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eBooks: Reading apps, Downloading eBooks, and more
Introducing the IndieBound Reader App
Read ebooks purchased at your local, independent bookstore.
IndieBound Reader™ was created to give book lovers a choice to read ebooks while supporting their local, independent bookstores.
IndieBound is a community-oriented movement begun by the American Booksellers Association. It brings together booksellers, readers, indie retailers, local business alliances, and anyone else with a passionate belief that healthy local economies help communities thrive. Successful local, indie businesses help dollars, jobs, diversity, choice, and taxes stay local, creating strong, unique communities and happy citizens.
Independent bookstores have partnered with Google to sell Google eBooks™ because of its open and accessible platform, so indies can provide an easy way for their customers to discover, read, and buy ebooks at while supporting local business. The ebooks are sold directly through independent bookstore websites.
Google eBooks are cloud-based, digital books that allow readers to access their libraries on almost any device from one single repository. You can purchase and read your Google eBooks on your Android device using the IndieBound Reader app, but you will also be able to read them later on your computer, and on a wide variety of eReaders.
Follow the link below to download the app to your ereader device:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aba.ibreader
Supported Devices for the IndieBound Reader:
iPads & iPhones
Android devices 2.2 or higher
Got a Kindle Fire and want to support your local independent booksellers?
The app from indiebound works on Kindle Fire!
YOUR GUIDE TO GOOGLE EBOOKS
READING GOOGLE EBOOKS ON YOUR NOOK
1. On your computer, download Adobe Digital Editions -
adobe.com/products/digitaleditions - and install. You will be
asked to create an Adobe account
2. On your computer, visit our website to purchase your
Google eBooks. After purchasing, go to the My Account
page, and select the My eBooks tab. You’ll see all your
eBook purchases.
3. Find the eBook that you want to read on your Nook, and
download the Adobe Digital Editions version.
4. Double-click the file. It will open into the Adobe Digital
Editions program. The eBook will appear on your
Purchased bookshelf, and under All Items.
5. Plug your Nook into your computer. Adobe Digital
Editions will automatically detect your Nook, showing the
reader under the Bookshelves list.
6. Select the eBook you purchased and drag the eBook icon
to the Nook icon. Now your eBook is ready to be read
on your Nook.
NOTE: Google eBooks synced to the Nook Color will appear
in the My Files section of the Library.
READING
GOOGLE EBOOKS ON IPHONE, IPAD OR ANDROID
1. Visit our website to purchase your Google eBooks.
2. Download the Google Books app (or download the IndieBound Reader app) from the App Store or Marketplace onto your device.
3. Sign in to your Google Account (e.g., a Gmail address).
4. Your account will automatically sync your purchases from our
website with the Google eBooks app.
READING GOOGLE EBOOKS ON YOUR COMPUTER
1. Visit our website to purchase your Google eBooks.
2. After purchasing, go to the My Account page and select
the My eBooks tab.
3. Click the Read link next to the book you’d like to read.
The book will open in Google’s web reader.
If you have any other questions regarding your eReader device or eBooks feel free to call us, and one of our friendly staff will be happy to help. Keep in mind that we aren't quite experts yet, so please bear with us as we learn the ins and outs of the digital book revolution.
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