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<h3 class="Question" id="which">What books can I borrow? How can I find them? </h3> |
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<h3 class="Question" id="which">What books can I borrow? How can I find them? </h3> |
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<p>The easiest way to find books to borrow is to jump straight to the <a href="http://openlibrary.org/borrow">eBook Lending Library</a> which shows books that have editions that are available through the Internet Archive. </P> |
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<p>The easiest way to find books to borrow is to jump straight to the <a href="https://openlibrary.org/borrow">eBook Lending Library</a> which shows books that have editions that are available through the Internet Archive. </P> |
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<P>You can also use the search page and check the box that says "Show only eBooks" though this will also return results in DAISY format. You may also want to browse books in the <a href="http://openlibrary.org/subjects/accessible_book#ebooks=true">Accessible Book</a> subject facet.</p> |
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<P>You can also use the search page and check the box that says "Show only eBooks" though this will also return results in DAISY format. You may also want to browse books in the <a href="https://openlibrary.org/subjects/accessible_book#ebooks=true">Accessible Book</a> subject facet.</p> |
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<li><a href="http://openlibrary.org/account/create">Sign up for an Open Library account</a></li> |
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<li><a href="https://openlibrary.org/account/create">Sign up for an Open Library account</a></li> |
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<li><a href="http://openlibrary.org/subjects/lending_library">Find a book to borrow</a></li> |
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<li><a href="https://openlibrary.org/subjects/lending_library">Find a book to borrow</a></li> |
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<li>If a BookReader edition is available, you can read it instantly online by clicking the "<b>Read in Browser</b>" link. You're done!</li> |
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<li>If a BookReader edition is available, you can read it instantly online by clicking the "<b>Read in Browser</b>" link. You're done!</li> |
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<li>Borrowing books in other formats will require <ul><li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/">Adobe Digital Editions</a> or ebook software that works with Adobe authentication. You can read <a href="https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/borrow#others">this FAQ entry for information on other ebook software</a>. |
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<li>Borrowing books in other formats will require <ul><li><a href="https://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/">Adobe Digital Editions</a> or ebook software that works with Adobe authentication. You can read <a href="https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/borrow#others">this FAQ entry for information on other ebook software</a>. |
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<li><a href="https://accounts.adobe.com">An Adobe.com account which you can get here</a> </li></ul> |
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<li><a href="https://accounts.adobe.com">An Adobe.com account which you can get here</a> </li></ul> |
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<p>The Internet Archive and participating libraries have selected digitized books from their collections that are available to be borrowed by one patron at a time from anywhere in the world for free. These books are available in BookReader for mat and usually in PDF and ePub formats. You can choose which format you prefer as you complete the borrowing process.</p> |
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<p>The Internet Archive and participating libraries have selected digitized books from their collections that are available to be borrowed by one patron at a time from anywhere in the world for free. These books are available in BookReader for mat and usually in PDF and ePub formats. You can choose which format you prefer as you complete the borrowing process.</p> |
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<p>BookReader editions may be read online immediately in your web browser. No special software is required. Other Internet Archive loans are managed through <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/">Adobe Digital Editions</a> and will require software installation on your computer or device.</p> |
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<p>BookReader editions may be read online immediately in your web browser. No special software is required. Other Internet Archive loans are managed through <a href="https://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/">Adobe Digital Editions</a> and will require software installation on your computer or device.</p> |
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<h3 class="Question" id="lending-devices">Which reading devices can be used to read the eBooks borrowed through Open Library?</h3> |
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<P>Internet Archive offers borrowable books in BookReader, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdf">PDF</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB">ePub</a> formats. BookReader editions may be read online immediately in any web browser on any device. Downloadable eBooks are readable in Adobe Digital Editions and some other software applications.</p> |
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<P>Internet Archive offers borrowable books in BookReader, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdf">PDF</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB">ePub</a> formats. BookReader editions may be read online immediately in any web browser on any device. Downloadable eBooks are readable in Adobe Digital Editions and some other software applications.</p> |
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<h3 class="Question" id="returns">Can I return a library book early? </h3> |
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<p>Sometimes. If you borrowed a BookReader edition, simply return it from <a href="http://openlibrary.org/account/loans">your Loans page</a>.<br/><br/> |
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<p>Sometimes. If you borrowed a BookReader edition, simply return it from <a href="https://openlibrary.org/account/loans">your Loans page</a>.<br/><br/> |
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If you downloaded another type of ebook, you can return it if you borrowed it through Adobe Digital Editions <strong>for all versions except the iPad version</strong>. If you checked out your book with other software like Bluefire Reader, you will not be able to return your book early. |
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If you downloaded another type of ebook, you can return it if you borrowed it through Adobe Digital Editions <strong>for all versions except the iPad version</strong>. If you checked out your book with other software like Bluefire Reader, you will not be able to return your book early. |
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In Adobe Digital Editions, look for your "library". That's the book spines icon in the top left corner of the application (1). Once you're in your library, click on the menu for book you'd like to return which is behind the tiny triangle that appears by the book cover (2) and select "Return Borrowed Item" from the menu (3). This image will show you where to look.<br/><br/> |
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In Adobe Digital Editions, look for your "library". That's the book spines icon in the top left corner of the application (1). Once you're in your library, click on the menu for book you'd like to return which is behind the tiny triangle that appears by the book cover (2) and select "Return Borrowed Item" from the menu (3). This image will show you where to look.<br/><br/> |
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<img src="http://archive.org/download/olimages/ADE-screenshot.jpg" alt="[screenshot of Adobe Digital Editions library page]" title="[screenshot of Adobe Digital Editions library page]"> |
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<p>There's a page under your Open Library Account which displays all the books you've checked out at any one time - <a href="http://openlibrary.org/account/loans">http://openlibrary.org/account/loans</a></p> |
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<p>There's a page under your Open Library Account which displays all the books you've checked out at any one time - <a href="https://openlibrary.org/account/loans">https://openlibrary.org/account/loans</a></p> |
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<p>You can <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/">download Adobe Digital Editions</a> from adobe.com. It's free. If you use other ebook reader software it must be Adobe compliant and you will still need an Adobe ID. <a href="https://www.adobe.com/account/sign-in.adobedotcom.html">You can get one online here</a>. <a href="http://adobedigitaleditions.gooofull.net/">An older version of Adobe Digital Editions can be found at this link</a>.</p> |
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<p>You can <a href="https://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/">download Adobe Digital Editions</a> from adobe.com. It's free. If you use other ebook reader software it must be Adobe compliant and you will still need an Adobe ID. <a href="https://www.adobe.com/account/sign-in.adobedotcom.html">You can get one online here</a>. <a href="https://adobedigitaleditions.gooofull.net/">An older version of Adobe Digital Editions can be found at this link</a>.</p> |
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You can read our books using our BookReader via your browser or by using an ebook app like <a href="http://bluefirereader.com">Bluefire Reader</a>vor <a href="http://www.aldiko.com/">Aldiko Book Reader</a>. Before you start, register an Adobe ID. You'll need to do this once. <a href="https://www.adobe.com/account/sign-in.adobedotcom.html">If you don't have one, create one at this page</a>. |
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You can read our books using our BookReader via your browser or by using an ebook app like <a href="https://bluefirereader.com">Bluefire Reader</a>vor <a href="https://www.aldiko.com/">Aldiko Book Reader</a>. Before you start, register an Adobe ID. You'll need to do this once. <a href="https://www.adobe.com/account/sign-in.adobedotcom.html">If you don't have one, create one at this page</a>. |
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<P><a href="http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOK-E-Ink-Support/Using-Adobe-Digital-Editions-ADE-Library-Books-and-Vendors-other/td-p/575651">Here are instructions</a> on how to do this from Barnes and Noble. <a href="http://blog.openlibrary.org/2011/12/10/reading-lending-library-books-on-the-nook/">See this blog post</a> for instructions that are specific to Open Library. <a href="https://www.kobo.com/help/category/related-products/adobe-digital-editions?products=Adobe+Digital+Editions">This post on the Kobo website</a> gives information on how to borrow books on a Kobo.</P> |
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