Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

34
Downloading eBooks to your mobile device or Kindle Fire (for the Android, iPhone, Blackberry, or generic smartphones and the Kindle Fire) Using OverDrive with the Oak Bluffs Public Library

description

How to download eBooks to any mobile device (with app capability) or the Kindle Fire

Transcript of Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Page 1: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Downloading eBooks to your mobile device or Kindle Fire

(for the Android, iPhone, Blackberry, or generic smartphones and the Kindle Fire)

Using OverDrive with the Oak Bluffs Public Library

Page 2: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Go to your device’s App Store, and search for the OverDrive Media Console app (it’s free.)

Page 3: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Download the App. Tap Open. This is the OverDrive Bookshelf (currently empty). Tap the Menu icon in the upper left-hand corner.

Page 4: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap Settings.

Page 5: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

To read eBooks on your device, you must perform a one-time Adobe eReader

authorization. Tap Authorize.

Page 6: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

If you know your Adobe ID, enter it here and tap Authorize. If you don’t have an Adobe ID, click

Get a free Adobe ID. It only requires a name and email address.

Page 7: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

The device is now authorized with your Adobe ID. Return to the Menu.

Page 8: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap Add a library. Be sure to have your library card and PIN handy.

Page 9: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Search for your library by name, city or zip code.

Page 10: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Select your library from the list by tapping on the library name.

Page 11: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap the star next to the library to make the library a favorite. Tap the CLAMS name to view the

CLAMS OverDrive collection.

Page 12: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

You are now at the CLAMS OverDrive collection. Tap Sign In.

Page 13: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Enter your library card number and PIN and tap Sign In. Select Remember my login to skip this step

next time.

Page 14: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap the Account icon.

Page 15: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap the Settings icon.

Page 16: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Select your loan periods. This will be the checkout time for your eBook.

Page 17: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Remember to tap Save at the bottom, once you’re done.

Page 18: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap the CLAMS logo at the top to return to the main page, or…

Page 19: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

…Tap the Menu icon to view OverDrive eBooks by subject or collection.

Page 20: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

From the Menu icon, select a subject.

Page 21: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Select “Only titles with copies available” to only view titles that are available for checkout…

Page 22: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Or browse the library’s collection for all titles.

Page 23: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Books that are available have a dark gray book icon. Books that checked out have a light gray icon.

Page 24: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

To save a title for later viewing, tap the ribbon below any title. This will add the eBook

to your Wish List.

Page 25: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap on the cover of an eBook to view more information about the title.

Page 26: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

If the eBook is not available, you can place it on hold by tapping Place a Hold.

Page 27: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Be sure to check that the eBook is available in the correct format. Mobile devices can use the EPUB or Adobe PDF formats. Kindle books can

be read via the Kindle reading app, if your device supports it.

Page 28: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Tap Borrow to check out an eBook.

Page 29: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

The eBook is now checked out. With many eBooks, you can read them in your browser via

OverDrive Read.

Page 30: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

To download the eBook to your device, tap Download. If there is more than one format available, you will have to Select the format,

then tap Confirm and Download.

Page 31: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

The title is now downloaded to your device.

Page 32: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

You can view it on your Bookshelf. Tap the cover to begin reading.**

Page 33: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

**Kindle Fire Users: Please note

The eBook you have downloaded will not appear on your bookshelf until you select “Sync and Check for Items” from your menu options.

Page 34: Downloading eBooks to any mobile device or Kindle Fire

Happy eReading!