Now you can read our e-books on Apple mobile devices! All you need to do is login to your account on the JCLC downloadable webpage with your library card, get Adobe editions software on your computer, pick out your e-books and download it and transfer it to your favorite Apple device. Here's how:
Installation:
1. On your computer, download Adobe Digital Editions and create an account. Authorize the Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) program with your Adobe ID. ADE will act as “home base” and authenticate your eBooks.
2. On your Apple device, download the free BlueFire Reader app (iTunes App Store) and create an account.
3. Launch BlueFire Reader. Tap “Info” and authorize the app with your Adobe Digital Editions ID.
Download an e-book:
1. On your computer, open a browser, go to the JCLC downloadable website and log in.
2. Find an e-book (Make sure it is epub, not mp3!). Click "download". A dialog box will open, select “Open with Adobe Digital Editions”. This will download the .epub (the actual book) file to your computer. The eBook will appear in ADE.
3. On your computer, locate the .epub file in the (My) Documents/My Digital Editions folder (or the equivalent on a Mac). Send yourself an email, with that .epub file as an attachment.
4. On your Apple device, check your email.
5. Tap on and hold the attachment’s icon until the fly-out menu appears which says “Open with BlueFire Reader”, then select it. The attachment’s icon will change to the BlueFire Reader logo.
6. The BlueFire Reader app will now launch and you can start reading! Once the checkout period has expired the file will deactivate from your device and your computer desktop.
4 comments:
Does this mean that other libraries that use overdrive can be compatible with iPads following these directions? Because that would be awesome!
I would imagine this would work with any overdrive e-book as it is through an app on the devices. Don't quite me on it though! I do know that overdrive and apple are working to get a better solution, so if it doesn't you'll be able to use them soon.
Yes. It will work for any Adobe DRM product. So any library using OverDrive (which has Adobe DE) can use the BlueFire Reader.
I know the new Books-A-Million app (already out) and the soon-to-be-released Sony and OverDrive app will do it too.
@Jenne
I saw your comment on the EOL blog and if I understood what you were stating... your Nook has always been OverDrive-friendly. So you should be able to read JCLC ebooks on your Nook.
Thanks, Trav for confirming it. I must admit I love my nook bought it mainly because it was compatible with JCLC ebooks.
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