Attention Ereader Owners

Do you own a Nook, a Sony e-reader, or an iPad?

You can purchase from Blue Willow Bookshop online and transfer your eBooks to your reader! It requires a few extra steps, but we’re knowledgeable and ready to help! This brochure is your starting point – and we’re happy to help tutor you one-on-one! These instructions apply to both PC and Mac computers. (Please note: these instructions do not work with a Kindle. The Kindle is owned by Amazon and only allows downloads from the Kindle Store.)

Things that have to be done, regardless of your type of reader:

You must have an account set up with bluewillowbookshop.com – it’s free and easy to do this and we don’t store your CC#.

You must have a Google account – you can get a Google account by securing a Gmail address or by setting up a Google account with your current email address (does NOT have to be Gmail). It’s free! If you have questions about how to do this, let us know – we can walk you through it!

You must download the free program called Adobe Digital Editions which provides the program for which you can “drag” your books to your reader. It is located at the following: http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/ or you can Google “Adobe Digital Editions” and download from there. Again, this is a free program and you should not have to pay anything or provide a credit card # for any reason. Questions on this step? We can walk you through this, as well!

Basic Instructions for purchasing/downloading an eBook from the Blue Willow website:

Step 1: Go to www.bluewillowbookshop.com and search for a title in the search box on the front page of our website, it will take you to the title. (For example: Room by Emma Donoghue)

Step 2: Click “OTHER EDITIONS OF THIS TITLE” link (it is blue)

Step 3: Click on the edition of the book that has (Google eBook) in parenthesis to the right of the title (you can click on the cover or the blue underlined title).

Step 4: Click “Add to cart”

Step 5: Click “checkout”

Step 6: At this point, you will need to create an account for yourself at Blue Willow Bookshop or log in if you have already done this step. To create your Blue Willow account, click on “Blue Willow Bookshop users, click here to log in now”. On the next screen, click on “create new account”, enter a user name, email, and password, and click create. You are taken back to the home page, and then can click “checkout”. You also need to create a "Google account" as the eBook really lives in the clouds, not on your computer, smart phone, or e-reader until you transfer it over. You don't need a Gmail account, just a Google account. It is free and you can use your usual email and password to “create” the account. Once you’ve done both of these, you can move on to step 7.

Step 7a: For first-time eBook customers - If you’ve logged in with your Blue Willow account and hit check out, the screen will then ask you to grant access to your Google books account from Blue Willow. Click on “click here to link your account now”. You then move to the Google site where you sign in there (if you haven’t already) and agree to link your account. This takes you back to Blue Willow's site where you accept the Google eBooks terms of service. Once you have your Blue Willow and Google Accounts created and linked, you can move through the rest of the purchasing process by entering your credit card, etc. (Thank goodness, you only have to do both of these once. Next time, it will bypass this process and move you directly to purchasing after you log in.)

Step 7b: For returning e-book customers – click the “click here” blue link under the shopping cart where it says “Customer Information”. You will be prompted to enter your Blue Willow Bookshop account name and password and then taken back to another screen to complete your purchase.

Step 8: After purchasing your book, close out of the Blue Willow Bookshop internet window and go directly to www.google.com. Look in the top right corner of the page, and if it says “sign in”, then you will need to sign back in with your Google account info you created a few steps ago. If it doesn’t say “sign in”, then you are probably already signed in from before. To find the books you purchased, look over at the words in the top left of the internet page. You might see “mail, images, maps, etc. If you see “books”, click on it. If you don’t see books, click the “more” tab, and then click “books” in the drop down list. If you can’t see the “covers” of the books you’ve bought (and a few free ones they throw in there for you), then click the words “My Library” in the middle of the page in blue and your library should show up.

Step 9: If you click “read now”, the book will appear on your computer screen and you can start reading. However, getting this book to your reader requires a few more steps. Are you still with us? If not, call and ask for help! To begin the transfer process, click on the selected book cover under the blue “Purchased” heading. Click “read on your device” in the blue box on the right.

Step 10: At this point, we’re going to pass instructions from the Google people along to you, but we’re still here to help! This is where instructions specific to your device come in to play, so move through the remainder of the help book based on which reader you own.

For the Sony e-reader using Reader Library Software:

First time only

1. If you haven’t done so already, install the latest version of Reader™ Library Software or Adobe Digital Editions and create an Adobe ID or Sony eBook store ID. We recommend Adobe Digital Editions and are more knowledgeable in how to support you with this program as opposed to Reader Library Software.

2. Now follow the steps below

All other times

1. Connect your Reader™ from Sony to your computer using the USB cable provided with the device.

2. Open Reader™ Library Software on your computer. Confirm that Reader™ Library Software recognizes your Reader™ from Sony by locating the device in the left-hand pane. If it does not, close and reopen the Reader™ software with the USB cable in place.

3. Go to the "About this book" page for your ebook by clicking on its cover under "My eBooks". This page lists an "Overview" of the book, along with other information about the title.

4. Click on "Read on your device"

5. Click on either the EPUB or PDF link for the Google eBook file you’d like to transfer. This will download the ACSM file onto your computer.

6. Locate and open the .acsm file from your computer, and the file should open using Reader™ Library Software. If it does not, select "Import Files" from the File menu and locate the .acsm file on your computer.

7. Click and drag the Google eBook file onto the device in the left-hand pane. A green plus sign appearing as you drag the file over the device indicates that the eBook is authorized to be transferred to the device. The eBook will transfer to your device within a few seconds.

Note: If a green plus sign does not appear as you drag the file over the device, the device is not authorized.

8. To confirm the file has been transferred, click on device in the left-hand pane and locate the file by the book title.

Before disconnecting, safely remove the device by clicking on the eject icon next to the device in the left-hand pane. The device will disappear from the left-hand pane. Your device may still show "USB connected", but disconnecting the cable is now safe.

For the Nook or Sony e-reader using Adobe Digital Editions:

First time only

1. If you haven’t done so already, install the latest version of Adobe Digital Editions software to your computer and follow the instructions to create an Adobe ID.

2. Now follow steps below.

All other times

1. Go to the "About this book" page for your ebook by clicking on its cover under "My eBooks". This page lists an "Overview" of the book, along with other information about the title.

2. Click on "Read on your device".

3. Click on either the EPUB or PDF link for the Google eBook file you’d like to transfer. This will download the ACSM file onto your computer.

4. Open the ACSM file from your computer, and the file should open with Adobe Digital Editions. If it does not, right-click the .acsm file and select "Open With..." and open the file with Adobe Digital Editions".

5. Your Google eBook is now added to the "All Items" bookshelf in the Library View. If you are not in the Library View, click on the top-left most icon in the window.
6. Connect your Nook to your computer with a USB cable provided with the device.
7. Confirm that Adobe Digital Editions recognizes your Nook™ as a device under Bookshelves in left-hand pane (see below). If it does not, close Adobe Digital Editions and reopen it with the USB cable in place.

8. Click and drag the Google eBook in the right-hand pane onto the Nook™ icon in the left-hand pane.

Note: If you are not able to drag the Google Books onto the icon, the device is not authorized. You will have to authorize your device, which involves a few other steps. Call us if this happens.

9. After a few seconds, confirm the transfer is complete by clicking on the Nook icon and locating the Google eBook.

Before disconnecting, safely eject the Nook™ from your computer (or unmount the device on Mac).

Re-activating Adobe Digital Editions on your device

In some cases, you may need to deactivate and re-activate Adobe Digital Editions on your device. To do so, please follow these steps:

1. In Adobe Digital Edition (ADE), if you press Ctrl+Shift+D (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+D (Mac) will remove the activation on your computer, and allow you to reactivate with a different ID or the same ID when you launch ADE again.

2. Press "Ctrl+Shift+E", this will bring up the "Device Deactivation" dialog.

3. Select your Reader and deactivate it.

4. Unplug and replug your Reader

5. The Device Authorization dialog should show up, and you can authorize again with your Adobe ID.

For the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch:

Download and install the Google Books app from the Apple App store to buy Google eBooks on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You'll also need a Google Account to read Google eBooks.

Your eBooks

Your iPhone or iPad shows you all the books which you've purchased in the "My eBooks" shelf, with those read most recently listed first. Whenever you buy Google eBooks they will be automatically added to this shelf and be available in the Google Books app on your iPhone, iPad, and any other device or reader you use to read Google eBooks. New books may take a couple of minutes to appear, but closing the app and re-opening it will show new books immediately.

Removing and adding books. To manage or remove any books on your "My eBooks" shelf, visit http://books.google.com from your computer.

Need further instructions? Have a different device? Want to set up a time to work together? Questions? Downright confused? E-mail us at ereaderhelp@bluewillowbookshop.com and we’ll get back to you with answers as soon as we can!

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