


In the old days, the hard part of borrowing a book from the library was trying to figure out that blasted Dewey Decimal System. But with today's e-readers and digital downloadable services through the libraries, finding the book is the easy part — just put it in the search engine. It's actually borrowing it that takes all the work.










Kindle E-ink readers • If you use an E-ink Kindle or Nook, downloading a book from the library still requires a desktop or laptop computer as a bridge to get it to your reader. Here are the steps for the Salt Lake County Library's System, and frankly it's a shame it takes this many. You will need your library card handy for the number and PIN number.

1. On a desktop or laptop computer, go to www.slcolibrary.org on your browser.

2. At the top menu, hover the cursor over "Reader's Cafe." In the drop-down menu, click on "eBooks" in the "Downloadables" section.

3. Under eBooks in the middle, click on "OverDrive — popular eBooks."

4. Find the book you want. Books also are searchable at the top.

5. Once you find a book, click on the book. A new page comes up with the book. Click the "Borrow" button.

6. At the new page, click the "Download" link, which also reads "Select one format." Check the "Kindle Book" box, then click "Confirm & Download."

7. This takes you to an Amazon.com page for that book. On the right-hand side of the page, click the drop-down menu and choose the name of your Kindle (for example, "Vince's Kindle"). If you have an older Kindle that does not have built-in Wi-Fi, you will have to choose the option to download it to your computer and transfer it to the Kindle via a USB cable.

8. The next time you turn on your Kindle in a Wi-Fi hotspot, the book is automatically downloaded to your device. Or if you have the older Kindle without Wi-Fi, connect your device to your computer via a USB cable and transfer the downloaded file to the "Documents" folder in the Kindle.


An app for that

The free OverDrive Media Console app is available for every e-reader format, including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Kindle Fire, Blackberry and the Color Nook.