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What follows is an overview of the materials available at this web site and a three-step introduction to using the service. Click the topic heading to hear more information. Each topic is followed by a back to top link that leads back to the list of topics.
Overview
At this website you can checkout and download…
- Kindle Books
- Adobe EPUB eBooks
- Adobe PDF eBooks
- OverDrive WMA Audiobooks
- OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks
- OverDrive Music
- OverDrive Video
To checkout and download you need…
- A valid library card
- Internet access
- A computer or device that meets the system requirements for the type(s) of materials you wish to download
- Free software for the computer or device on which you wish to use the materials available at this site
A guided tour of this service is available…
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Step 1 - Download and install free software
Download and install free software on your computer or mobile device.
To enjoy Kindle Books all you need is a Kindle device…
To download Adobe eBooks on your computer, you need Adobe® Digital Editions.
To download and install Adobe Digital Editions, click here.
To download Adobe EPUB eBooks on your Android, BlackBerry, or iPhone device, you need OverDrive Media Console v2 (or newer).
To download and install OverDrive Media Console, click here.
To download OverDrive titles, you need OverDrive Media Console™. OverDrive Media Console is available for…
- Android v1.5 (or newer)
- BlackBerry v4.5 (or newer)
- iOS v4 (or newer)
- Mac OS® v10.4.9 (or newer)
- Windows® 98 SE (or newer)
- Windows Phone 7
To download and install OverDrive Media Console, click here.
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Step 2 - Activate the software
Next, you may need to take steps to activate the software you installed in Step 1.
Adobe Digital Editions requires activation.
Adobe Digital Editions can be activated anonymously or by using an Adobe ID. Anonymous activation allows you to download and read DRM-protected eBooks on a single computer only. Activating using an Adobe ID allows you to download and read DRM-protected eBooks on multiple computers and transfer them to supported eBook devices. For more information on activating Adobe Digital Editions, click here.
OverDrive Media Console for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPad, and Windows Phone 7 may require activation.
If you want to read Adobe EPUB eBooks you need to activate your device using an Adobe ID. For more information on activating OverDrive Media Console, click here.
OverDrive Media Console for Windows requires a security upgrade.
OverDrive Media Console for Windows utilizes Windows Media® Player 9 Series (or newer) to play DRM-protected files. The first time that Windows Media Player attempts to open a DRM-protected file, it will alert you that a security upgrade must be performed before the file can be opened. The upgrade takes just a few moments.
Only OverDrive Media Console for Windows requires a security upgrade.
All other versions of OverDrive Media Console do not require security upgrades.
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Step 3 - Check out, download, and enjoy
Browse or search this site for downloadable materials. When you find a title you're interested in, add it to the My Cart and check it out.
Once you have checked out a title, a download page is displayed. Click the 'Download' link to start the download. When the download is complete, open and enjoy the title.
You will never accrue late fees with titles you download from this website. Titles expire at the end of the loan period, and they are automatically returned to the library. For more information on the borrowing titles, click here.
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Step 4 - Buying a portable audio player for the first time?
Click here to review a suggested list of portable devices.
Additionally, please note that in order to use OverDrive WMA Audiobook on a device, the device must either support the bit rate of 32kbps or be able to transcode 32kbps files to a supported bit rate. In order to use OverDrive Music on a device, the device must either support the bit rate of 64kbps or be able to transcode 64kbps files to a supported bit rate.
You may want to check device documentation to determine if a device supports DRM-protected Windows Media content at 32kbps and/or 64kbps.
Note: If you are using a Pocket PC, OverDrive Media files must be transferred to a memory card. Be sure you have a memory card with sufficient memory space installed, and be sure to specify the memory card in the course of the transfer process.
Audiobooks, like print books, come in a variety of lengths, and this makes it difficult to estimate how many books you will be able to fit on your device. Please note the following:
- One Part = One CD
- One CD = 80 minutes (or less) of audio content
- 80 minutes (or less) of audiobook content = not more than 20MB of disk storage space
Using these numbers you can assume that you'll be able to store the following number of audiobook Parts on your portable device. (Please note that these numbers do not take into account actual vs. theoretical disk space as well as storage space used by the firmware of your device.)
- 128MB = 6 Parts
- 256MB = 12 Parts
- 512MB = 25 Parts
- 1GB = 50 Parts
- 2GB = 100 Parts
- 5GB = 250 Parts
- 10GB = 500 Parts
- 20GB = 1000 Parts
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