WordPress.com



[pic]

Downloading ebooks and audiobooks

for the Kindle Fire

You’ll Need: your library card, smart phone or tablet computer, and the Overdrive Media Console installed on your device (downloadable for free through the Kindle app store).

Some Overdrive Basics

4 Titles max can be checked out at the same time, with no renewals.

Checkout Periods – you get to choose! 1-3 weeks for ebooks and audiobooks.

If a book is popular, there might be a queue but you can sign up to be notified when it is available.

There’s no need to return a book but you’ll want to remove it from your device after you’re finished reading—see the last step of “Checking Out an eBook” for instructions.

Setting up the Overdrive Media Console App

1. After downloading the Overdrive Media Console, open the app. You will be in the "bookshelf" view and there will be one test audiobook (seen below) already on your shelf. Tap on the "Get Books" icon at the upper-right corner of the screen (it looks like a book with a plus sign in its lower corner).

[pic][pic]

2. You will now be in the "Get Books" view, where you will add the NOBLE system to the list of libraries you can download ebooks and audiobooks from. Tap on "Add a Library" in the upper-right corner of the screen.

3. Enter in the library’s name, city, or zip code to search for the Peabody Institute Library and tap on “search”.

4. From the resulting lists of libraries, tap on the Peabody Institute Library.

5. Tap on the star next to “NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange” so it turns yellow. Tap on the NOBLE listing to be taken into the catalog.

6. You are now in the online catalog for ebooks and audiobooks. If you need help navigating the catalog, see the accompanying section “searching the catalog” for more help.

Checking Out an eBook or Audiobook

1. Once you have found an item to check out, tap “Borrow”. If the title is not available, you will see “Place a Hold” instead. You can change the amount of time you’d like to borrow the title underneath the “Borrow” button if you’d like.

2. This will take you to your bookshelf, where you will see other titles that you have checked out as well. Tap on “Download” to the right of the title.

3. From the dropdown, select either the “EPUB” or “PDF” if it’s an ebook, or “MP3” for an audiobook, and then tap on “Confirm & Download”. The title will immediately begin downloading.

4. If this is your first time downloading an ebook, you will be prompted to sign in with your Adobe ID before reading the book. If you do not already have an Adobe ID, tap on “Get ID.” If you do have an Adobe ID, enter your ID and go to step 8.

5. If you need to create an Adobe ID, you will be taken to the Adobe website where you will fill out the form. Be sure to uncheck the box asking to sign up for their email promotions. Once you have completed the form, enter your Adobe ID to authorize your Kindle Fire. After authorizing, you can return to your bookshelf by tapping on the icon in the upper-right corner (the three vertical squares) and choosing “Bookshelf.”

6. You will now be in the “Bookshelf” view of the Overdrive Media Console and the item will be downloaded. Tapping on the ebook/audiobook will allow you to begin reading/listening.

7. If you would like to return the item early, tap on the plus sign to the far right and tap on the “Return/Delete” option.

Searching the Catalog

A. If you’d like to browse by genres, subjects, and/or formats, this icon will give you those options.

B. A link to your account, where you can view your checked out books, titles you have on hold, and the default checkout periods for your ebooks and audiobooks.

C. Tapping on this icon will show a search box, which appears below the icon. The search is a keyword search, so you can enter the author name, a title, or a little bit of both to find what you’re looking for. A link to the advanced search will also be below that.

D. This area and below will show a series of highlighted titles, including ebooks and audiobooks.

The Advanced Search

Advanced searching is your friend! Do you want an ebook or an audiobook? Are you looking for something right now rather than waiting for it to come later? Advanced searching will separate the wheat from the chaff.

A. The format option allows you to view only Overdrive app ebooks, which are labeled as Adobe or Open EPUB and PDF ebooks. Adobe ebooks are popular works of recent fiction and Open ebooks are mostly classic works of literature. For audiobooks, you’ll want to choose the MP3 audiobook.

B. Selecting “Show only titles with copies available” assures you that you won’t be teased with books which you’ll have to queue for.

-----------------------

D

C

B

A

1

2

3.

A

B

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download