Library eBooks on Your Kindle - Wake County Government

<strong>Library</strong> <strong>eBooks</strong> on Your Kindle
Wake County Public Libraries has a collection of <strong>eBooks</strong> that can be downloaded for free onto
compatible devices. To use this service, you will need your Wake County Public Libraries
membership number and your PIN. Your <strong>eBooks</strong> automatically expire when your checkout
time is up—no need to worry about returns or fines! Here’s how to get started:
Please note: If you have a Kindle Fire, you will need the instructions specific to Kindle Fire,
which are available in a separate document.
1. Create an Amazon account and register your Kindle.
You will need to use your Amazon account in the process of getting library <strong>eBooks</strong>. If you
haven’t already, go to www.amazon.com to complete this process.
2. Check your connection options.
<strong>Library</strong> <strong>eBooks</strong> will not transfer to your Kindle over Amazon’s 3G network. You must trans‐
fer them over wi‐fi or by connecting your Kindle to your computer with a USB cable. Please
note that some <strong>eBooks</strong> can only be transferred by USB due to publisher restrictions.
3. Sign in to Overdrive and configure your account
(Note: If you’re trying to do this using the Kindle’s experimental web browser, you will
need to disable javascript in the browser settings)
a. Go to http://wakegov.lib.overdrive.com and click Sign In (upper right corner).
b. Enter your 14 digit Wake County Public Libraries membership number and your PIN.
c. Click on Account and then the Settings link (from menu on the right).
d. Choose your default loan period (7 or 14 days). Note: Kindle books can be returned
early; also, you will not be able to choose a loan period while checking out
4. Search for a book to checkout
a. Go to http://wakegov.lib.overdrive.com.
b. Click Advanced Search in the upper right hand corner (under search box)
c. On the Advanced Search page, choose Kindle Book for format.
(Tip: <strong>eBooks</strong> in ePUB and PDF formats are not Kindle‐compatible.)
d. To restrict your search to books that are currently available (no waiting list), click the
Available Now button. It should change colors to indicate that it’s selected.
e. Click Search and find a book you would like to read.

4. Check out and download a library eBook
a. Click the cover of the book you want to check out.
b. Look in the Available Formats box to verify that the book is available in Kindle format.
c. Click the Borrow button to check out the book. If you see Place a Hold instead of Bor‐
row then there’s a wait list for that title.
d. After the checkout process completes, click Go to Bookshelf.
e. Click the Get for Kindle button. (Note: If you’re using the Kindle experimental web
browser, you may see Download instead of Get for Kindle.)
f. You will be taken to an Amazon.com page that shows the book you have just checked
out and a Get <strong>Library</strong> Book button.
g. If you’re already logged in to your Amazon account, you will see a dropdown menu
under the Get <strong>Library</strong> Book button asking you where to deliver the eBook. Choose your
Kindle on that menu. If you are not logged in to Amazon, go on the next step.
h. Click the Get <strong>Library</strong> Book button.
i. If you weren’t logged in, you will now be asked to log in to your Amazon account and
then to choose your Kindle as the delivery device.
j. When you see the message that your public library book has been delivered to your Kin‐
dle, you have completed the checkout process.
k. If you’re transferring by USB, click the Download now button. Save the eBook on your
computer. Connect your Kindle to your computer. Copy the eBook to the Documents
folder on your Kindle. Safely eject your Kindle from the computer
l. If your Kindle is connected to wi‐fi, the eBook will automatically transfer to it.
5. Find the eBook on Your Kindle
If you transferred by USB, the eBook should appear automatically on the Home screen of
your Kindle. If you are using wi‐fi, the book may appear automatically on the Home
screen. If not, one or more of the following suggestions usually gets your book to your
Kindle.
�� Force your Kindle to Sync.
�� Go to your Archived Items list. Select the book to force it to begin downloading.
�� Try turning the Kindle off and back on.
Additional Information
�� How many <strong>eBooks</strong> can I check out?
You can have a maximum of 5
downloadable items (<strong>eBooks</strong> and
audiobooks) checked out at a time.
�� Can I renew <strong>eBooks</strong>?
<strong>eBooks</strong> cannot be renewed. They can be
checked out again if there’s no wait list.
�� How do I return an eBook early?
Login to your account at Amazon.com
and go to Manage Your Kindle. Find
the book in Your Kindle <strong>Library</strong>. Touch
the Actions button and choose Return
this Book. To completely remove the
book from your account, touch Actions
again and choose Delete from <strong>Library</strong>.
Need Help?
�� For illustrated tutorials and other help
resources, visit the library website site at
www.wakegov.com/libraries and select
Download <strong>Library</strong>
�� Have additional questions? Go to
askwcpl.wakegov.com and type in your
question. If we don’t already have an
answer in our collection, you can submit
your question along with your contact information.
<strong>Library</strong> staff will respond to
you by email or phone.
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