Reading, wireless-like!

Finally, you can break out your iPad and read free ebooks courtesy of the Public Libraries of Jefferson County! Overdrive and Apple are still hammering out the details on an official app to make this work, but in the meantime this is the temporary solution they've come up with:

How to download and read eBooks on an iPad, iPhone or iTouch

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 eBook:

1. On your computer, open a browser, go to the JCLC downloadable website and log in.

2. Check out an eBook. 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.

Happy reading!

Holley