September 22nd, 2011
The library world is atwitter (literally a tweet per second!) about library eBook lending on the Kindle for public and school libraries in the US. For details, check out our blog post from yesterday.
You asked, and now we’ve answered: Here’s a how-to video so you and your users can learn how to browse, checkout and get eBooks for Kindle. Feel free to share!
Brianne Carlon is a public relations specialist at OverDrive.
Categories: Devices, Service News, Staff Training
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Hi Marina-
Sorry you’re having trouble. Please contact your local library for help resolving this issue.
Best,
Mike
Can you only get ebooks from your local library or can you get ebooks from libraries outside of your local libary area. There doesn’t seem to be too many books available at my library.
Hi Vicki- You’ll need a library card from each library whose digital collection you want to access via OverDrive. If your library doesn’t have a particular title you’re looking for, you can always recommend titles to your librarian… Best, Mike
I have a 14 day period on book I checked out but have finished it in less than a week – how do I return the book so it is available for someone else.
I have a 3g Kindle, I can only download library books to my computer by UBS to the Kindle..My problem is I can’t finding the books after I check them out to my computer..When I plug in to USB from my computer to the Kindle, I can’t find the books? I get to Amazon, click on the book then nothing happens.
Hi Cecilia. Try following the steps in this OverDrive Help article. If that doesn’t solve your problem, please contact support via your library’s Help page. Best, Mike
Hi Maryann- You can find instructions on how to early-return library eBooks and audiobooks on OverDrive Help. Best, Mike
I am having trouble getting connected to the library to download books to my Kindle. Kindle registered to my husband, Irwin B Geller, who purchased Kindle for me on Amazon. Help me connect to the library with my card and my email address. Thank you.
Hi Elaine- To resolve technical issues, please consult the Help pages located on your library’s “virtual branch” website, where you’ll find troubleshooting resources and email-based support specific to your library’s OverDrive service. Best, Mike
When I want to borrow a Kindle book, the process sends it to Amazon where I download it. Amazon puts a charge to finish process. What’s happening. I have a Kindle app for PC not an actual Kindle.
Thanks
Hi Earl- There shouldn’t be a charge associated with borrowing library eBooks via the Kindle app for PC. Please contact support via your library’s Help page. Best, Mike
Hi,
A friend of mine lives in a different city and when she uses her library card she has more book choices on the overdrive app then I do. Are the selections different for every library? Or, I’m I doing something wrong?
Thanks- and love the app!
Hi Colleen- Glad you’re enjoying your library’s eBook collection via OverDrive. We work with more than 19,000 libraries and schools around the world, and each library in our network chooses which eBooks and audiobooks to offer in their digital collection. The entire OverDrive catalog includes more than 800,000 titles, but most partners stock a few thousand titles. -Mike
I have tried to load Overdrive on my Kindle, but I tried through my comptuer and Kindle doesn’t recognize that it’s there. I tried through my Kindle and I am unable as you need to open a second window from the Amazon site in order to load Overdrive and it doesn’t have that ability. How can you load Overdrive on a Kindle??
Hi Jessi- Please consult your library’s Help pages, which include How-To articles and email-based support. Best, Mike