Help and Information for e-books

  
 

 

  Patrons register by going to any public access computer and logging onto www.netlibrary.com.  At the top of the screen, near the upper right hand corner, is a link to create a free account.  Once they click on this link, they will be asked to create a username, password, security questions, and input limited personal information.  The bottom of the registration page should indicate account affiliation with the Brownwood Public Library - TSLAC Public eContent Collection.

 

Once the account is created, patrons may access their account from anywhere, so long as they have Internet access.  Even though they may log in from anywhere, the account will always be affiliated with the Brownwood Public Library, and will always access Brownwood's available eContent.

 

Logging In:

 

Once the account is created, patrons can go to http://www.netlibrary.com from home (or anywhere) and log into their account.  At the top of the page, near the left side, is a link to log in.  Once the user logs in, there will be a display at the top of the page that says "Welcome to the Brownwood Public Library - TSLAC eContent Collection" so that users know that they are accessing Brownwood's offerings.

 

From this page, patrons can search for content using a variety of methods, including full text, author, title, or subject.  From the search results page that follows, users will see the title and brief description of each item.  Below the description are links for “View this eBook”, “Show Details”, or “Add to Favorites”. 

 

  • Selecting View this eBook will display the content in the user's web browser, provided that Adobe Reader version 8.0 or higher is installed on the user's computer.

 

  • Selecting Show Details will display additional information about the content, and also, if available, allow the user to check out and download the eBook.

 

  • Selecting Add to Favorites simply puts the eBook into the patron's customized list of favorite books, which can be accessed from within each patron's account.

 

Checking Out and Downloading:

 

Before you download and read an eBook offline, you must have Adobe Digital Editions 1.7.1 or newer installed and activated on your computer.  Adobe Digital Editions is available at no charge from http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions.

 

When you install Adobe Digital Editions, you are prompted to authorize and activate your computer in order to read protected items and transfer them to other computers and portable devices. You must have an Adobe ID to authorize your computer.  You are prompted to get one at no charge during the installation.

 

  • If you will transfer eBooks from your computer to a portable device, both the device and the computer must be authorized with the same Adobe ID.

 

  • If you do not get your no-charge Adobe ID when you install Adobe Digital Editions, you can create an Adobe account and get an Adobe ID at the Adobe Sign In page.

 

Note: Download eBooks to your personal computer only. Do not download them to a public computer in your library.

 

To check out and download an eBook to your computer:

 

1)     Search for the eBook that you want to download.

2)     Click the Show Details link for the title to view the eBook Details page.

3)     Click Check Out & Download this eBook.

4)     If prompted, log in to your NetLibrary account.

5)     Click the Download this eContent button on the Download this eContent page.

6)     Click Open in the file download box that appears.  The eBook downloads and opens in Adobe Digital Editions. The eBook PDF file is saved to the My Digital Editions folder in the My Documents folder on your computer.  Note: If you click Save in the file download box, you save an ACSM file on your computer. Double-click the file to open it in Adobe Digital Editions.

7)     Enjoy reading the eBook in Adobe Digital Editions.  Note: See Adobe Digital Editions Help for more information. To access the Help in Adobe Digital Editions, press F1 or click the Help item in the Library drop-down menu or the Reading drop-down menu.

 

To transfer an eBook to a portable device:

 

After you download an eBook to your computer, you can transfer it to a compatible portable device. Simply plug your device into your computer, look for the device icon in the left hand menu in Adobe Digital Editions, and drag the eBook title to the icon.

 

Help:

 

After logging in, users can find extensive help by clicking on the help link located at the top right-hand corner of the main page.  Help content is available regarding software requirements, installation, and searching, and accessing available eContent.  All Brownwood patrons and staff are encouraged to peruse the help section in order to familiarize themselves with using NetLibrary.