E-Books at Westchester Community College

This video tutorial serves as a general overview on the features of the GVRL platform, including how to read them in a browser window or for downloading them to your device.

GVRL’s provides a special tool to make content available on your eReader device –the download PDF to eReader button. Entire books are not available to download, but you may download chapters.

You can use the following method to move GVRL documents to a Kindle or Nook with an Internet Browser connection. You should note that GVRL does not transfer entire books to your device but you can download multiple individual chapters.

The most reliable way to put GVRL documents on your Kindle or Nook is to use file transfer:

1. Search and find a document that you’d like in GVRL.
    
2. Click the Download PDF to eReader button. This button is only available at the document level set to Text View.
    
3. Click the Download button.
    
4. Save the file to an appropriate place on your hard drive like My Documents/Documents or your Desktop.
    
5. Connect your Kindle/Nook to your computer via its USB cable.
    
6. Copy the file from your hard drive to the appropriate place on your Kindle/Nook. If you’re unsure where to put it, consult your instruction manual.
    
7. Your document should now appear on your device!

On iPhones and iPads you can use your browser, Safari, to search and use GVRL.You should ntoe that GVRL does not transfer entire books to your device but you can download multiple individual chapters.