How to Download an eBook from Wisconsin's Digital Library onto your Mac
1) On the MORE online catalog (http://www.more.lib.wi.us), click on Wisconsin's Digital Library (http://dbooks.wplc.info)
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) To find an available ebook, browse View Currently Available to find something available immediately.
7) When you find an ebook that is available that you want to download, select the Adobe EPUB format to Add to Cart.
8) Confirm the format. In this example, Adobe EPUB eBook.
9) You will see the ebook in your cart. To download your selection, click on Proceed to Checkout.
10) Select a lending period of either 7, 14, or 21 days and then click on Confirm Check Out.
11) Note the Checked out on date and
the Expires on date. Click on Download.
(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.)
12) After you click on Download, you will see an icon for the ebook in
your Dock at the bottom of the screen. Double-click on the ebook
image.
(In this example, Adobe Digital Editions is also open. If you have not already downloaded and installed Adobe Digital
Editions, click here for help.)
13) The Adobe Digital Editions program will open and download the ebook.
14) When your ebook is done downloading, you will see the ebook in Adobe Digital Editions. You can begin reading your ebook on your Mac.
15) Click on Library for other views and options. Note that this ebooks is checked out for 7 days.
16) If you click on the little arrow at the top left of the ebook, you can delete or return the ebook.
17) If you are on a shared computer, Sign Out of the Digital Downloads web site when you are done.
Next - Transfer your
ebook to a portable
device
or Back to
Digital Downloads
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