The Freading App is in the
Getjar App store.
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The Kindle Fire, but
not other Kindle Devices. The Kindle
Fire accepts 3rd party apps through a few extra steps as indicated below.
3) All mobile device users will need an Adobe
ID in order to activate their Freading app for use. If users do not already
have an Adobe ID, they can create an ID by visiting the Adobe website .
eReader
users (Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo) will also need an Adobe ID in order to utilize
the Adobe® Digital Editions software on their PC. Adobe Digital Editions is a
software program similar to iTunes in that it manages downloads and stores the
eBooks on your PC. The Freading eBook site can tell you whether the Adobe
Digital Editions software is on your computer. You can follow the link on the
Freading homepage to download the Adobe Digital Editions software for free.
If
the eReading device is not compatible with the Freading app (Nook, Sony Reader,
Kobo), then the eBooks will need to be transferred from their PC to their
eReader through the Adobe Digital Editions software.
What are tokens? All about tokens Tokens are a virtual currency that you use to exchange for
downloads. Your library gives you a
weekly allotment which appears in the upper right hand corner of the home page
after you login. When you choose a book,
the amount of tokens labeled on the book is deducted from your account.
There
are three different token costs of a book, downloads cost 4, 2 or 1 token
depending on the value assigned by the publisher. In most cases newly published books are 4
tokens, then after a time period they drop to 2, and then after another time
period they drop to 1. So in general,
the token value is based on how new a book is.
In some cases though, a publisher may have chosen a different criteria
such as popularity.
Unused
tokens roll over each week for a four week period, a week being defined as a Monday
to Sunday period of seven days, beginning at 12:01AM Monday, New York time, and
going to midnight on Sunday. At the end
of the fourth week from the time you first logged in, unused tokens are cleaned
out of your account, except for your original weekly allotment. The rolling over process then starts all over
again, as a new four week cycle has begun.
Your subscribing library decides the amount of tokens that users will have
in their weekly allotment.
How long do I have the ebook for? The Adobe Digital Editions software will limit your access to
each ebook for a 2 week initial period.
You can extend the loan period for one 2 week period by going back to
the book display on the website and hitting the download button again. You will see that the token value has
decreased since the initial loan. Most
renewals are free.
Can I renew a book? A book can be renewed for one 2 week period by going back to the
book display on the website and hitting the download button again. You will see that the token value has
decreased since the initial loan. Most
renewals are free.
What is Adobe Digital Editions and how do I
use it? Adobe Digital Editions is a software that
enables you to read the Freading ebook downloads, and it also stores and
organizes the downloads, at least on a computer. Mobile users will download their files into
an application.
Freading
EPUB and PDF books are wrapped in the Adobe software, which acts as a digital
rights management. This software limits
the loan period, and prevents copying.
What devices work with the Freading ebook
service? While not a complete list, here are some of
the most popular devices that work with the service:
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For direct downloading
off the site you can use a PC or Mac.
With our app, you can use the iPhone or iPad. With our app, you can use most Android
tablets and phones. Tablets we have
tested include Samsung Galaxy, Sony, Toshiba, Acer, Asus and Xoom.
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2.
For transfer of an
eBook via a computer and Adobe Digital Editions, you can use the Nook devices,
the Sony reader and the Kobo reader. We
suspect there are more compatible ereaders.
3.
Freading eBooks are
available via the Kindle Fire by a special procedure, but not other Kindles.
4.
At the moment,
Freading eBooks are only viewable on Nook tablets via transfer.
How do I get the Freading App on the Kindle
Fire? You may access the Freading app on the Kindle
Fire through GetJar or slideMe.
For
GetJar, make sure you have enabled "Download from unknown sources"
and also make sure you have set the browser to optimize for mobile view. To do
this on the NEW Kindle Fires, open the browser, tap the menu button at the
bottom, select Settings, and set "Requested website view" to Mobile.
Then re-load the GetJar website, and search for Freading. When you try to
download it, check the status bar to see if there has been a download. If there
has, tap it, and install. At this point, you should have the GetJar app
installed. Open this, and search again for Freading. This should allow you to
download Freading ebooks into the app. Again, you'll have to check the status
bar for a download.
If
NONE of that works, go to the site SlideMe.org and search for Freading. You
should be able to install from here without the hassle of GetJar.
How do I use a Nook with Freading? To use a Nook eReader or a Nook Color with Freading you'll need
a computer with Adobe Digital Editions installed and authorized with an Adobe
ID.
With
Digital Editions opened on the computer, connect the Nook to the computer with
the USB cable that came with the Nook. Once connected, Digital Editions will
recognize the device and ask if you would like to authorize the Nook with the
same Adobe ID as the computer. Select "Yes", and you will see the
Nook appear as a bookshelf in Digital Editions.
Now,
when you download a book from Freading and open it into Digital Editions you
will be able to drag it onto the Nook.
What are your apps? Our apps can be downloaded in the Apple App Store, the Android
Marketplace, or at www.freading.com.
Some libraries may have a link to the apps on their website. When in the Apple App Store or the Android
Marketplace it may help to search for “Freading” and “Library Ideas”.
How do the Apps work?
Apple: The Apps functionality is to store and read the book. You must use the Safari browser to download
a Freading eBook.
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Use the browser to
access your library’s Freading site.
Login as necessary.
2.
Download a book. You may be asked to “authorize” your device,
which means you must login using your Adobe credentials when prompted.
3.
You will be asked
where you want to download the file.
Select the Freading app.
4.
After downloading, you
will be able to read and navigate the book in the Freading app.
Android: You can use the App to download and read a book.
1.
Open the Freading app.
2.
Press the “grid” icon
in the lower left hand corner to make a new group of menu icons appear.
3.
Press the “store”
shopping cart icon to browse your library’s Freading site.
4.
Download and enjoy.
How do I renew a book? Once your time period has expired, you can renew a book by visiting
the book display again on the library’s Freading site. You will see that the token value has
changed, and the renewal cost, if any, is displayed. You can go to the download link and
downloading it will renew the eBook for 2 more weeks.
How do I get a book on more than one device? The Adobe Digital Editions software
will allow you to transfer eBooks to multiple, but not unlimited, devices. If you are not using a computer, you can
re-download a book within your loan period at no cost by going to “My Downloads”
in the upper right corner on the home page.
This will allow you to re-download an eBook at no token cost up to two
times.
Content
What Publishers do you have? While we do not publish a comprehensive list, we have dozens of
internationally known publishers supplying some or all of their catalogs,
including Sterling, Sourcebooks, Workman and Kensington. We encourage publishers to contact us for
distribution.
What are Featured Books? Featured Books are books recommended to you either by your local
library, by the Freading staff, or the Publishers.
How often is new content added? New content is generally added on a weekly basis.
Who is Library Ideas, LLC? Library Ideas, LLC is a privately held company located in
Fairfax, Virginia. Library Ideas
supplies digital products and websites to libraries of all kinds around the
world. Our signature products are
Freading eBooks, Freegal Music and Rocket Languages for Libraries. Our website is www.libraryideas.com.
Dated:
7/29/2013 PCCPL
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