Download an eBook and return it early
More and more of our customers are starting to access our eMedia collection. Unfortunately, downloading an eBook to a device using Overdrive is not even close to an intuitive process. In this section you will be downloading an eBook to three devices - a Nook, a Kindle, and a phone or tablet. All branches now have Nooks and Kindles, and many have iPads, by far the most common tablet out there. If you do not have access to a device, please contact the CTC at 5-1706 and they can lend you one.
What do I need to do?
Navigate to our eMedia site and download an available eBook to the following devices:
- Nook
- Kindle
- any smartphone or tablet
After you've taken screenshots, return the eBook from each device so someone else can use it!
How do I receive credit?
You must download and return an eBook to all three devices to receive credit for this activity.
For Kindle & Nook:
- Locate an item via our Overdrive site
- Download the item to your computer
- Take a screenshot of your computer when you reach the step of transferring the item from your computer to the device (the last step in DPL's tutorials)
- Send that screenshot to moc.liamg|gninraellpd#moc.liamg|gninraellpd with your name in the Subject line
- Return the item and take a screenshot of the verification message
- Send that screenshot to moc.liamg|gninraellpd#moc.liamg|gninraellpd with your name in the Subject line
For smartphones or tablets:
- Download the Overdrive app from either the iOS app store or Google Play
- Locate an available item and check it out
- Take a screenshot of the book on the device and email it to moc.liamg|gninraellpd#moc.liamg|gninraellpd with your name in the Subject line
- Return the item and take a screenshot of the confirmation message
- Send that screenshot to moc.liamg|gninraellpd#moc.liamg|gninraellpd with your name in the Subject line
Yes - that's 6 emails!
Resources
- DPL-specific step-by-step instructions: http://denverlibrary.org/content/ebooks
- Screenshot tutorials:
- All branches now have Nooks and Kindles, and many have iPads, by far the most common tablet out there. If you do not have access to a device, please contact the CTC at 5-1706 and they can lend you one (they can also probably help walk you through this!)