How to Download OverDrive MP3 audiobooks to your iPad.pdf

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Page 1 of 7. How to Download OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks to your iPad. 1. From the App Store on the iPad, search for OverDrive Media Console. 2. From the ...
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How to Download OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks to your iPad 1. From the App Store on the iPad, search for OverDrive Media Console.

2. From the results, under iPad Apps tap FREE beside OverDrive Media Console. A green INSTALL APP button will now appear and replace the free button.

3. Tap INSTALL APP. You will then be prompted to enter your Apple ID and/or password. Enter your information and tap OK. The App will then install itself.

Page 2 of 7 4. Tap the OverDrive App icon.

5. Tap Get Books+ in the top right hand corner of the screen.

6. Tap Add a Website to find and select your library to add to the website list.

After the first time you successfully download an item from TRACpac, the website will automatically appear in the list and you will not have to search for it again:

Page 3 of 7 7. In the search box enter your library’s name or your postal code or city and tap Search.

8. Select your library from the result list by tapping it.

Next, under Library Systems tap The Regional Automation Consortium to access OverDrive through TRACpac.

9. Log in to your OverDrive account and proceed as normal, signing out only MP3 audiobooks (WMA files are not compatible). Please note: only MP3 audiobooks will be displayed using the OverDrive app to avoid confusion.

Page 4 of 7 10. Once you have checked a title out, tap Download to begin transferring the item.

11. The title will now download and transfer automatically. It will appear in the OverDrive app library with an icon indicating how long it is signed out for.

12. If you are downloading a title with more than one part, a red circle with the number of total parts will appear beside the Get Books + button while it is being dowloaded.

Page 5 of 7 To view the progress of the parts being downloaded, or to cancel, tap the Get Books + button. From here you will be able to cancel the download by tapping Edit in the top right and corner, or return to your library of downloaded and downloading books by tapping Library in the top right corner.

13. Once the book has finished downloading, from the library screen, tap the book to begin listening.

Page 6 of 7 14. The audiobook’s screen will appear, and will allow you to control how it plays. You will be able to pause, advance or go back, adjust the volume, add a bookmark, and view more detailed information about the title.

Page 7 of 7 15. To delete the title from your iPad, swipe your finger along its entry in the library and the delete button will appear. Tap to delete. Please note: this will only delete the item from your iPad. It will still be checked out to you in your OverDrive eAccount until the loan period expires.