Downloading and Using Overdrive On Your Nook

Software Installation and Authorization

1. Before downloading library books on your Nook, you will need to install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your computer.  Go to www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions and follow the instructions.

2. Open Adobe Digital Editions. You will be prompted to create an Adobe account and then to authorize your computer as one of your five devices. Note: You must create an account or you will not be able to transfer Overdrive eBooks from your computer to your Nook. You CANNOT download Overdrive eBooks directly on your Nook; you have to transfer eBooks by using ADE.

3. Having ADE open, attach the Nook to your computer. You will then be prompted to authorize your Nook. Follow the instructions to authorize the device.

4. On your computer, the Nook will show up IF ADE is already open, and might NOT show up if you connect the Nook first. On a Mac, the Nook may not show up if ADE is already open when the Nook is attached. Attach the Nook and then open ADE. Your computer may need to restart. 

Searching and Downloading eBooks

1. Minimize ADE software and go to Overdrive on the library’s website www.pembervliie.org

2. In Overdrive you can search for titles in the following ways: Entering title/keywords in the search bar; browse by format; browse by subject. EBook titles will appear with format specific indicators (i.e. PDF or ePub)

3. When you have found a title you want, select “Add to cart”. If the title is already checked out, you may request  it by selecting “Place a hold”. To see how many copies the library owns and how many people have holds on it, click on a title with holds. You may have ten items downloaded at one time and ten items on hold at one time. 

4. After you have added an available title to your cart, select “Proceed to checkout”. Login by entering your library card number. You can manage the lending period by using the drop-down menu. Select “Confirm check out”.

5. You may now download the title using the “Download” button under the item. When asked “Do you want to open or save this file”, select “Open”. The title will automatically open in ADE. If it doesn’t automatically open, locate the downloaded file, which ends in “.acsm”, double-click it and select ADE to open it. 

Transfering an eBook to Your Nook

1. Click on the Library View (the icon of bookshelves upper left) within the ADE. Titles you have downloaded are listed on the right. If you have a lot of titles, you may click on “Borrowed items”. Drag and drop the title you would like to transfer onto the Nook icon below the Bookshelves. 

2. You will see the file copy to the Nook. The title is now transferred to the device. On your computer, click “Safely Remove Hardware” icon on the lower right of your monitor. Then click the “Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device” box. When you see “Safe to Remove Hardware” you may detach the Nook from your computer. If your computer is a Mac, unmount/eject the Nook using the Finder before unplugging. Detach the Nook from your computer. 

3. Touch the menu icon at the bottom of your Nook for My Library. The book you just downloaded will appear under “My documents”. Scroll down to the titles. Touch “View item details and options”. Touch “Read” to begin reading your eBook.

Returning an eBook Early

1. Open ADE on the computer where you downloaded the eBook.

2. Click on the Library View. Titles you have downloaded appear on the right. Click on the small triangle in the upper left corner of the title. Select “Borrowed Item” on the list of options. A dialogue box will pop up. Click “Return”. The eBook will disappear from your bookshelf in ADE. 

3. The next time you log into Overdrive, the eBook will be checked in, and your account will be updated. If you don’t return the book early, it will expire on its due date.

Deleting an Expired eBook On Your Computer

1. Open ADE on the computer where you downloaded the eBook.

2. Click on the Library View. Titles you have downloaded appear on the right. Click on the small triangle in the upper left corner of the title. Select “Delete” on the list of options. 

3. You cannot open the eBook after its due date. If it is available, you may download it from Overdrive again, after deleting the expired copy.

Deleting an eBook From Your Nook

1. Open ADE, and attach the Nook for a PC. For a Mac, attach the Nook, then open ADE.

2. Click on the Nook icon beneath the bookshelves. You will see a list of books that you have downloaded to your Nook.

3. Click the small triangle in the upper left corner of the title, then select “Delete Item” on the list of options. The eBook will be deleted from your Nook.