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1 RBdigital eaudiobooks and emagazines for iphone, ipad, and ipod Touch Contents Get an RBdigital Account Setting Up the RBdigital App Downloading eaudiobooks Playing eaudiobooks Renewing and Returning eaudiobooks Downloading emagazines Reading emagazines Returning and Renewing emagazines Get an RBdigital Account 1. In the browser of choice on your device, go to Scroll down to the section labeled RBdigital eaudio, and tap the link there:

2. The site can take several seconds or longer to load;

2 2. The site can take several seconds or longer to load; please be patient. After it loads, tap the icon at the top of the screen: 3. Tap the Register now link below the username and password text fields: 4. Fill out the form, including your name, library card number, , and a password of your choice; and tap the Register button at the bottom of the form. 2

Open the app once it has finished downloading. 3.

3 Setting Up the RBdigital App 1. Open the app store, and search for RBdigital, then tap the GET button for RBdigital: 2. Open the app once it has finished downloading. 3. On the first screen, make sure that USA is selected from the list of countries, and enter the address or username you provided in the previous set of steps, then tap the NEXT button: 3

4 4. Enter your password, and tap the NEXT button: Downloading eaudiobooks 1. Tap the button in the upper-left corner of the screen, and tap Audiobooks from the slide-out menu: 4

To browse through all of the audiobooks, tap the VIEW ALL button in the upper-right corner: 3.

5 2. On the AUDIOBOOKS screen, you can scroll through different sections, such as Most Popular, Bestsellers, Newly Added, and Recommended. To browse through all of the audiobooks, tap the VIEW ALL button in the upper-right corner: 3. On this screen, you can browse through all of the eaudiobooks. Advance through the pages of eaudiobooks by tapping the numbers at the top of the screen: 5

6 4. To perform a search, tap the icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. 5. You can search by keyword, title, author, and narrator, as well as narrow your search by genre, audience, and availability: 6. Once you've found an eaudiobook you'd like, tap the CHECKOUT button beneath it. 6

beneath it, and you will be notified by email when it is available for you to download: 9.

7 7. When the checkout process is complete, you will receive a confirmation. Tap the OK button: 8. If the eaudiobook is currently checked out to someone else, you may tap the yellow HOLD button beneath it, and you will be notified by when it is available for you to download: 9. To see your borrowed eaudiobooks, tap the icon in the upper-left corner, then tap CHECKED OUT in the slide-out menu: 7

8 10. On this screen, you can download and listen to your eaudiobooks. Tap DOWNLOAD to save the eaudiobook to your device so you can listen to it without an active Internet connection. You can tap PLAY while it is downloading as well if you want to start listening right away; the download will continue in the background. 8

Playing eaudiobooks Tap PLAY beneath the eaudiobook you want to listen to: 1. Return to the main screen. 2. Go back one chapter. 3. Rewind 30 seconds. 4. Play/Pause the book. 5. Forward 30 seconds. 6.

9 Playing eaudiobooks Tap PLAY beneath the eaudiobook you want to listen to: 1. Return to the main screen. 2. Go back one chapter. 3. Rewind 30 seconds. 4. Play/Pause the book. 5. Forward 30 seconds. 6. Go forward one chapter. 7. Seek Bar: tap and hold the small circle, then move your finger back or forward to quickly move through the chapter. 8. Set narration speed. 9. Look at the table of contents. 10. Place and view bookmarks. Please note that the RBdigital app will remember your progress for you without you having to place a bookmark. 11. Set a sleep timer so that you can can fall asleep listening to an audiobook without having it play the entire night. 9

10 Renewing and Returning eaudiobooks Follow these instructions to either renew or return an eaudiobook. You have two weeks to listen to a title. If you do not renew before those two weeks are up, the eaudiobook will automatically be returned to the library and deleted from the RBdigital app. You do not have to take any action for this to happen, and you will not incur any late fees in any case. You can, however, return an eaudiobook early as a courtesy to other library customers. If you choose to renew an eaudiobook, please note that you will only be able to do so three days prior to the due date. 1. Tap the icon in the upper-left corner, then tap CHECKED OUT in the slide-out menu: 2. Tap the cover of the eaudiobook you wish to renew or return: 10

11 3. Tap either the RETURN or RENEW buttons: Downloading emagazines 1. On the Home screen, tap the at the top-left corner. From the slide-out menu, tap MAGAZINES: 11

12 2. The emagazine titles will be listed alphabetically. Advance through the pages of emagazines by tapping the numbers at the top of the screen: 3. To perform a search, tap the icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. 4. On the search screen, you can search by title and limit by genre: 12

To find out more about the emagazine before you check it out, tap its cover.

13 5. Once you've found an emagazine you want, you can immediately check out the most recent issue by tapping the CHECKOUT button beneath its cover: 6. To find out more about the emagazine before you check it out, tap its cover. On the next screen, you also have the option to view and check out back issues by tapping the VIEW ALL ISSUES button: 13

14 7. To view your borrowed emagazines, tap the icon in the upper-left corner, and then tap CHECKED OUT : 8. Tap DOWNLOAD to save the emagazine to your device, so you can read it without an active Internet connection 14

15 Reading emagazines 1. Tap the READ button beneath the emagazine you want to read. You can do this even if the emagazine is still downloading: 2. The emagazine will open to the cover. EMagazines are exact digital duplicates of the physical counterparts, advertisements and all: 15

16 3. Swipe from right to left to advance through the magazine. Tap the middle of the page to bring up a screen where you can quickly swipe through multiple pages at once: 4. To make reading easier, particularly on smartphones and devices with smaller screens, tap the middle of the page at the beginning of an article, then tap TEXT : 16

text on a black background, or to return to the PDF (regular) view of the magazine,

17 5. The TEXT option lets you read articles without any of the magazine formatting: 6. To change the font size, switch between black text on a white background and white text on a black background, or to return to the PDF (regular) view of the magazine, tap anywhere on the text of the article to bring up a toolbar at the bottom of the screen: 17

18 Returning and Renewing emagazines You don t have to do either! They are yours to keep, and your check-out will not affect another customer s ability to check out the same issue. However, if you d like to delete an emagazine from your device, simply tap the X icon in the upper-right corner of its cover thumbnail: INSTRUCTIONS END 18

RBdigital eaudiobooks

RBdigital eaudiobooks App user guide With RBdigital you can browse, checkout and download eaudiobooks and emagazines all in the one app. eaudiobooks are available for a two week loan with one renewal,