Downloading eBooks from the public library

You will need to see if your public library has the R.E.A.D.S. system. You also need a public library card.

You will have to create a R.E.A.D.S. account. You might have to choose your local library type in your library number on the back of your library card.

You will need to download Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. You can get it here
http://reads.lib.overdrive.com/84D8F863-66E9-4684-94C2-807DA3717A10/10/337/en/Help-QuickStartGuide.htm
Scan down on the page and it's under Step 1.

Once you haev downloaded the program you  can browse the books. The Nook supports
* e-Book - EPUB files
* e-Book - PDF files

When you are on the main R.E.A.D.S homepage you can see those choices in a dark blue box on the left.

I will usually click on one of those so I don't waste my time looking at audio books.

Once you finds a book she wants she can click on "add to cart". I also put a hold on a lot of books to because you have to wait in line for them. They will e-mail you when it becomes available.

To download on your computer...
Click on the "My Cart" tab on the top.
Click "Proceed to Checkout".
At the top choose 7,14, or 21 days from the Lending Period drop down box.
Click "Confirm Checkout'.
Click "Download".
Save the file on your desktop.
Once it's there you can open Adobe Digital Editions and drag the book into it.

To get it on your Nook...
Plug in your Nook to the computer using the USB cord that came with it.
You'll have Adobe Digital Editions open and on the left under the Bookshelf you'll see "Media"...that's the Nook.
Drag the book over to that file and it will download it on your Nook.

There is also a Facebook group called,  "I have a Nook and I'm willing to share books". I've borrowed 4 of my books that way. People post what they have to share under the Discussion board there. If you are the first person to post that you want the book and you send that person a message then you'll typically be the one who gets it.

I've also sent a form and $15 to join the Philadelphia Free Public Library. (Not free to TN residents). They have a boatload of ebooks. It may have been money I didn't need to spend because I have found enough through my local library.

Be on the lookout for "Free Friday". B&N offers a free eBook on Friday's. Titles will vary. They also have a section of eBooks that cost under $5. Some titles change each month.