Visit the Adobe Digital Editions download page:Ĭhoose the software for either Windows or Macintosh. Step 1 - Download and Install Adobe Digital Editions The good news is that you only need to do this once, and if you have already done this previously, you should already have everything in place. (If you already have Adobe Digital Editions software on your PC, and an Adobe ID, you can skip this section.Īdobe Digital Editions (ADE) is the software which enables you to download the eBooks to your computer and transfer them to supported eReaders.Īn Adobe ID is a free user account that gives you access to digitally protected (DRM) eBooks. #Step A - Install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your computer and create an Adobe ID Step C - Transfer the eBook to your eReader.Step B - Download eBooks from the BorrowBox website to your computer.Step A - Install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your computer and create an Adobe ID.There are 3 steps to getting eBooks onto your eReader: If you are using Borrowbox on a mobile device (smartphone or tablet) there are separate guides to installing and using the Borrowbox App. You can however download BorrowBox ebooks to a Kindle/Amazon Fire by installing the Borrowbox App. This is because Kindle only supports eBooks from Amazon. We are sorry, but library-loaned ebooks are not compatible with Kindle eReaders. This guide takes you through the steps necessary to download eBooks to a computer, and transfer them to an eReader. For information on how to do this, go to the Kindle App (from Amazon) information on the Ebook Reading Apps for Smartphones/Tablet Devices page.If you are a member of Powys Libraries you can borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks for free, from Borrow Box. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including the Kindle), so you can pick up where you left off on another device. There is a Kindle app optimized for the PC and MAC as well as Apple devices (iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch), Android devices and Windows Phone 7 devices giving users the ability to read purchased Kindle ebooks on different devices. To do this you need Calibre - an ebook management and ebook file converter available for free download to your computer or if you don't want to bother with Calibre's tricky user interface there’s also RetroRead, a free site/service that converts DRM free ePub files to the Kindle-compatible MOBI file format suitable for reading on the Kindle. The Kindle also supports DRM free ePub files (like those you download from Google Books) however they must be converted from ePub into a file format the Kindle can understand such as PDF or MOBI. Simply hook up your Kindle to your computer through a USB cable and drag-and-drop the PDF's from your computer to the Kindle. It is not possible to read Adobe DRM protected ebooks on the Kindle. Do not buy a Kindle ebook reader (besides Kindle Fire) with the expectation that you will be able to read DRM protected ebooks that you have previously downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions. However, the Kindle does support DRM-free PDF's. With the exception of Kindle Fire (which allows you to download the Bluefire app), Kindle ebook readers can only access DRM protected ebooks that are protected with its own proprietary DRM (Kindle DRM).
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