Getting Started with Downloading to a Kindle

Getting Started Steps

 

Signing in

  1. Go to Digital Library of Illinois and select "Sign in."
  2. Select "Lake Forest Library" from the drop-down menu, then enter your library card number with no spaces between the numbers.

Searching for a book

  1. If you select "Kindle Books" in the navigation menu, you can choose to set Kindle Books as your preferred format.

    There are 2 ways to search:
     
    • Use the magnifying glass search tool to search for a specific title, author, or keyword.

      OR
    • Browse the catalog by selecting "Collections" or "Subjects."

Note: You cannot listen to eAudiobooks through a Kindle or Kindle Paperwhite, so make sure you are selecting an eBook. The format is identified below the image of the book cover.

Placing a hold

  1. If a book you want is already checked out to someone else, you may want to place a hold. Place a hold by clicking on a book's cover, then selecting "place hold." A box will pop up. Type in an email address twice. This is an email you would like to be notified with when the book is ready for you to check out. Then select "place hold."

Borrowing a book

  1. Click on the book cover image. Click on the black "borrow" button. Choose the number of days to check out the book for. Note: Don't worry about your eBook becoming overdue. Books from Digital Library of Illinois/OverDrive return themselves once the loan period ends.
  2. A box will pop up. Choose "read now with kindle." If this box does not pop up, click "go to loans."
  3. Once on the Loans page, you'll see your book cover with "Download" and a drop-down menu. Select "Kindle Book" from that menu.

Downloading to a Kindle

  1. You will be redirected to Amazon.com. Sign in with your Amazon account.
  2. On the left, select the device you would like the Kindle book to be sent to and then select "get library book."
  3. Your book will appear automatically on the device selected.
  4. If your household has more than one Amazon account or Amazon device, please verify that the correct Amazon account is associated with your preferred reading device.