Borrowing eBooks from the Public Library

One of the advantages of the Kobo eReader is being able to borrow eBooks from your local Public Library. Most Public Libraries use Adobe® DRM to protect their eBooks which means that you can use Adobe® Digital Editions to load the eBooks to your Kobo eReader.??Before borrowing an eBook from the Public Library, ensure that you have ADE installed in your computer , and that your computer and eReader are authorized.Borrowing a Library eBook

1. Using your web browser, log in to your local Public Library account.
2. Find the eBook you wish to borrow.
3. Follow the website’s directions to download and save the file. Make sure to save it to a location that you will remember (like your Desktop).
4. Locate the file on your computer <it will be called urllink.ascm>.
5. Double click the file.
6. Adobe® Digital Editions will launch, authorize the file, and download the eBook.
7. Connect your eReader to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
8. On an original eReader or Wireless eReader select Manage Library.?On a Kobo Aura HD, tap Connect.

 On a Windows computer, in Adobe® Digital Editions

1. Click Borrowed in the left column.
2. Click and drag the borrowed eBook to the eReader icon under Bookshelves in the left column.
3. Eject your eReader and unplug the USB cable.
4. Your eReader will process the new content.
5. On an original or Wireless eReader, the book will be listed in the I’m Reading section; on a Kobo eReader Touch, Kobo Aura HD, its cover will be shown on the Home page.

On a Macintosh computer, in Adobe® Digital Editions

1. Exit Adobe® Digital Editions.
2. Launch Adobe® Digital Editions.
3. Click Borrowed in the left-hand column.
4. Click and drag the borrowed eBook to the eReader icon under Bookshelves in the left column.
5. Eject your eReader and unplug the USB cable.
6. Your eReader will process the new content.
7. On an original or Wireless eReader, the book will be listed in the I’m Reading section; on a Kobo eReader Touch, Kobo Aura HD, its cover will be shown on the Home page.

Note:

• Depending on where your computer puts downloaded files, you may have to hunt around a bit to find the urllink.acsm file. A quick search for "urllink" can help.

• The urllink.acsm file is not actually the eBook file. It is a link that ADE uses to go to the library's servers and download the ebook file into Adobe Digital Editions. You can't "read" a urllink file.