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Using NOBLE’s OverDrive Collection with Kindle
Elizabeth B. ThomsenNOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
Search : Limit to Kindle and Available
Choosing a Book
Here's one of the books from my search results. From here I could click on the title to get more information, or click on the icon under the cover image to see a sample, add it to my wish list if I wanted to come back to it later. I knew I wanted to read this book, so I clicked on Add to My Bookbag. Be sure you choose the Kindle book!
My Bookbag
I could continue searching and selecting titles, or just go directly to my bookbag and proceed to Checkout.
Logging In
The system will ask me to log in at this point (unless I were already logged in.)
Checking Out
The system lets me check out the book unless I already have four books checked out.
Transfer to Kindle
Clicking on the Get for Kindle button will transfer me to my Amazon Kindle account
Getting the Book in My Kindle Account
When I click on the Get for Kindle button on OverDrive, it takes me to my Kindle account. It would make me log in if I hadn't already been logged in. Clicking on the yellow button brings the book into my Kindle library, and delivers it to one of my Kindle devices: my ebook reader or any of the devices with a Kindle app (my phone, my laptop, my iPod Touch, etc.)
Acknowledgement
Kindle has successfully sent my book to my cellphone.
My Kindle Library
Here is my Kindle Library which includes all the books I have bought from Kindle as well as my library loans.
Returning the Book
Books will return themselves on their due date, but you can also return them early which frees them up for someone else and allows you to take out more books
A Few Resources
• NOBLE’s OverDrive Site http://overdrive.noblenet.org
• NOBLE’s Website http://www.noblenet.org
• NOBLE on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/noble.libraries
• NOBLE’s OverDrive Support [email protected]
Amazon
Amazon has a help page called Public Library Books for Kindle Books.
Amazon also hosts user help forums where Kindle users discuss issues, answer questions, share ideas, etc. There are also lots of Kindle sites and ebook sites with helpful forums. This is often the quickest way to get answers to specific questions.
What if I Don’t Live in a NOBLE Community?
• Check your own public library and/or its library network – most have their own OverDrive collections similar to ours.
• All residents of Massachusetts are entitled to get free Boston Public Library cards and use Boston’s OverDrive collection. (And you can apply online for the card!)
Amazon Issues• Once you leave OverDrive’s site, you are turning
your checkout over to Amazon where it is subject to Amazon’s policies, not the library’s. They retain information about what you’ve borrowed after you return it including notes you take which will be restored if you later borrow the book again or buy it.
• They are a bookseller and hope borrowing leads to buying the book from them.
• If you have privacy issues or other issues with Amazon, Kindle may not be the best option for you.
Why Don’t You Have This Book?
• It’s the authors and publishers who decide what books to make available as ebooks or audiobooks for libraries through OverDrive and other vendors. Many popular books are not available to us…at least not yet!
Questions?
Elizabeth B. Thomsen Member Services Manager NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange [email protected]
