In NetLibrary, you can check out and download eBooks to your personal computer for reading offline. You may also transfer these titles to select portable devices, such as the Sony Reader Digital Book. Each book has a limited checkout period and not all ebooks are downloadable. You will see a "Check Out & Download this eBook" link on the eBook Details page if the eBook is available for downloading.
Before you download and read an eBook offline, you must have Adobe Digital Editions 1.7.1 installed and activated on your computer. Adobe Digital Editions is available at no charge.
When you install Adobe Digital Editions, you are prompted to authorize and activate your computer in order to read protected items and transfer them to other computers and portable devices. You must have an Adobe ID to authorize your computer, and you are prompted to get one at no charge during the installation.
Note: If you will transfer eBooks from your computer to a portable device, both the device and the computer must be authorized with the same Adobe ID.
Note: Download eBooks to your personal computer only. Do not download them to a public computer in your library.
To check out and download an eBook to your computer:
1. Search for the eBook that you want to download.
2. Click the Show Details link for the title to view the eBook Details page.
3. Click Check Out & Download this eBook.
4. If prompted, log in to your NetLibrary account.
5. Click the Download this eContent button on the Download this eContent page.
6. Click Open in the file download box that appears. The eBook downloads and opens in Adobe Digital Editions. The eBook PDF file is saved to the My Digital Editions folder in the My Documents folder on your computer.
Note: If you click Save in the file download box, you save an ACSM file on your computer. Double-click the file to open it in Adobe Digital Editions.
7. Enjoy reading the eBook in Adobe Digital Editions.
Note: See Adobe Digital Editions Help for more information. To access the Help in Adobe Digital Editions, press F1 or click the Help item in the Library drop-down menu or the Reading drop-down menu.
After you download an eBook to your computer, you can transfer it to your Sony Reader Digital Book, COOL-ER Reader, or other compatible portable device. Simply plug your device into your computer, look for the device icon in the left hand menu in Adobe Digital Editions, and drag the eBook title to the icon.
Check in the eBook and remove it from your computer:
1. On the NetLibrary website, log in to your NetLibrary account.
2. Click Checked Out Items (at the top right of the screen).
3. Find your eBook in the My Checked Out Items list and click Check In. A message displays: The eContent was checked in successfully.
4. In Adobe Digital Editions, go to the All Items bookshelf in Library View and select the eBook.
5. If you know where the eBook file is located on your computer, go to step 6. If you do not know where the eBook file is located on your computer, click the arrow button for the eBook, click on Item Info in the drop-down list to view the Item Info box, note the file path of the eBook, and click OK to close the box.
Note: If you cannot see the full file path in the Item Info box, position your mouse pointer over the file path to display the entire path.
6. Click the arrow button for the eBook, click on Delete Item in the drop-down list, and click Delete when asked if you are sure.
7. In Windows Explorer, find the eBook file and delete it.
When you check out and download an eBook, a File Download box may pop up with this message:
"Do you want to save this file, or find a program online to open it? Name: ebx.etd Type: Unknown file Type, nnnn bytes From: acs.netlibrary.com"
If you receive the message:
1. Click the Cancel button to close the File Download box.
2. Install Adobe Digital Editions. (See Before You Download above.)
3. Try to check out and download the eBook again.
