Ebooks: How to Access: Nook instructions

You will need to complete several steps before you are able to download ebooks onto your Ipad.  Use this page and other tabs on  the guide to direct you to the software and steps you will need to go through to make your Ipad ready.

1. Create an Adobe ID - See the tab Download Software to your device.
2. Download the Bluefire App. -See the tab Download Software to your device.
3. Create accounts for the databases Ebrary and/or Ebooks Collection (EBSCO) - See Creating an account.
4. Follow the instructions on Checking out an ebook below.

In order to use PHSC ebooks on your Nook, you will need to authorize your nook through Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). In order to do that, you will need to download ADE onto your computer and then hook your Nook up to the computer to authorize it.

• To download ADE go to the Adobe website for the download. Here is the link
• Click on your type of operating system - Macintosh or Windows. To start the download
• When the download is finished, double click on the file
• Allow the program to run, accept all conditions, and choose how you want to save the application
• Once the installation is complete, the program will open up

Almost done

• When you open up a book or item in ADE, it will ask you for a Adobe ID
• There is a link next to the ebook Vendor Adobe ID that says Create Adobe ID - click on it
• Fill out the form and click Create ID
• Adobe will send you an e-mail  
• Your Adobe ID is your e-mail address and then whatever password you created
• The Adobe ID allows you to transfer Adobe ebook content to different devices
• There is another step for creating an ID, you do not have to do this step unless you want to
• You can click on a little box at the bottom left of the corner that says authorize my computer without ID

Authorize ADE on your Nook

• Connect the Nook to your computer via the USB cable
• Open ADE
• ADE should “see” the Nook and the “Device Setup Assistant” box should appear.
• Click “Authorize Device”

Follow the instructions on the tab Checking out an EBSCO ebook and Checking out an Ebook Central for downloading to a computer or laptop. 

After you have downloaded an ebook onto your computer, you only have a few steps left before it is on your Nook. This process is the same for an ebook that you downloaded from EBSCO or ebrary.

• You will need to open your ebook in Adobe Digital Editions (ADE).  Go to the folder where you downloaded the ebook (usually it is your downloads folder) and right click and hit open with.  Your computer may give you ADE as one of your options.  If it does give you this option, click it.  If it does not, you will need to find the program in your program files. This will open up ADE and the book on your screen. To get to the main screen from the book, click on Library at the top left of your screen.
• Connect your Nook to your computer. The Nook should appear in the left side bar of the ADE program.
• Once in your library, you should see the title of the book you downloaded. Click on the ebook icon and drag it over to the Nook icon. this will load your ebook onto your Nook.
• In order for your ebook to show up on your Nook, you may need to go into your My Documents and click on check for new content (This depends on the type of Nook that you have).
• The ebook will remain active on your Nook for the number of days that you asked for the loan. After it expires, you will no longer be able to open the ebook. There is no renewal procress, but you can re-check the book out as many times as you want.

Enjoy your ebook :)