Getting Started in Digital Books
1. Go to the R.E.A.D.S. website.
2. On the bottom left is a link for the OverDrive Media Console software. Click on this link and download the software. (Note: If you intend to download ebooks, you must also download the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. The link to this software is also on the bottom left of the R.E.A.D.S. website.)
3. Search the R.E.A.D.S. site and select the title you wish to download.
4. Click the Add to Cart link.
5. At My Cart click the Proceed to Checkout link.
6. At the State map click on the Highland Rim region.
7. Select Coffee Co. Lannom Library from the drop down list and enter your library card number and PIN. Then click Sign In. (Note: You must be a patron in good standing to checkout items).
8. Click Confirm Check out. When you click this link the ebook/audiobook is checked out and the loan Period begins at this moment, NOT from the time you download the title.
9. The title is now in your eBookshelf. It will remain there until you download the title or until the end of the two-week loan period.
10. Click Download.
11. If you are downloading an ebook, the Adobe Reader software will automatically open and the ebook will remain in the Adobe Reader program for the two-week checkout period.
12. If you are downloading an audiobook, the OverDrive Media Console software will automatically open. You will be asked into which folder you want the file to be placed. Click OK. You will then have the option of downloading some or all of the parts of the audiobook. Click OK.
Circulation Rules for R.E.A.D.S.
1. Checkout period is 14 days.
2. Checkout limit is 5 items per patron.
3. The patron may have up to 5 items on hold.
4. Patrons will be notified via email when a hold is available. The patron will have 3 days to download the item.
5. A patron can have up to 7 items in his “cart”.
6. Items will remain in a patron’s cart for one hour.
Required Security Upgrade
1. The first time you try to download an audiobook, you will get the following message:
Unable to acquire a license to play the selected title. Windows Media player requires a security upgrade…
Click OK. Then cancel the download and go to the OverDrive Media Console and click on Tools (found on the bar at the top of the Console). Then click on Windows Media Player Security Upgrade.
2. You will get this message:
Your Windows Media Player requires a security upgrade to play protected content.
Click OK.
3. You will next encounter this message:
The owner of the protected content you are trying to access requires you to first upgrade some of the Microsoft digital rights management (DRM) components on your computer.
Click OK to upgrade your DRM components.
Click OK - After the components have been upgraded, you will get this message:
Windows Media License Request Granted
Click Play.
You can now go back to R.E.A.D.S. and download your audiobook.
Can I return my eBooks and audiobooks early?
Only Adobe® eBooks may be returned early:
If you are using Adobe Reader 6…
1. Open Adobe Reader® and go to File > My Bookshelf.
2. Locate the cover image of the eBook you wish to return. Right-click on the cover image and chose the ‘Return to Lender’ option.
The ‘Document Expiration’ dialog box is displayed.
3. In the ‘Document Expiration’ dialog box, click option ‘Return to Lender’. Note that clicking option ‘OK’ will simply close the dialog box without returning the book.
The eBook will be returned from your account, and checked back into the library collection.
If you are using Adobe Reader 7…
1. Open Adobe Reader® and go to File > Digital Editions > My Digital Editions.
2. Locate the cover image of the eBook you wish to return. Right-click on the cover image and chose the ‘Return to Lender’ option.
The ‘Document Expiration’ dialog box is displayed.
3. In the ‘Document Expiration’ dialog box, click option ‘Return to Lender’. Note that clicking option ‘OK’ will simply close the dialog box without returning the book.
The eBook will be returned from your account, and checked back into the library collection.
Be sure to click ‘Return to Lender’ to return the book. Clicking ‘OK’ will simply close the dialog box without returning the book.
