Downloading ebooks To Android Devices

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1 Downloading ebooks To Android Devices

2 Table of Contents: Downloading the OverDrive Media Console app 3 Signing in to MyMediaMall.5 Searching for ebooks 6 Putting a book in your Wish List..7 Placing a hold on a title 7 Setting Checkout limits 8 Checking out and downloading an ebook. 8 Renewing an ebook..9 Returning an ebook early using OverDrive Media Console App. 10 Troubleshooting 11 Updated: October 17, 2013 Page 2 of 11

3 DOWNLOADING EBOOKS to an ANDROID DEVICE DOWNLOADING THE OVERDRIVE MEDIA CONSOLE Go to the Google Play store Type OverDrive Media Console in the Search box Download the OverDrive Media Console app Click on Get Books. You will be prompted to Add a library. Type in Schaumburg and click on Search Select Schaumburg Township District Library from the list: Page 3 of 11

4 Click on the Star next to MyMediaMall doing so will save the site, so you won t have to redo the search each time You will need to authorize the OverDrive Media Console app on your Kindle using an Adobe ID. If you do not have an Adobe ID, you will need to create one on the Adobe.com website Using the Adobe ID, you will authorize the app. You will only need to do this step once. Page 4 of 11

5 SIGNING IN - Click on Sign In Select Schaumburg Township District Library from the drop-down menu Enter your Schaumburg Township District Library card number and PIN (your PIN defaults to the month and last two digits of the year you were born e.g. if you were born in May 1980, your PIN would be 0580.) Page 5 of 11

6 SEARCHING You can do a quick search in the search box in the upper right hand corner of the screen, but to limit your selections to Android-compatible titles, select Advanced Search You can search for a particular title or author. In addition, you can limit by the date a book was added to the site (between 7 days 1 year), the subject (e.g. Mystery, Romance, Nonfiction), publishers, and awards. The most important search field is All Formats, which allows you to limit to EPUB, which is compatible with Apple & Android devices. You can also restrict your search to books that are currently available to check out by clicking the box that says Show only titles with copies available. Page 6 of 9

7 BORROWING AN EBOOK After you do your search, you will see a page of results. If the book is available to check out, the book icon in the upper right corner of the cover will be darkened. If the book icon is grayed out the book is checked out. NOTE: if you see a headphones icon on the book cover, this is an audiobook, not an ebook. WISH LIST: If you are interested in reading a book, but don t want to check it out or put it on hold now, you can add it to your wish list. Click on the bookmark at the bottom of the book it will turn red, indicating that the book is now in your wish list. PLACING A BOOK ON HOLD: If the ebook you want to read is currently checked out, you can place the book on hold. Tap on the cover of the book you want to place on hold. You will see a page like the one on the left. Tap on Place a Hold. The first time you place a hold, you will be asked to enter your address. When the book is available to check out, you will receive an that the ebook is available to retrieve from your Holds page and you will have 72 hours to check out the book. You can see how many patrons are on the holds list. In some cases your wait will be shorter, as there are copies available only to Schaumburg cardholders. Page 7 of 9

8 SETTING CHECKOUT LIMITS ebooks default to a 14 day checkout period. You can change the checkout period to 21 days by resetting your default lending options. To do so, tap on your Account at the top of the screen, and then choose Settings For ebook, select 21 days. Tap on Done, and then Save CHECKING OUT AN EBOOK When you have decided on a book to check out, click on the cover. If the book is available to check out, you will see the Borrow button. Click on the button. Page 8 of 9

9 The book is then added to your Bookshelf. You are able to check out up to 5 items at one time. From the Download drop-down menu, select the compatible format. When using the OverDrive Media Console app, you will want to choose EPUB ebook Tap on Confirm & Download NOTE: you are able to Return a book from your Bookshelf if you have not yet downloaded it. The book will download to the Bookshelf in the app (different from the Bookshelf on MyMediaMall). In order to search for additional books tap on Get Books in the upper right hand corner of the app or the OverDrive Media Console logo in the upper left hand corner. Tap on the cover of the book to start reading. RENEWING AN EBOOK If there are no holds on a book, you are able to renew an ebook up to 3 days prior to the expiration date. You will see a renew button next to the title on the bookshelf. You will then be prompted to fill in your address and you will be added to the holds list. Once the ebook expires, you will receive an notification that the title is available to retrieve from your Holds page. You will only be allowed to renew this title one time. Page 9 of 9

10 RETURNING AN EBOOK EARLY IN THE OVERDRIVE MEDIA CONSOLE APP Depending on the version of the OverDrive Media Console app you have, you will either 1) Tap the + symbol next to the book on your bookshelf. You will be given the option to Return/Delete. When prompted, select Return then Delete. If you select Delete, the ebook won t be returned to the MyMediaMall collection and will still be checked out to you. 2) Press down on the cover of the book, and you will be given the option to Delete or Return. Select Return; Confirm that you want to Return the book. If you choose Delete, the book will still be checked out to you. Page 10 of 11

11 TROUBLESHOOTING If you are having technical problems downloading the ebooks, there are some useful articles and how-to videos on the MyMediaMall page. Click on the? icon, which will open a page of options to assist you. If you continue to have problems, click on the Support link on the Help page. Doing so will open a page listing all the libraries in the MyMediaMall consortium. Choose Schaumburg Township District Library from the list, and an will open that will be sent to the staff (you may need to choose to open the link in a browser). Page 11 of 11