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

1. 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

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

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

4. Tap Settings.

5. To read eBooks on your device, you must
perform a one-time Adobe eReader
authorization. Tap Authorize.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Tap the Account icon.

15. Tap the Settings icon.

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

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

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

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

20. From the Menu icon, select a subject.

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

22. Or browse the library’s collection for all titles.

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

24. To save a title for later viewing, tap the ribbon
below any title. This will add the eBook
to your Wish List.

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

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

27. 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.

28. Tap Borrow to check out an eBook.

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

30. 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.

31. The title is now downloaded to your device.

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

33. **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.

34. Happy eReading!