Guide to downloading e-books using Freading:
Getting Started!
Freading Ebook service is a program used by the New Haven Free Public Library to provide
downloadable e-books to library patrons. Freading uses a token system that patrons can exchange for
e-books. Patrons are given a certain number of tokens per week. Unused tokens roll over each week for
a four week period. Book downloads cost 4, 2, or 1 token(s), depending on the value assigned by the
publisher. In order to access the e-books, users need a library card and an Adobe ID. An Adobe ID can
be created here: Adobe ID
Compatible Devices:
Computer running Windows or Mac OS
iPhone and iPad
Most Android Tablets or Phones:
Kindle Fire
Nook
Computer running Windows or Mac OS: Using a computer running Windows or Mac, books can be
downloaded directly from the Freading website. click “Login” and enter New Haven Free Public Library
(NHFPL). Enter your library card number. You will then see the number of tokens available to you and
you can begin downloading books.
iPhone and iPad: In order to download books for their iPhone or iPad, users need to access the
Freading App. It is available through the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPad. Once the App is
downloaded, find your library using the “Store” feature. You then click “Login” and enter New Haven
Free Public Library (NHFPL). Enter your library card number. You will then see the number of tokens
available to you and you can begin downloading books.
Android Tablets or Phones: Most Android devices are compatible with Freading. Some examples
include: HTC Sensation, Samsung Galaxy, Toshiba, Acer, Asus and Xoom. Android device users will need
to download the Freading App through the Android App Market. Once the App is downloaded, find your
library using the “Store” feature. You then click “Login” and enter New Haven Free Public Library
(NHFPL). Enter your library card number. You will then see the number of tokens available to you and
you can begin downloading books.
Kindle Fire: Users can also download the Freading app for Kindle fire.
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Go to the browser on your Kindle Fire and type in m.getjar.com.
After you find the GetJar app, tap to download it to your Kindle
Fire.
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Tap the back arrow on the screen to go back to browse the GetJar
store.
Search for and download the Freading app. Install.
The Freading app will show up on the home page of the Fire now. You may need
to press the sync/refresh button, which is in the first menu after
pressing the settings gear icon.
Use Freading through the browser (go back to your library's
Freading site) and download into the Freading app, or from within the
app itself by tapping the 'store' icon.
Once the App is downloaded, find your library using the “Store” feature. You then click “Login” and
enter New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL). Enter your library card number. You will then see the
number of tokens available to you and you can begin downloading books.
*For more detailed instructions, please go to: NHFPL Freading
Nook: Nook devices that support Freading include the Nook eReader and the Nook color.
Nook users will need to have Adobe Digital Editions installed in their computer and authorized with an
Adobe ID.
 Open the Digital Editions on the computer and connect the Nook to the computer using the USB
cable that came with the Nook. Digital editions will recognize the device and ask if you would
like to authorize the device with the same Adobe ID as the computer. Select Yes and the Nook
will appear as a bookshelf in Digital Editions. You will now be able to drag books downloaded
from Freading, opened in Digital Editions to the Nook.