Google eBooks for the Nook (and other Non-Kindle E-reading Devices)

What You'll Need Before Buying a Google eBook:

Buying your Google eBook:

  1. Go to our site and search for your eBook.
  2. Ensure that your eBook contains an Adobe Digital Editions Download. This information will be in the product details at the bottom of the page.
  3. Add your eBook(s) to your shopping cart, and proceed to checkout.
  4. The FIRST TIME ONLY when you check out, you will be asked to link your Google Account to your harvard.com account. 
  5. Accept the terms and conditions
  6. Complete Checkout

Reading your Google eBook:

  1. Open Adobe Digital Editions. The first time you open ADE, it will request that you authorize your computer. Click Yes.
  2. Plug your Nook/eReader into the computer. Adobe Digital Editions will ask to authorize the device. Click Yes.
  3. Open your eBook file in ADE. Drag the icon of the file on top of the icon of your Nook/eReader and release it. This will transfer the file.
  4. Begin reading!