To download an eBook onto the iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone:
You will need:
Overdrive
Media Console App
Your
library card & PIN
iOS v4.0 (or newer)
Adobe
ID & Password
Connection
to the internet
Steps:
- Download the Overdrive App from the App store
onto your Device.
- From the Overdrive App, select “Get Books”
- Search for your home library Put in your zip
code and select “North Canton Public Library” – Ohio
eBook Project
- From here you can search for eBooks to check out
and download. Enter search criteria (title, author) into search box at the
top of the page, and Limit to Media Type to “Adobe EPUB eBook”. (The Apple devices will only recognize
Adobe EPUB NOT Adobe PDF)
- When you find a title that you want to check
out, click on “Add to Digital Cart” (if it says “Place a Hold” all copies
are checked out. You can place a hold on the item and be notified when it
is ready to be checked out) and follow the prompts to confirm the
checkout.
- You will be prompted to enter your library card
and PIN.
- With an item checked out, touch the green button
that says “Download”
- The item will open in Overdrive (this is when
you will be asked to authorize the device with an Adobe ID)
- You will be asked if you want to download now or
later – choose “download now.”
- After the download is complete the book will be
listed in the Overdrive Media Console App.