Applications and Widgets 185Play BooksUse the Play Books app to read eBooks from theInternet-based Google Play™ Books service. Google eBooksis a new way to discover, buy, and enjoy your favorite booksonline and offline.You can read books online or mark them for availabilityoffline, so you can read them when you have no Internetconnection (such as on an airplane). You can also use Booksas your starting point for browsing or searching for books online.1. From a Home screen, tap Apps➔ Play Books.The Google Play Books main screen displays.Note: You may be asked to create or sign on to your Googleaccount. For more information, refer to “Setting Up YourGmail Account” on page 76.2. To add more books to your library, tap SHOP in theApplication bar.A pop-up displays a link to the Google Play Terms ofService. Read the document and tap Accept.Browse the selection of Google eBooks, which arearranged in categories like Featured, Top Selling, TopRated, Top Free, and many more.3. To find a book by title or author name, tap Searchon the Play Books main screen or tap SHOP ➔Search.4. On the Play Books main screen, tap Menu forthese options:• Make available offline: Mark books to make them availableoffline. Tap below a book cover to mark it with a pin andthen tap . Just reverse this process to remove books fromyour device.• View as list / View as carousel: Set how you want to viewyour books.• Refresh: If a book in your library does not appear on yourdevice, use this option to update the display.• Accounts: Set the account to use.• Settings: Provides access to the application’s settings.• Help: Displays various Book help information. Tap Help Centerto get additional Google Play Books information.5. Tap the cover of a book to start reading.
