Installing the OverDrive Media Console Mobile App

It is possible to download and read EPUB eBooks and listen to MP3 Audiobooks on the go by installing the OverDrive Media Console mobile app on a wide variety of mobile devices:

• Android phones and tablets, including the popular Nexus devices
• eBook reading tablets like the Kindle Fire, Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Nook HD, Nook HD+
• Apple iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, iPad Mini
• Blackberry phones
• Windows 7 phone and Microsoft Surface RT tablet. 

 

Installing the OMC App for Android

• The OverDrive Media Console mobile app can be found in the Google Play store on the Nexus.

Note: The OMC mobile app can also be found in the Kindle App Store for the Kindle Fire and the Nook's App Store for Nook Color, Nook Table, Nook HD, and Nook HD+. Apple's iOS users will find the OverDrive Media Console app for iPads and iPhones (and iPod Touches) in the "App Store" app on their apple device. Install the app as you would install any other app you've added to your device.

• From Google Play, search for the OverDrive Media Console app.
• Once you locate the app, tap install.

• Accept the agreement to continue the installation.
• You can watch the download and installation progress from the notification bar a the top of the screen.

• Open the app.

You may or may not get prompted to add your Adobe ID. The app must be authorized with a free Adobe ID before an Adobe EPUB title can be fulling downloaded and opened. You will be also be prompted to register your app with an Adobe ID when you download your first Adobe EPUB eBook. It is not necessary to authorize the app for MP3 audiobook downloads.

At this point, you have the choice of using the OMC mobile app's browser (which is built into the app itself) OR the web browser installed on your device (Safari or Chrome, for example) to browse the NHDB site and download eBooks and audiobooks. Either method works equally well with Android devices at this moment. However, when using an Apple device, please use the Safari web browser to visit our site. The OMC app for iOS needs to be updated to show the new "Next Gen" OverDrive website. 

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Enjoying MP3 Audiobooks with the OverDrive Media Console Mobile App

It is possible to download and listen to MP3 audiobooks on the go by installing the OverDrive Media Console mobile app on a wide variety of mobile devices:

• Android phones and tablets, including the popular Nexus devices
• eBook reading tablets like the Kindle Fire, Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Nook HD, Nook HD+
• Apple iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, iPad Mini
• Blackberry phones
• Windows 7 phone and Microsoft Surface RT tablet.

 

Desktop Computer Transfer

Note that it is also possible to download MP3 audiobooks to a Windows or Mac computer and transfer the MP3 audiobook to the mobile device with a cable directly to the device's music player.

Apple products and other WMA-compatible devices can also play WMA audiobooks, provided the WMA audiobook is first downloaded to a Windows computer and transferred to the device with the use of a cable and the OverDrive Media Console for Windows (and iTunes when using an Apple device). Note that from the list of devices above, only the Apple devices can be used to listen to the WMA audiobooks. 

Read more about transferring a WMA audiobook to an iPod from a Windows computer.
Read more about transferring an MP3 audiobook to an iPod from a Windows computer.
Read more about transferring an MP3 audiobook to an iPod from a Mac computer. (Coming soon!)

Finding and Installing the OverDrive Media Console App for Your Device 

 

Install the OverDrive Media Console on your mobile device. Each device provides access to an app store. Here is an example of getting the app for the Google Nexus 7 Android device. Note that you may be prompted to register the app with a free Adobe ID. This is only necessary if you plan to read Adobe EPUB eBooks. It is not necessary to register the app to listen to MP3 audiobooks.

Using the NHDB Site 

 

Log into the NHDB site through the mobile web browser or the OMC app's mobile browser. Either method works equally well. I typically use the mobile browser (Safari, Chrome, etc.) to browse the NHDB site.

After logging into the site, click the "menu" icon and select an audiobook genre to start browsing.

 

The titles are automatically sorted by the newest added to the site. To see titles that are available to borrow immediately, click "Available Now."

Be aware that there is a glitch with the mobile site. After clicking "Available now" you'll see both audiobooks and eBooks. Scroll downwards to limit your results to audiobooks only.

When you see an audiobook that looks appealing to you, click on the cover to view more about the book.

Double-check that the title is available in MP3 audiobook format.
Note that mobile browsers will not display WMA audiobooks.

Click "Borrow" to checkout the audiobook.

Press "Download" to start downloading the audiobook.
The OverDrive Media Console opens automatically.

Note that audiobook files are very large. Take care when downloading audiobooks on your mobile device's cellular network. You may wish to wait to download the audiobook until you have access to a wireless network. 

Once one part has downloaded you can start listening to the audiobook!

Tap on the book cover or surrounding area to open the audiobook player.

Return to the Bookshelf to select another title from your downloaded EPUB eBooks or MP3 audiobooks.

Note that different versions of the OMC app have different ways to return to the app's bookshelf...

Android App on the Nexus 7

iOS App on iPhone

Returning the MP3 Audiobook Early 

The OverDrive Media Console mobile app will automatically block your access to the audiobook after seven days, removing it from your account and prompting you to delete the title from the app. But if you finish the audiobook early, you can return the MP3 audiobook to the collection from the OMC app.

From the app's bookshelf, tap the small plus symbol to return the title.

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Reading EPUB eBooks with OverDrive Media Console App

The OMC App and EPUB eBooks on the Nexus 7

It is possible to download and read EPUB eBooks by installing the OverDrive Media Console mobile app on a wide variety of mobile devices:

• Android phones and tablets, including the popular Nexus devices
• eBook reading tablets like the Kindle Fire, Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Nook HD, Nook HD+
• Apple iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, iPad Mini
• Blackberry phones
• Windows 7 phone and Microsoft Surface RT tablet.

Learn how to find and install the OverDrive Media Console mobile app for your device.

After you have successfully installed the OverDrive Media Console mobile app for your compatible device, you have the choice of using the OMC mobile app's browser (which is built into the app itself) OR the web browser installed on your device (Safari or Chrome, for example) to browse the site and download eBooks and audiobooks. Either method works equally well with Android devices at this moment. However, when using an Apple device, please use the Safari web browser to visit our site. The OMC app for iOS needs to be updated to show the new "Next Gen" OverDrive website.

Whether you use the browser built into the OverDrive Media Console app or Nexus' Chrome web browser...

• Visit our NHDB website.
• Log into the site with your library card number.
• Open the menu (the icon with three horizontal lines) to browse for eBooks. 
• Select fiction or nonfiction eBooks to start browsing. 

Note that you are seeing the newest eBooks added to the collection and they are most likely checked out by other library patrons.

•  To view eBooks that are available to borrow immediately, tap the "Available Now" button. 

Note that there is a glitch with the mobile site. After selecting "Available Now," all formats are shown, not just eBooks. To fix this, simply move down the page and tap "eBooks" to limit the results to eBooks.

• Find a title that looks interesting and tap on the cover to read more about the book. 

• Be sure to double-check that the title is available in the eBook format you want.
• There are two types of EPUB eBook formats. 
• Adobe EPUB eBooks contain DRM (Digital Rights Management), require the OMC app to be registered with an Adobe ID, and can be returned to the collection earlier than 14 days. 
• Open EPUB eBooks contain no DRM and cannot be returned to the collection earlier than 14 days. 
• Tap "Borrow" to checkout the book. 

You are brought to your Account >> Bookshelf where you can select a format and download the eBook.

Note that you have a variety of choices at this point! 

• If you are a Kindle customer and have the Kindle app installed on your device, you can get the Kindle Book (if available for that title) to read on the Kindle app. 
• You can choose to open the OverDrive READ format (if available for that title) in your browser -- no app, additional login, or ID required.
• Or you can continue with these instructions and download the Adobe EPUB or Open EPUB eBook using the OMC mobile app. 

• As soon as you select the EPUB eBook format and confirm the format, you can download the title.
• The OMC mobile app will open automatically.

• If you have not yet authorized the app with a free Adobe ID, you will be prompted to do so at this time. The app will open and give you the opportunity to registered the device or obtain a new ID.

• Register for a new ID, if necessary.

Remember to re-open the OMC app and registered the app. Tap the small "settings" button to find the Adobe registration. (The settings button can be seen in the image below. Look in the upper-right corner of the screen for the second button from the right with three horizontal lines.)

• Tap the book to start reading!

• To return the book early, tap the small "plus symbol" next to the title to return then delete the title.

Note: Adobe EPUB and MP3 audiobooks can be returned from the OverDrive Media Console mobile app for Android, iOS, Nook tablets, and the Kindle Fire.

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The READ eBook Format on a Google Nexus

READ eBook Format on a Nexus 7

The OverDrive READ eBook format is the easiest way to get reading on a mobile device! There are no apps to install or additional logins needed (aside from what is necessary to log into our NHDB site). The READ eBook is opened directly in your Nexus' web browser. Here's how to read a READ eBook:

• Log into the NHDB site with your library card. 
• Visit "Account >> Bookshelf" to find an eBook you've checked out or browse for a new eBook to borrow. 
• From the Bookshelf, check if the title is available in READ format. 
• If you see a "READ (in your browser) button, tap the button.

• The READ eBook will open in a new browser tab and present a half-page tutorial.
• Press "OK" to close the tutorial.

• Pull downwards to get to the reader options.
• Pull the reader options from right to left to see the options to change the font sizes.
• Tap "Book Defaults" buttons to see the options.  

Note: Don't be alarmed if the text doesn't appear nicely spaced out. Adjust the line spacing and the font normalizes. 

Adding a Bookmark

The entire eBook has now been downloaded to your Nexus' web browser and can be read offline -- no internet access required. Add a bookmark to the device's home screen to remember to read your book! 

• From the address/search box, tap the small star to add a bookmark. 
• Choose the "Mobile Bookmarks" folder to save your eBook.

• Find your bookmark by tapping the small "settings" button in the upper-right corner of the device's screen. 

• From "Bookmarks" you'll select "Mobile Bookmarks."

• See your bookmark?
• Tap and hold the bookmark until additional menu items appear. 

• Visit the home screen and see your new bookmark. 

Signing Into NHDB on a Nexus 7

Unlike other mobile devices, the Nexus 7 login screen mimics the login found on a desktop computer.

• Click "Sign In" to get started...

• Start typing the name of the library or town.
• Select the correct library.

• Note that the login number used to access your account varies by library. Examples are:
• your library number
• a prefix and a library number
• your library number and your last name as the PIN
• your library number and your phone number as the PIN

• Your library account must be in good standing to use the service. These are things that could keep you from logging into the site:
• items that are overdue at your library
• an expired card
• excessive fines on your library account

Always check with your local librarian for more information and to make sure your library account is in good standing.