Step 2īorrow a title (you'll need to sign into your library to complete this step). Open your library's OverDrive website in your web browser (find it on ). If you belong to a school, you may be able to use Sora in your web browser to borrow and enjoy digital titles instead.If you belong to a library, you can use Libby in your web browser to borrow and enjoy digital titles instead.
And it doesn't even support landscape orientation.Ĭonsequently, although OverDrive Media Console makes e-book acquisition much easier than Bluefire Reader, you may want to stick with the latter for the moment.With a Mac, you can borrow and enjoy digital titles from your library's OverDrive website. Also, it's not a universal app, so iPad users will have to suffice with a zoomed view. Our real problem is with the layout: text is formatted into an unnecessarily narrow column, with no way to expand or even to hide the onscreen controls. The app lets you adjust brightness, add bookmarks, and change font size, but that's about it. Still, don't expect a lot of bells and whistles when it comes to actual reading. Once OMC is all set up, it's a pretty simple matter to browse and download books. Thankfully, most of these steps are one-time hassles. Sign in, then go back to Safari and tap Download again. With that done and a book queued for downloading, OMC asks you for your Adobe ID (assuming you have one-if not, it's off to you go). To make full use of Overdrive, you'll need to supply your library card number, and possibly a PIN as well (which may require a visit to your actual library or its own Web site). Once you've found it, you can browse for books, choosing one to download or hold. This bumps you out of OMC and into Safari, where you'll search for your library. To download books, you must first "Add a Website" (meaning choose your library). Plus, the selection isn't what we'd call extensive, at least from our test library. The bad news is that getting the app set up is a major pain, and as e-book readers go, it's mediocre at best. With OverDrive, you can download library e-books (and audiobooks) directly to your iOS device. Enter OverDrive Media Console is an app that cuts out the middleman (i.e., your PC) when it comes to getting free epubs on your mobile device.
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