Using Overdrive with Your Kobo

Using Overdrive with your Blackberry Playbook

You can now check out e-books and audiobooks from Overdrive to your Blackberry Playbook! All you need is the free Overdrive Media Console app.

Step 1: Make Sure you are Running the Playbook OS v2.0

 From the homescreen on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, touch the Gear icon in the Step 4: Get Books! upper right corner.  You may now search for a specific book, or  Touch Software Updates. browse by genre. Make sure to sign out  Touch Check for Updates. only e-books in the EPUB file format.  If a software update is available, touch  When you have found a book, touch on Add Download to start downloading the update. to eBookbag.  After the download is complete, touch  Touch Proceed to Checkout. You will be Install to install the update. prompted to login to your library account Step 2: Install the OverDrive Media Console App with your barcode and password (usually the last four digits of your phone number).  Make sure your device is connected to the  Choose a Lending Period of 7, 14, or 21 internet. days from the dropdown menu.  Open Blackberry App World on your  Touch Confirm Checkout. device.  Once you have checked a title out, touch  Search for OverDrive Media Console Download to begin transferring the item. using the search box in the upper right hand  The first time you do this, you will be corner. prompted to authorize your app with your  On the results page, tap OverDrive's mobile Adobe ID. If you don’t have one, follow the app. links to sign up.  Tap Download to install the app.  Enter your details, and touch Authorize. Your device is now authorized for further Step 3: Access TRACpac downloads.  The title will download and transfer to your  Find the installed Overdrive app and touch device automatically. It will appear in the to open. Bookshelf view of the Overdrive Media  Swipe down from the bezel to open the Console app, with a small icon indicating menu and touch Get Books to switch to how long the item is signed out for. your library list.  Touch Add a Library, and search for Step 5: Returning e-Books Strathmore.  Touch the star next to a library to add it to  You can return e-books from your Playbook by tapping the red dot to the right of each your list books in the Bookshelf View of the app.  Touch a library from the Get Books list, and This removes the book from your account you will be redirected to the TRACpac and allows other patrons to borrow it. mobile website.

Vegreville Centennial Library February 29, 2012