Reused with permission from the Peabody Institute Library, Peabody, MA. Downloading ebooks and audiobooks for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

You’ll Need: your library card, your mobile device, and the Overdrive Media Console installed on your device (downloadable for free through the Apple 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 prompted to sign in with an Adobe ID in order to read Adobe ebooks. If you do not have an Adobe ID, tap on the button to register. Once you have registered for a free Adobe ID, open the Overdrive Media Console again and sign in.

2. Once you have signed in, tap on “Get Books” in the upper-right corner to enter into the “Get Books” view.

3. Tap on “Add a Library” and follow the prompts to search for the Peabody Institute Library.

4. Tap on the star next to “NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange” so it turns yellow and says “source added”

5. You have now added the library. Click on “cancel” in the upper-right corner to return to the “Get Books” view. The NOBLE link will now appear in your list of libraries.

6. Tap on the NOBLE link to enter into 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, click “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.

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

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

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4. Tap on the “Bookshelf” button in the upper-right hand of the screen.

5. 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.

6. 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

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A. This menu bar will always be present providing you with a link to your account, access to a simple search box, an advances search directly underneath it, or the option to return to the home page. B. These columns allow you to browse by genre and interest and are divided into audiobook and ebooks. C. A series of highlighted titles, which may or may not be available at that moment. Note that the icon in the upper-right of the cover indicates whether it is a book or an audiobook as well as whether it’s available or not (a black icon means available, light grey unavailable). Clicking on the bookmark below the cover will add the title to your wish list. D. Below this you’ll find other options like “always available” ebooks and more categories of highlighted titles.

The Advanced Search

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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.