3rd December 2019

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Can you get audiobooks from the library?

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With a library card and a free application, Overdrive Media Console, you can download free e-books and audiobooks to your iPhone (and any other iOS device), BlackBerry, Android device, or computer. Remember, though, that most libraries might only carry a few copies of each title, so be ready to wait your turn.

Besides, how do I listen to a book on OverDrive?

Listening to audiobooks in the OverDrive app. In the OverDrive app, download an MP3 audiobook from your Checkouts page to the app Bookshelf. If there's an audiobook in the "Now Playing" section of the app's home screen, you can tap or click the Play button under it to start listening immediately.

How do I get to my bookshelf in OverDrive?

After you borrow a title in the OverDrive app, you'll find it on your library Checkouts page (under your Account). From there, select Add to app or Download to add the title to your app Bookshelf (home screen).

How do I download an audiobook on OverDrive?

Transferring audiobooks

Connect your MP3 player to your computer using your USB cable.
Open OverDrive for Windows (desktop).
Select an audiobook, then click the Transfer button.
When the transfer wizard opens, click Next so the program can detect your device.

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How do I install overdrive?

Open the App Store on your iOS device. Enter "OverDrive" in the search box and tap Search. Tap +Get, then Install next to OverDrive from either the app details or search results screen. Once the OverDrive app finishes installing, tap +Open to launch it.

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How do I download a book on overdrive?

How to save an eBook for offline reading:

Open the OverDrive Read menu. (On a mobile device, tap the middle of the screen to bring up the menu icon.)
Select Offline Access.
Select Start Download to download the book for offline reading.
Save the URL (address) for the OverDrive Read eBook you downloaded.

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What is Libby?

Libby is a reading app for borrowing digital books and audiobooks from the library's OverDrive collection. This free app, created by OverDrive, is available for Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), and Windows 10 devices. Libby is highly recommended for those new to borrowing eBooks and eAudiobooks.

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How do you return a book on overdrive?

How to return eBooks and audiobooks

From your app Bookshelf, right-click or swipe down on the title you want to return.
Select Return/Delete from the bottom ribbon to see the return options.
Select Delete and return to return the title to the library and remove it from your device.

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How do I listen to a book on overdrive?

Listening to audiobooks in the OverDrive app. In the OverDrive app, download an MP3 audiobook from your Checkouts page to the app Bookshelf. If there's an audiobook in the "Now Playing" section of the app's home screen, you can tap or click the Play button under it to start listening immediately.

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What is Rakuten overdrive?

Rakuten (2015–present) Website. www.overdrive.com. Rakuten OverDrive, Inc. is an American digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video titles. The company provides secure management, digital rights management and download fulfillment services for publishers, libraries, schools, and retailers.

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How do you renew a book on overdrive?

Sign into your Account on your library's OverDrive website. On your Checkouts page, select the Renew link next to the title you'd like to renew. Note: This link will appear three days before the title is supposed to expire. Enter and confirm your email address in the renewal form, then select Renew.

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How do I download an audiobook on overdrive?

Transferring audiobooks

Connect your MP3 player to your computer using your USB cable.
Open OverDrive for Windows (desktop).
Select an audiobook, then click the Transfer button.
When the transfer wizard opens, click Next so the program can detect your device.

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Do you have to have a library card to use Overdrive?

OverDrive allows you to download a wide variety of audiobooks, eBooks and music to use on your computer or compatible mobile device. You can also watch streaming videos on OverDrive. A: Yes, to use OverDrive you will need a library card, but library cards are free!

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Can Alexa read books from Overdrive?

Amazon.com: Customer Questions & Answers. Will Alexa read Overdrive Listen, the audio books on loan from my library? Echo can play books from Prime and Audible, but Overdrive has not created a skill to connect the echo to an Overdrive account.

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Is the Overdrive app free?

OverDrive is a free service offered by your library or school that lets you borrow digital content (like eBooks and audiobooks) anytime, anywhere. If you belong to a public library and you're just getting started with OverDrive, we recommend that you install our new app, Libby.

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Can you listen to audiobooks on overdrive?

You can borrow and listen to audiobooks in your web browser using OverDrive Listen, or download and listen to MP3 audiobooks in the OverDrive app.

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How do I transfer audiobooks to my Iphone?

Sync iBooks or audiobooks to your device

Connect your device to your computer and select your device in iTunes.
Click the Books button.
Do either or both of the following: Sync iBooks: Select Sync Books, then click “All books,” or click “Selected books” and select the iBooks you want to add.
Click Apply.

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Can you listen to audiobooks for free?

Audiobooks for iOS Lets You Listen to Audiobooks for Free. iOS: Audiobooks are great but they're generally pretty expensive. Fortunately there are a ton of free audiobook recordings in the public domain, and now you can easily download them to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Audiobooks is a very simple app.

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How do you read a book in overdrive?

To get started, borrow an eBook that's available in the OverDrive Read format from your library. Then, click or tap the Read (In your browser) button on your Checkouts page (under your Account) to begin reading it immediately using OverDrive Read.

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How much data does it take to download an audio book?

It doesn't use much data. The high quality downloads on the app are about 30MB per hour of play time. Most data plans are in GB now, so to put that into perspective, that's about 33–35 hours per GB. If you're impatient, you can even start listening while the book downloads in the app.

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How can I listen to books on my Iphone?

To listen to your book:

From the Home screen of Kindle for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, tap a book to open it.
While reading, tap the center of the screen, and then tap the Listen icon.
From the mini-player screen, tap the Download icon to begin downloading the audio companion.

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Do audiobooks on overdrive use data?

When using the OverDrive app, you only need an internet connection to watch streaming video, download titles, or sync your progress to your OverDrive account. No internet connection is required to enjoy downloaded eBooks and audiobooks.

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Can you use overdrive on a Kindle?

This will take you to Amazon.com and, after you log in, you'll be presented with a page where you can choose to send the ebook to your Kindle ereader, Fire tablet, or Kindle app. If the option is available, that is less work than using OverDrive's apps. But if it's not, here's how to read the ebook on an OverDrive app.

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