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Download eBooks from Cortland Free Library to Your Kindle! Prerequisites You must have a library card to sign out eBooks. You must have an active Kindle account with Amazon. Downloading Books to Your Kindle Left click on the “Download Audio Books” picture on Cortland Free Library’s homepage to access eBooks. There are links along the right hand side in the green bar for you to choose all eBook adult fiction or nonfiction to help your search. Note: Public library books require an active Wi-Fi connection for wireless delivery to a Kindle device. Library books will not be delivered via your Kindle's 3G connection. If trying to send to a Kindle device and do not have an active Wi-Fi connection, you may instead choose to load your library book via USB. Both Mac and Windows users can manage Kindle content through a USB connection. 1.) Left click“Add to My Download Cart” when you find the book you want to download, but make sure the book is a “Kindle Book2.) Then click on “Proceed to Checkout”:

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Page 1: Downloading OverDrive eBooks to Your Kindle

Download eBooks fromCortland Free Library to Your Kindle!

Prerequisites

You must have a library card to sign out eBooks. You must have an active Kindle account with Amazon.

Downloading Books to Your Kindle

Left click on the “Download Audio Books” picture on Cortland Free Library’s homepage to access eBooks. There are links along the right hand side in the green bar for you to choose all eBook adult fiction or nonfiction to help your search.

Note: Public library books require an active Wi-Fi connection for wireless delivery to a Kindle device. Library books will not be delivered via your Kindle's 3G connection. If trying to send to a Kindle device and do not have an active Wi-Fi connection, you may instead choose to load your library book via USB. Both Mac and Windows users can manage Kindle content through a USB connection.

1.) Left click“Add to My Download Cart” when you find the book you want to download, but make sure the book is a “Kindle Book”

2.) Then click on “Proceed to Checkout”:

3.) Now you’ll be prompted to sign in to your patron account:

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4.) You’ll be asked to “Confirm Check Out.” Notice that you have the option to choose a 7, 14, or 21 day check out.

5.) Left click “Get for Kindle”

6.) You will be transferred to Amazon’s website to “Get library book.”

Located beneath the barcode on your library card

By default, the last 4 digits of your phone number

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7.) You will have to sign-in to your Amazon account and transfer the book to your Kindle as with any other book. Choose your device from the “Deliver to” menu, and choose “Get library book” to send the book to your reading app or device.

Need more help? Visit Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200747550

32 Church StreetCortland, NY 13045

607-753-1042Contact Jenny [email protected]

References:Amy Discenza, Cortland Free Library, April 2011