Freading eBooks
for Kindle Fire
Kristen Draper
Digital Literacy Librarian
Poudre River Public
Library District
[email protected]
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Freading eBooks for
Kindle Fire
Freading can
only be used with
the Kindle Fire.
Freading does
not work with
other Kindles.
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How Freading Works
• Library patrons can download free books for a two-week loan
period with a two-week renewal option.
• Multiple users can simultaneously check out the same book.
• Patrons are allotted five tokens per week to check out books.
• Patrons can accumulate up to 20 tokens in a month but they
expire at the end of each month.
• Each book has an established token value of one to four
tokens, depending on its popularity and release date. In most
cases, newly-published books are valued at four tokens.
Older books are valued at either one or two tokens.
• Most renewals cost 0 tokens.
• Download the Freading app OR use the OverDrive app if you
already have OverDrive downloaded to your device.
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Kindle Fire can open
Freading eBooks in
the OverDrive app
• Easiest: Use OverDrive Media Console
app if you have already downloaded it for
OverDrive eBooks
• If not, you can download OverDrive Media
Console onto Kindle Fire easily
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Kindle Fire OverDrive App
• Kindle Fire can get ALL eBooks
wirelessly in the OverDrive app in EPUB
format
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On your Kindle Fire go to Apps>Store
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Search for Overdrive Media Console
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Tap on Free, then Get App
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App will download onto your Kindle
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Install and Open the OverDrive app
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Kindle Fire OverDrive App
Tap on Settings icon
Enter in your Adobe ID if
you have one, then
“Authorize” or
Tap on “Get a Free Adobe
ID”
Kindle Fire OverDrive App
• Get your Free Adobe ID here
Fill in only the information
with a * next to it
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Kindle Fire OverDrive App
Return to the App and
enter the same email
address and password –
this is your Adobe ID
Your device is now authorized
and this one-time activation is
complete.
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On the web enter
www.poudrelibraries.org and
click on Downloadable Library
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Choose eBooks
Then
Choose
Freading
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Browse for an eBook
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Search for an eBook
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You found your eBook! Click
on Login to Download
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Login with your library
card number
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Now you are ready to
download your book
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Open in OverDrive
App
Freading
eBooks will
open and
work in
OverDrive
Media
Console
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Open the OverDrive
app to find your eBook
Once Downloaded, tap
to open and enjoy!
To return an item early, tap
the + sign on the right
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Renew or
Redownload a title
To renew an item, click on the
expired title, and download the epub
eBook again. Most renewals cost 0
tokens.
Freading eBooks in the
Freading app on Kindle
It takes a few extra steps to get the Freading application on the Kindle Fire, but once it is set up, most
users report that it is easy to use. (Please note: on some versions of the Kindle Fire users are warned
that loading applications this way is less private and there is a risk of “unexpected behavior”.)
1. Go to the settings on the Kindle Fire (it is the bicycle gear icon at the top) and go to “device”. Turn on
the switch for allowing unknown applications.
2. Go to the browser on your Kindle Fire and type in m.getjar.com.
3. You may be prompted to install the GetJar app at this point, tap 'download' if you are prompted. If not,
search for 'getjar' on this site.
4. After you find the GetJar app, tap to download it to your Kindle Fire.
5. A little number icon will appear in a circle next to the name of the Kindle at the top of the display when
the download is complete. Tap the number and follow the on screen instructions to install it.
6. Tap the back arrow on the screen to go back to browse the GetJar store.
7. Search for and download the Freading app.
8. As above, a number icon will appear by the name of the device to indicate the download is complete.
Tap the number to find the file to install
9. The Freading app will show up on the home page of the Fire now. The first time you turn the Kindle
off after the install, you may need to press the sync/refresh button, which is in the first menu after
pressing the settings gear icon.
10.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.
Note: If the popup does not appear automatically for the GetJar app when you first visit the website
(m.getjar.com) you can manually download it by clicking any of the apps on the screen. After this,
proceed with step 5.
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Thank you and
happy reading!
Kristen Draper
Digital Literacy Librarian
Poudre River Public
Library District
[email protected]