Author: Anne Hamland

Wisconsin Valley Library Service: Getting Started with OverDrive

ANDROID

APPLE

KINDLE

WINDOWS 8 & 10

DEVICE

Install OverDrive for Android on your device.
Find OverDrive in your app store or by going to app.overdrive.com.
Sign up for an OverDrive account.

INSTALL

Install OverDrive for iOS on your device.
Find OverDrive in your app store or by going to app.overdrive.com.
Sign up for an OverDrive account.

No special installation or downloads necessary.
Kindle Fire users can also install the OverDrive app for EPUB & MP3 files. Please follow the instructions for Android to do this.

Install OverDrive for Windows 8 & 10.
You can find it at app.overdrive.com. It works on Windows 10 as well.
Sign up for an OverDrive account.

YOUR LIBRARY

Open app & tap icon in the top left. If you don’t see your library, tap ADD, then follow the prompts.

Open the app & swipe left to right.
Tap Add a Library, then follow the prompts

Go to overdrive.com on your computer & click Sign In.
Search for and choose your library.

Open the app & select Add a Library, then follow the prompts.

FIND A BOOK

Browse the titles on the home page, use the menu at the top to browse categories, or run a search.
When you find a title, tap or mouse over it, then click Borrow, or click Sample to preview the book.

Audiobook e.g.

eBook e.g.

Go to Account-> Loans
Tap Download & select a format (EPUB for Ebooks, MP3 for audio).
Click Confirm & download.

DOWNLOAD

Go to Account-> Loans
Tap Download & select a format (EPUB for eBooks, MP3 for audio).
Click Confirm & download.

Go to Account-> Loans
Tap Download & select Kindle format.
Click Confirm go to Amazon, then click Get Library Book.

Go to Account-> Loans
Tap Download & select a format (EPUB for eBooks, MP3 for audio).
Click Confirm & download.

In the app, tap the item cover & press until you see a menu.
Tap Return to Library

RETURN

In the app, tap the item cover & press until you see a menu.
Tap Return.

Go to Amazon.com, then go to Manage Your Content.
Find the book & click the Actions button, then Return This Book.

From the app bookshelf, right-click the title.
Select Return/Delete from the menu at the bottom.

Find more help at OverDrive.com
Adapted with permission from the Nebraska Library Commission.

Wisconsin Valley Library Service: Getting Started with OverDrive

WINDOWS/MAC

MP3 PLAYER

DEVICE

Go to app.overdrive.com, then scroll down to the bottom of the page & click the button that matches your computer’s operating system.
Install the OverDrive app.
To read or transfer eBooks, go to adobe.com/products/digital-editions.html. Download and install the program onto your computer.

INSTALL

On your computer, go to app.overdrive.com, then scroll down to the bottom of the page & click the appropriate app for your computer.
Install the OverDrive app. This will manage your downloaded audiobooks.

YOUR LIBRARY

Go to OverDrive.com & click on Sign In.
Search for your library.

Go to OverDrive.com & click on Sign In.
Search for your library.

FIND A BOOK

Browse the titles on the home page, use the menu at the top to browse categories, or run a search.
When you find a title, tap or mouse over it, then click Borrow, or click Sample to preview the book.

Audiobook e.g.

eBook e.g.

Go to Account-> Loans
Click Download & select a format (EPUB for Ebooks, MP3 for audio).
Click Confirm & Download. Open audio files with OverDrive. Open eBooks with Adobe Digital Editions.

DOWNLOAD

Go to Account-> Loans
Click Download & select MP3 format.
Open the file with OverDrive.

Connect the device to your computer.
For Audio titles, click Transfer in OverDrive.
For eBooks, open Adobe Digital Editions, then click and drag the book cover over to your device.

TRANSFER

Connect your MP3 player to the computer with a USB cable.
Highlight the title in the OverDrive app, then click Transfer & follow the prompts.

For audiobooks, open OverDrive & click on the title, then click the Delete button & choose Return/Delete.
For eBooks, open Adobe Digital Editions & right click the book cover, then choose Return Borrowed Item.

RETURN

In the OverDrive app, click on the title.
Click the Delete button, then choose Return/Delete.

Find more help at OverDrive.com
Adapted with permission from the Nebraska Library Commission.