Nassau / Suffolk County libraries now offering E-Books (Huntington: live, hunting)

[kayfouroh]

Just FYI.

Nassau: Nassau Digital Doorway
Suffolk: Live-brary

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by kayfouroh

Just FYI.

Nassau: Nassau Digital Doorway
Suffolk: Live-brary

Weve been using it at North Shore Public Library for a year now and love it.

A few bugs to tweak for the Nook but overall awesome.

Crooks

[Coney]

Yes, they've had this for quite a while, about 2 years. I hope they start expanding their selection. It's really nice that you no longer have to make a trip just to return books.

[s13]

This service has been around for awhile, however they just started lending Kindle books on Weds.

[7CatMom]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Weve been using it at North Shore Public Library for a year now and love it.

A few bugs to tweak for the Nook but overall awesome.

Crooks

I got my parents a Nook. They've been trying to download e-books from Huntington Library. I think they get it downloaded but then can't get it to go to the Nook? Even the people at the library can't figure it out.

What "bugs" did you have to tweak? Maybe it will help them!

[s13]

Originally Posted by 7CatMom

I got my parents a Nook. They've been trying to download e-books from Huntington Library. I think they get it downloaded but then can't get it to go to the Nook? Even the people at the library can't figure it out.

The thing that people seem to get hung up on is that they have to create an Adobe account and then authorize their PC and device with it using Digital Editions. If they connect their Nook to the PC while Digital Editions is running, they should get an "authorize this device?" prompt... once they say yes, they will be able to drag books from their collection to the Nook.

It's honestly a bit complicated for the elderly and people who aren't at all computer-savvy, and a hassle that should not be necessary to download free Library books, but I digress...