Downloading eBooks and Audiobooks for Kindle Fire / Touch

Finding Kindle Books

1. From your Kindle’s web browser, go to Swanton Library’s website: http://www.swantonpubliclibrary.org/

2. Tap on the Ohio Digital Library link. You can also skip the first step and go there directly: http://ohioebooks.com

3. In the upper right corner of the screen, tap ‘Sign in’, and tap on the box and find Swanton LSD Public Library’. Tap on it, then enter your library barcode in the box below and tap ‘Sign in’. 

4. Once you've signed in, tap on 'Account' and then 'Settings' and choose your default loan periods. You can select up to twenty-one days. You will only have to do this once.

5. To find books, type in the search box on the right, or tap on subjects you’re interested in on the blue menu bar under either eBook fiction or eBook nonfiction to browse. Depending on the display, you may need to tap on the menu icon (three horizontal lines) or tap on the magnifying glass icon to bring up a search box to look for specific titles.
   * Search results show covers of book titles. In the upper right corner of the cover, you’ll see an icon. An open book means the title is an eBook; a pair of headphones means it’s an audiobook. If the icon is light gray, the title is checked out. If it’s black, then it’s available.

6. When you have found a title, tap on the cover of the book to see which formats are available and check for Kindle in the box either to the right or below the title information.  Once you’re sure you can check out the book, tap on the large blue ‘Borrow’ button.
   * If the title has no copies available, you may request it by selecting ‘Place a Hold’ and then confirming it on the next screen. When an item on hold is ready to be checked out, sign in and tap on ‘Account’ and then ‘Holds’.
   * After you have tapped on ‘Borrow’, you can either select ‘Read (in your browser)’ or ‘Download’ to transfer to your Kindle. Downloading is recommended. You may have to select the Kindle format and then ‘Confirm and Download’. 

Checking out and Downloading Kindle Books

1. After you tap on ‘Borrow’ and confirm the download, a new browser window will open, showing you your title within the Amazon Kindle page. If you are not already logged into your Amazon.com account, log in with your email address and Amazon password. Make sure that you log into the same account that you registered with your Kindle. You can then download the book in one of two ways.

2. WiFi: This is the recommended method. Tap on ‘Get library book’ on the Amazon page for the book. Make sure the ‘deliver to’ field is set to your Kindle, and then tap ‘Continue’. The site may skip this step if a default is already set. If needed, tap on ‘Download now’. On the Kindle Fire, the download tab at the top left, next to your Kindle’s name, might show a ‘1’ to indicate a new download. Tap on this and then on the book title.
   * Note: You might also get a misleading message that says ‘Your Kindle will download [title] next time it connects to Wi-Fi’, or a screenshot saying you will need to open or save a file. If either shows up, ignore them and instead tap the ‘Settings’ icon at the top of your screen and then tap ‘Sync’.
   * You can also tap on ‘Sync’ if Amazon does not give an option to select your Kindle and the book doesn’t appear. After tapping ‘Sync’, go to Home or to ‘Books’ and tap the cover of the book. The book should then download.

3. USB: If you choose to use a USB cable, get on a computer and go to the Ohio Digital Library, then log in and click on ‘Account’. Your book, and the ‘Download’ option, will appear. Attach your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable and then tap on ‘Download’. This will take you to the Amazon page, where you can click on ‘Get library book’. You may be prompted to log in to Amazon here. If you are asked to choose a device for delivery, select ‘Transfer via Computer’ and then select your Kindle. When it asks you where to save the file, choose your Kindle from the dropdown and then save the .AZW file in the folder named ‘Documents’. Then detach the Kindle from the computer. The book should be under the ‘Books’ tab.

Returning/Deleting Kindle Books

1. Books are automatically returned. To return a title early, log into Amazon. Tap on ‘Account’ on the top right side. Select ‘Manage Your Content and Devices’ from the dropdown. A list of the titles on the Kindle will come up. 

2. In the 'Actions' column, click on the box (with three dots in it) next to the name of the library eBook you would like to return. A menu will pop up. Select 'Return this book'. 

3. You will also use this method to delete a title whose loan period has expired. Select the 'actions' box again and choose the option to delete. The screen will pause for a moment before reloading. The book will then be deleted from your Amazon account. The title will not be deleted from the Kindle itself, however.

4. To delete an expired title from the Kindle, go to the home page and then the ‘Books’ tab. Touch and hold the title of the book until the option ‘Remove from device’ appears. Tap on that to remove it.
   * If the book still appears in the carousel on the home page, touch and hold the title until ‘Remove from carousel’ appears. Tap that to remove it.