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1 Kobo Aura One Step 1: Set u p an
Kobo Aura One Step 1: Set u p an OverDrive account ï· Open the browser on your computer, and go to https://www.overdrive.com/account/sign - up ï· At the section that says âEnter Your Detailsâ, type in your name and your email address , and create a password in the âSet a Passwordâ field ï· Click on âSign Upâ ï· You will see a notification at the top of the page that your account must be validated. An email will be sent to the address you used to sign up, containing a link for you to click on to validate your account. Once you have clicked on the link in your emai l, you will see a message at the top of the page that says âCongratulations, your account has been verifiedâ. ï· If you have favourite genres, you may select them using the check boxes ï· Click on Save. You will see a message at the top of the page saying âYour acco unt settings have been updatedâ Step 2: Install Adobe Digital Editions on your PC ï· G o to http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital - editions.html ï· Choose your country and lang uage ï· C lick âDownloadâ ï· Under âAdobe Digital Editions 4 . 5 .2 Installersâ, choose the download that matches the operating system on your computer , and click on the link ï· You will see a mes
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sag e âYou have chosen to open ADE_4 . 5 .2 _Installer.exe⦠Would you like to save this file?â ï· Click on âSave Fileâ ï· Once the file has finished downloading, run it to install the software ï· If you are prompted instead to âRunâ or âSaveâ the file, choose âRunâ. ï· After the download completes, and the installer start s, click on the check box: âI agree to accept the terms in the Licence Agreementâ and click âNextâ ï· C hoose the options you want from the next screen and click âNextâ again. ï· On the Destination Folder dialogue box, choose a location and click on âInstallâ ï· When you first run Adobe Digital Editions, youâll be asked to authorize your computer ï· Choose âAuthorize Computerâ . In the drop down menu next to âEbook Vendorâ, scroll down and select âOverDrive â. Next to âVendor Login IDâ, enter the email address you used to create your OverDrive account, then enter your password in the field next to âVendor Passwordâ. Once the installation is finished , A dobe D igital E ditions will open in the âLibrary Viewâ ï· You can now download e - books to your computer and transfer them to your Kobo Step 3: Log in to Download Library by OverDrive ï· Open t
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he browser on your computer, and go to http://www.kpl.org ï· /lick â.ooks and aoreâ, then select âe - Books and e - Audiobooksâ ï· Scroll down the page to â Search for e - .ooksâ and click on that link to go to the Download Library site ï· On the Download Library site, c lick on the âSign Inâ link in the top right - hand corner of the screen ï· Choose your library from the list, enter your library card number and click on âSign inâ Step 4: F ind b ooks ï· Click on the Search icon Do a basic search by entering keywords in the search field, or click on Advanced search In the Advanced search, you can: Choose a subject; limit to only e - books under the Formats menu; select titles that are available now under the Availability menu Click on Subjects to select a subject to browse Putting holds on e - books ï· E - books might already be signed out o If they are signed out, the bar on the top of the cover image will say âWait Listâ o You can put a hold on e - books that are already signed out by clicking on âPlace a Holdâ o Enter your email address and you will receive a message when the e - book is available Step 5 : Checking out e - books ï· E - books that are available to borrow will have a gr
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een bar above the book cover that says âAvailableâ ï· When you have found a title you want to check out, click on âBorrowâ o The e - book will be signed out automatically o There are never any late fees o The e - book is returned to the library automatically Step 6 : Download ing e - books to your computer ï· Once you have checked a n e - book out, you will download it to your computer and then transfer it to your Kobo ï· Go to y our Account in Download Library and select âLoansâ to see e - books youâve checked out ï· Click on the Download button ï· You may see a Device Compatibility Notice, depending on what operating system you are using ; ensure that you have the appropriate software installed, then click on âConfirmâ ï· Y ou may see a message that prompts you to open the file with Adobe Digital Editions ï· Select âOpenâ ï· If this is the first time you have downloaded a book to the Adobe Digital Editions software, you will be prompted to authorize the software as outlined in Step 2 above ï· T he title will automatically open in the Adobe Digital Editions software ï· Sometimes, you might need to tell your computer to open OverDrive e - b ook files (.acsm fil es) in Adobe Digital Edi
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tions ï· Go to: http://bit.ly/1F6BkqC if you need to do this If you are using the C hrome browser: ï· The Chrome browser handles downloaded files differently from other browsers ï· Once you choose to d ownload the e - book, the link to the downloaded file will appear at the bot tom left corner of your screen ï· Click on the small drop - down arrow next to the box where your downloaded file appears ï· C hoose âOpenâ from the list of options ï· The file will o pen in the Adobe Digital Editions software Step 7 : Transfer e - books to your K obo using Adobe Digital Editions ï· The ADE software assumes you want to read your book once you download it, so the view that you see at first is the âReading viewâ. Click on â Library â in the upper left hand corner of the ADE software to see the âLibrary viewâ ï· Titles you have downloaded are displayed on the right - hand side of the screen ï· If you have a lot of titles, and you want to find only things you have checked out from the library, you can click on the âBorrowed Itemsâ bookshelf on the left - hand side of the screen to see just your library books ï· With the A dobe Digital Editions software open, connect your Kobo to your computer with the U
6 SB cable ï· A message will appear
SB cable ï· A message will appear on your Kobo , saying that a computer has been detected ï· Touch âConnectâ on the Kobo display screen ï· Your Kobo will display the m essage âConnected and Chargingâ ï· It may take a m oment for Adobe Digital Editions to recognize your Kobo ï· Once it is recognized, a section called âDevicesâ will appear on the left - hand side of the screen ï· Your Kobo will b e listed there as a device ï· If you are using a PC , the e - reader should appear if A dob e Digital Editions is already open ï· Depending on your e - reader, you may need to close Adobe Digital Editions, plug in your e - reader, and then re - open Adobe Digital Editions ï· You may need to restart your computer in order for the e - reader to be recognized by your computer ï· On a Mac, close Adobe Digital Editions before plugging in your Kobo ï· Plug in your Kobo , then open A dobe Digital Editions ï· The e - reader should be recognized by your computer ï· In Adobe Digital Editions, right - click on the book jacket of the title you want to transfer to your e - reader ï· Click on âCopy to Computer/Deviceâ and choose your Kobo from the device list ï· The book will be transferred to the Kobo
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ï· Safely Remove Hardware before you unplug the Kobo ï· On a PC, click the âSafely Remove Hardwareâ icon on the lower right - hand side of your screen ï· C hoose âSafely Remove USB Mass Storage Deviceâ ï· T he computer may recognize your device, and the message may read: âRemove Kobo e - Readerâ ï· When you see the message â Safe to Remove Hardwareâ, unplug your e - reader ï· The e - reader will then display a message that it is âProcessing new contentâ ï· On a Mac , unmount/eject the e - reader using the Finder before unplugging ï· Detach the e - reader from your computer. When your e - books expire ï· When the book reaches the due date, it expires ï· To delete expired books from your Kobo, press the Library button ï· Select âBooksâ to see a list of books on your Kobo ï· Touch the menu icon â 4 horizontal lines on the right ï· Touch âDelet eâ and the book will be deleted from your Kobo ï· If a title has expired, you will need to delete it from your Kobo and from the ADE software to prevent it from taking up space Returning an e - b ook e arly ï· In the A dobe Digital Editions software on your computer , click on Library ï· Right - click on the book cover, and c
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lick on âReturn Borrowed Itemâ ï· This will return the book to the library and delete it from your computer Using the Kobo Auraâs Built - in Wireless Search ï· From the home screen, t ouch the âMoreâ icon at the top of the screen â this looks like 3 dots ï· Touch WiFi â it may be listed as disabled. If it is, touch the button next to WiFi to enable ï· The Aura will scan for available WiFi networks and will list them ï· If you are using a KPL location, choose the KPL WiFi network listed by touching it. The Aura will connect to the network ï· To search for library e - books, touch the âMoreâ icon, then touch âSettingsâ, then touch âOverDriveâ ï· Touch âGet Startedâ ï· The Aura will let you know th at you need a WiFi connection, an OverDrive account, and a library card ï· If you donât have an OverDrive account, touch âCreate Accountâ and follow the prompts ï· If you have an OverDrive account, touch âSign in to OverDriveâ ï· Search for Kitchener Public Library and select Kitchener Public Library (downloadLibrary) ï· You can sign in using your library card, your OverDrive account, or Facebook ï· If you sign in with an OverDrive account, you may be prompted to âAdd a library cardâ ï· Onc
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e youâre logged in, the Kobo + Ove rDrive screen will appear where you can search for library e - books ï· Touch âBrowseâ or âSearchâ. The Kobo Aura One wireless function will show you e - books owned b y the Kitchener Public Library that are also available for purchase in the Kobo store. If you are looking for an e - book that is not available for purchase through the Kobo store, but which is owned by the library, please search using your computer as outlined in Steps 3 through 7 above, and transfer to your Kobo ï· If a book is available , you will see an option to Borrow on screen. Touch the word âBorrowâ to borrow the e - book ï· Once youâve borrowed the book, you will see a confirmation message on screen ï· If you happen to touch the small arrow to the right of the word âBorrowâ, you will see a menu from the Kobo store where you can purchase the book . Ensure that you touch âBorrowâ to borrow the library e - book ï· To return a title early, touch âBooksâ from the home screen ï· In the bottom right hand corner, touch the âMoreâ icon ï· You will see a menu that gives you the option to return the e - book If you need more help , call us at InfoLink: 519 - 743 - 7502