How to Check Out an ebook for Kindle from Wisconsin's Digital Library
1) Using a web browser on your
tablet, smart phone, computer or Kindle Fire, go to the MORE online
catalog (http://www.more.lib.wi.us),
click on Digital Downloads to go to the Wisconsin Public Library
Consortium website (http://dbooks.wplc.info)
(Do not use the web browser on the e-ink
Kindle, Kindle Keyboard or Kindle Touch.)
2) Sign in using your MORE library card.
3) To sign in, type your library's name and select it from the list. In this example, River Falls Public Library.
4) Enter your entire
library card number (without any spaces) and then click on
Sign In.
(You must have an up-to-date MORE library card
with less than $10.00 in fines to check-out. If you do not have a
library card, go to your local Wisconsin public library to sign-up for a
card. To find your local IFLS library, go to
http://www.ifls.lib.wi.us/Default.aspx?tabid=150 or to find your
closest local Wisconsin library go to
http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/wisysdir.html#public.)
5) You will be in your account after signing in.
6) Find an available ebook. Click on View Currently Available (on the left under Browse) to find something available right now.
7) Below is an example of ebooks that are currently available. You can sort the list by Title, Author, Release Date, Most Popular or Added to Site. In this example, the list is sorted by Most Popular.
Note - If you find a Kindle Books that is "Kindle devices via USB only", you will not be able to access these titles unless you have a Kindle device registered to your Amazon account. This is due to a restriction by the publisher. If you use the Kindle app on your Apple, Android, Blackberry device or computer and do not own a Kindle device, you should check out the EPUB format using the instructions for All Other Devices.
8) When you find an available Kindle ebook you want to check out, click on Add to My Cart. Make sure to select the Kindle Book.
9) You will Confirm the format, in this example, Kindle Book.
10) You will see the ebook in your cart. To download your selection, click on Proceed to Checkout.
11) Select a lending period of either 7, 14, or 21 days and then click on Confirm Check Out.
12) Note the Checked out on date and the Expires
on date. Click on Get for Kindle.
(The ebook will remain on your computer or
portable device after the Expires on date but you will
not be able to use it after the expiration date. Delete the title after
the expiration date.)
13) You will be directed to the Amazon website.
Click on
Accept to Continue to leave
the WPLC site.
14) Click on the yellow Get library book icon.
15) Sign into your Amazon account with your personal email address and password.
Do not use the @kindle.com account created by
Amazon.
(If you do not know your Amazon account email and
password, you will need to go through the Amazon "Forgot your password"
procedure. Library staff have no way of accessing your Amazon
account.)
16) Select the device for delivery of your title.
You will see the message below when your library ebook has been delivered to your Kindle or device with a Kindle app.
Your library ebook will be delivered to your Kindle when you are connected with a wi-fi connection. Kindle books will not be delivered on a 3G connection.
You may need to sync your device, check the archive or cloud, and/or turn the device wi-fi off, then back on again for the book to be delivered to your device.
You can start reading your library ebook on your Kindle.
17) If you do not have a wi-fi connection, you can download the ebook and transfer it to your Kindle with a USB connection.
Download the ebook file.
The ebook will be saved as a file on your computer. Note where you downloaded the file.
18) Connect your Kindle to your computer with the USB cable.
19) Copy the ebook into the documents folder on your Kindle.
20) The ebook will be in your Kindle documents folder.
21) Begin reading your library ebook.
22) You can return or delete the library ebook from your Kindle Library on your Amazon account. Your library ebook will no longer work after the due date.
You can find additional help from Amazon with library books by clicking here.
