Monday, September 5, 2011

Closed Labor Day - Read a free ebook!

All four branches of the Chandler Public Library will be closed Monday, September 5 for Labor Day. What can you do while the library's closed? How about downloading a free ebook from Project Gutenberg?

Hundreds of classic titles are available through our Digital Library, convenient to download to your computer or transfer to an e-reader device. Project Gutenberg titles do not count toward your Digital Library checkout limit and there is no due date. To get started, go to chandlerlibrary.org, hover your mouse over the blue READ tab and choose Downloadable Books. Make sure you have downloaded and installed Adobe Digital Editions, then use the green Downloadable Books button to access the ebook collection.

1. Scroll to the bottom of the Digital Library homepage and look for the Additional eBooks Always Available graphic on the left. Click to view the Project Gutenberg collection.

2. When you find the book you want, click Download. You will not have to login or enter a library card number.

3. When prompted to Open or Save, choose Save. (This is different from a normal Digital Library download, where you choose Open.) Make sure to save the ebook somewhere you can easily find it.

4. Open Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. Click the LIBRARY pull-down menu and choose Add Item to Library. Browse for your ebook in the location where you saved it, then click Open. Your ebook will be added to your Adobe Digital Editions library, where you can easily view it or transfer it to an e-reader.

For more information about using Adobe EPUB books, including installing Adobe Digital Editions and transferring to various e-readers, see the Digital Library Help page.


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