R.E.A.D.S.
Regional eBook & Audiobook Download System

Now your library never closes! Putnam County Library is pleased to announce a new digital library where card holders can browse, checkout, and download eBooks and audio books. The new online collection is available anytime of day from anywhere in the world. Visit http://reads.lib.overdrive.com and try it today.

Circulation Rules

1. Checkout period is 14 days.
2. Checkout limit is 8 items per patron.
3. The patron may have up to 5 items on hold.
4. Patrons will be notified via email when a hold is available. the patron will have 3 days to download the item.
5. A patron can have up to 7 items in his/her "cart".
6. Items will remain in a patron's cart for one hour.

Getting Started In Digital Books

1. Go to the R.E.A.D.S. website

2. On the bottom left is a link for the OverDrive Media Console software. Click
on this link and download the software. (Note. If you intend to download
ebooks, you must also download the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. The
link to this software is also on the bottom left of the R.E.A.D.S. website.)

3. Search the R.E.A.D.S. site and select the title you wish to download.

4. Click the add to cart link.

5. At My Cart click the Proceed to Checkout link.

6. At the State map click on the Upper Cumberland region.

7. Select your library from the drop down list and enter your library card number.
Click Sign In.

8. Click Confirm Check out. When you click this link the ebook/audiobook is
checked out and the loan period begins at this moment, NOT from the
time you download the title.

9. The title is now in your eBookshelf. It will remain there until you download
the title or until the end of the two-week loan period.

10. Click Download. At this point you will probably get a message saying you
must upgrade your security. See attached page for more explanation.

11. If you are downloading an ebook, the Adobe Reader software will
automatically open and the ebook will remain in the Adobe Reader program
for the two-week checkout period. (Note: You can return an ebook.)

12. If you are downloading an audiobook, the OverDrive Media Console
software will automatically open. You will be asked into which folder you
want the file to be placed. Click OK. You will then have the option of
downloading some or all of the parts of the audiobook. Click OK.
(Note: You cannot return an audiobook.)