Your library includes all the books you have bought or added to your tolino eReader. By default, it is sorted according to most recent (last read or added) and shown in a grid view.
Your library is structured by titles, authors and collections, allowing you to find particular books even more quickly.
Tap on the "Titles" section to see all the books in your library. By default, your books are sorted by topicality, but you can set the sort order to "Topicality", "Title", "Author" or "Date added" under View v in the settings.
In the "Authors" section all books are ordered by author name.
The "Collections" section shows all the collections you have created. If you have marked books as "Read", you will also find the collection "Read books" here.
Good to know: When you have finished reading your book, a window will open allowing you to mark the book as "read". Read books are no longer displayed in the title view of your library, and are automatically added to the "Read books" collection. If you want to display read books in your library, tap the view symbol v and then "Show read titles". Read books are then shown in your library with a check mark below the cover.
The following functions are available in your library:
v View and sort order of your books
Viewing:
Would you like to change your library view? Tap v and choose between "Grid view" and "List view". The grid view offers a quick overview of eBooks and texts. You can quickly access more detailed information via the list view and by tapping the info symbol ┬. Open an eBook or text from either view by tapping it with your finger.
Sorting:
In the "Titles" section you can sort your books and documents by "Topicality", "Title" and "Author".
Under "Authors" the books are listed alphabetically by author last name.
In the "Collections" section the collections are sorted by "Topicality", "Name of collection" and "Number of books in collection".
The contents are automatically sorted and displayed according to the respective criterion.
# Synchronizing books and collections
Your eReader automatically synchronizes the books, documents and collections in your library with the tolino cloud.
If, for example, you have recently purchased new eBooks but these are not yet shown in the library of your tolino eReader, add the titles to your library by synchronizing. This function requires that your tolino eReader is connected to the Internet via WLAN.
Please note:
• Books will not be synchronized if you have only loaded them onto your eReader (e.g. via USB cable). Only once they have been uploaded to the tolino cloud can they be synchronized.
• Collections will not be synchronized if they consist exclusively of books that you have only loaded onto your eReader.
⁞ Functions menu
Tap the Functions menu symbol to show a selection of functions. You now have the option to download books from the tolino cloud or upload them to the tolino cloud. You can also add books to a collection, mark books as read or even delete them entirely.
Deleting books
Tap "Delete" in the Functions menu. You can now select the individual titles you would like to delete, or all titles by tapping “Select all”.
Books and documents that you have saved exclusively on your internal hard drive, the SD card (depending on your device), and/or in the tolino cloud c are indicated by the corresponding symbol. If you would like to delete a title, your tolino eReader will always ask you from which storage area you would like to delete your books.
Please note: Books that you have uploaded to the tolino cloud yourself are permanently deleted from your personal cloud storage when you perform this action!
s Searching for eBooks and texts
Just like on the homepage, activate the search by tapping on the magnifier symbol. The search result includes hits both from your library and from your bookseller's shop. Tap on the respective tab in the shop or in your library to display and then call up the search results.
Your library contains all the books and documents that are stored on your eReader and in the cloud. Tap "Titles" to display an overview showing six books or documents. Simply swipe with your finger to browse forwards or back to the next books. If you are already on the first page of your library, swiping right will take you to the home page. In the same way, swiping left will take you from the home page back to your library.
You can also browse forwards and back by tapping on the arrows to the right and left of the scroll bar at the bottom. To go directly to a certain page, simply tap on the page indicator (e.g. "1 of 16"). A numeric keyboard opens with which you can enter the desired page position. Your library then loads the selected page.
Collections help you structure your library. Regardless of format, you can assign your books and texts to one or multiple collections — the file will remain in the title view of your library, and is additionally displayed within the collection. If you want to delete a collection, please note: Books that you have added to the collection will not be deleted from the tolino eReader or the tolino cloud; they stay in your library.
If you want to open or create a collection, please tap the "Collections" tab at the top of your library's menu. All your collections are displayed here.
If you would like to create a new collection, tap the ⊕ symbol to create a new collection. Then enter a name for your collection using the virtual keyboard (see chapte 8.3 Using the virtual keyboard) and select the books and documents you want to add to the collection.
If you already have collections, these are shown in the "Collections" area. Tap on a collection to open it; all the books you have added to this collection are then displayed. To add books to this collection or remove them from it, tap the Functions menu symbol ⁞ at top right and select "Add to collection" or "Remove from collection".
Good to know: In the "Collections" area you have the option of uploading all the books in a collection to the tolino cloud or downloading all the books in a collection from the cloud. To do this, tap the Functions menu symbol at top right. A window will open offering you several options. You can also delete entire collections here.
You are not tied to a specific bookseller when choosing your books. You can purchase eBooks from various tolino partners and then have these books available in your library as long as you have linked the corresponding libraries beforehand. To do this, open the menu on the home page and select the item “My accounts”. Then go to “Library link”.
Once you have started the link function, the list of all tolino partners will be displayed. You can link one user account per book retailer. The new book retailer and the tolino eReader provider are informed of every link. You will receive an e-mail from each of them to confirm the link. Once you have completed the link, all the books in the linked library are displayed.
You can of course delete any existing library link at any time. The books in question are then no longer displayed in your library.
Please note: You can access your books with up to five different devices via the tolino cloud. You cannot exceed this number, even with a library link. Should this nonetheless happen, you will be shown a corresponding message when linking your libraries and given the option to remove devices.
You can access your entire library not only on your eReader, but also on your Android or iOS smartphone, tablet computer, PC or Mac. To read your library on your smartphone, simply install the corresponding app.
Please note: You can register up to five devices with your user account. You cannot exceed this number, even with a library link. These devices may be for example your tolino eReader, your smartphone, your PC or laptop. If you exceed this number, a corresponding message will be displayed when you log on or make a library link. You are then offered the opportunity to deregister devices you no longer need.
You can use the tolino cloud once your tolino eReader is connected to the Internet via WLAN and you have logged in to a book retailer with your customer account.
c All eBooks and texts that you purchase in your bookseller's shop are automatically stored securely in the tolino cloud. What’s more, you can upload books to the tolino cloud from your tolino eReader or from your microSD card (depending on your device).
If you want to upload books to the tolino cloud or download them from there, you can do this easily in your library "My books". Keep your finger pressed on a cover until the context menu opens. Then select "Upload" or "Download". For more information, please see 5.1 The sections of your library ("My books")
You can access all the books and documents you have backed up to the tolino cloud with up to five different devices. If you, for example, start to read a book on your tolino eReader and then take a break, you can also continue reading where you left off with the tolino app for your smartphone, tablet or computer. To do this, the respective app must be registered with the same customer account.
You may wish to add eBooks that you already owned before purchasing your tolino eReader. You can do this via the microSD card (device-dependent) or from your computer via USB.
As soon as your tolino eReader is connected to your computer using the USB cable and is recognized, you can access the eReader using your computer. You can now transfer files between your computer and your tolino eReader. Please always store your books in the “Books” folder on the tolino eReader's hard drive.
However, we recommend adding purchased eBooks via the tolino cloud rather than via USB connection. The advantage: when you download eBooks from the tolino cloud, the Adobe® DRM copy protection is not activated and you do not have to enter your Adobe® ID to read these eBooks.
How to add purchased eBooks via the tolino cloud: Once you have purchased your book, you can go directly to your library. When you tap on the book, it is downloaded to your eReader.
Once the device is disconnected, added eBooks and texts will be available in the library and also appear on the home page.
Note: Whether or not your tolino eReader is equipped with a microSD card slot depends on the respective model.
As soon as you insert your microSD card into the designated slot on your tolino eReader, all the books and documents stored there in ePub, PDF, TXT and ACSM format are automatically displayed in your tolino eReader's library. However, if you then remove the microSD card, you also remove the corresponding content from your library.
Your tolino eReader creates a folder named “Books” on your microSD card. Please store your books in this folder in the future.
Please note: Only the tolino vision and tolino shine models have a microSD card slot!
To display a microSD card as a drive on your computer and transfer data, please insert the microSD card into the tolino eReader prior to establishing the USB connection.
Please note: If you connect the tolino vision to your computer via USB cable, you can only access either the eReader's internal storage or the microSD card. It is unfortunately not possible to access both at the same time.
If you want to connect only your tolino eReader to your computer while a microSD card is inserted into the eReader, please first eject the microSD card drive from your computer. Then remove the microSD card from your tolino eReader. Then connect your eReader to the computer again via the USB cable, and the tolino eReader drive will be displayed.
Important note: Do not disconnect the tolino eReader while data is being transferred. Please always eject the tolino eReader and microSD card using the removable disk symbols on the computer before you disconnect the cable between the eReader and computer or remove the microSD card.
Some of the books in your library are accompanied by a symbol:
c The cloud symbol indicates that the content has already been purchased or stored in the cloud, but has not yet been downloaded onto your tolino eReader. Tap the symbol or the cover to download and read the book or document.
The excerpt symbol indicates that an excerpt of the book is available in your library, but you have not yet purchased the book.
The new symbol indicates that you have not yet opened this book.
b The bookmark symbol indicates the book or document you most recently read.
/ The read symbol under an eBook indicates that you have already finished this book.
Important note: Books you have marked as read no longer appear in your library. If you want to show these books again, tap the view symbol at the top of the screen and then select "Show read books".
I tried to copy my eBooks to my tolino eReader using a USB cable, but they're not appearing in my library.
Please check whether you copied your eBook to the correct folder. When you connect your tolino eReader to your computer with a USB cable, a removable disk symbol should appear. Clicking it opens a directory with folders. Now drag your eBook to the "Books" folder. Then eject the drive from your computer again.
If the eBook is still not appearing in your library, it is probably damaged and cannot be detected for this reason.