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How to Transfer an ebook to a Portable Device with Adobe Digital Editions from your Mac

1) Connect your compatible portable device to your Mac with the device USB cable.  Make sure your device is powered on and not in sleep mode before connecting.

2) Open up the Adobe Digital Editions program.
If you have not already installed Adobe Digital Editions, you must install it now.  Click here for installation instructions.

3) You may need to authorize your device to work with Adobe Digital Editions.  Click on Authorize Device.

 

4) Your device will be authorized.  Click on Finished.

 

5) When you open Adobe Digital Editions, you will see the ebook that you previously download from the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium Digital Download Center and your Nook.
If you do not know how to download an ebook, click here for instructions.

 

6) Click and hold on the ebook and drag it to your device.  Let go of the mouse button when you see the little + sign hovering above your device.

 

7) Click on your device icon.  The ebook is now on your device.  The number of check-out days for the ebook will be displayed on the upper right corner of the ebook.  You can start reading the ebook on your device.  Note the check-out period for your ebook, in this example, 7 days.

 

8) To return or delete the ebook, click on the the little arrow on the upper left of the ebook.  You can select either Return or Delete.  If the check period has not expired, use Return if you no longer want the ebook.  Use Delete if ebook check-out period has expired.

 

9) When you are done transferring or deleting files, you should safely remove the device before you disconnect your portable device from your Mac.  Drag the device icon to the eject icon. 

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