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Page 1: How to borrow ebooks from Open Library

How to borrow ebooks from Open Library.

Randolph County Public Library

www.randolphlibrary.org

Page 2: How to borrow ebooks from Open Library

1) Go to www.openlibrary.org and select ‘Sign Up’.

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2) You will need to create an account. Fill out the form, and select ‘Sign Up’.

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3) Next, log in to your email account and select the link in the email from Open Library. This will link you back to Open Library. Select ‘log in to continue’.

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4) Enter your password, and select ‘Log In’.

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5) This will bring you back to the homepage. Select ‘lending library of over 100,000 eBooks’ link in the header to browse ebooks.

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6) Let’s check out While My Pretty Ones Sleep by Mary Higgins Clark.

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7) Select ‘eBook’ under Borrow to check out the title.

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8) Select ‘Download ePub’ to download to a non-Kindle ereader. (Tip: You will need to download Adobe Digital Editions and create an Adobe ID. If you need help with this process, see our tutorial ‘How to download Adobe Digital Editions.’)

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9) Select Open with Adobe Digital Editions to download the book to Adobe Digital Editions. (Tip: If you need help transferring the ebook to an

ereader that reads ePub formats (non-Kindle ereaders), see our tutorial ‘How to download an ebook onto a NOOK ereader.’)

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10) Once the book appears in Adobe Digital Editions, plug in your non-Kindle ereader and drag-and-drop the book onto your device.