Quick Start Guide: Downloadable Audiobooks

Computer or Portable Audio Device

Initial Setup

1. Download and install Overdrive Media Console (OMC) on your computer.
   To check out audiobooks and listen to them on your computer or MP3 player, you must install the free software program OverDrive Media Console [1]. This program manages the audiobooks you have borrowed and lets you read and transfer them to an audio device. Window 8 users should view these instructions [2] on using OMC.
2. Run the Windows Media Player Security Upgrade
   If you are using a Windows computer, you will need to run the Windows Media Player Security Upgrade. This can be done in the Overdrive Media Console program by clicking on “Tools” in the menu bar and selecting "Windows Media Player Security Upgrade." You can also perform the upgrade online [3] using Internet Explorer.

Borrowing and Downloading an Audiobook

Navigate to our OverDrive catalog at http://overdrive.dbrl.org [4]. You can click on one of the collection links at the top of the page to browse through different genres or enter search terms in the box. After searching or clicking a browsing link, use the filters on the left side of the page to limit your results by format and subject. You can also limit your results to items that are currently available by clicking on "Show me only titles with copies available" on the left side of the page. Titles that are available for checkout have darkened headphones in the upper right corner.

Please note that Windows Media Audio (WMA) audiobooks will not play on a Macintosh computer. Most WMA audiobooks can be transferred to an Apple device if it is synced with a Windows computer.

1. Click the cover image of an audiobook to borrow the item or place a hold.
2. Once you have found an eBook to check out, scroll down and click on the “Borrow” button.
   Note: The default checkout period is 14 days. This can be changed by logging in to your account and clicking on “Settings.”
3. Enter your library card number and password/PIN (by default, your birth date in the format MMDDYYYY).
4. Click "Download" and select a format.
5. Click "Confirm & Download."
6. In the pop-up window that appears, select “Open with: OverDrive Media Console" or click the "Open" button.
7. Choose the parts to download. You can download them all at once or a few at a time.
8. OverDrive Media Console will open on your computer and begin downloading the eBook.

Transferring Audiobooks to an Audio Player

1. Once you've downloaded the audiobook, plug your device into your computer.
2. Select an item and click on the “Transfer” button at the top of Overdrive Media Console.
3. Overdrive Media Console will detect your device and begin the transfer.
4. Disconnect your device by safely ejecting it from your computer.
5. Follow the device instructions to locate and play the audiobook.

To return an MP3 audiobook early, highlight the book and click on the Delete button at the top of OverDrive Media Console. Then select Return/Delete. WMA audiobooks cannot be returned early.

Smartphone or Tablet

Tutorials: Apple Devices [5]

Tutorials: Android Devices [6]

Tutorials: BlackBerry [7]

Tutorials: Windows Phone [8]

Initial Setup

1. Install the OverDrive Media Console app on your device.
   You will need to install the free Overdrive Media Console app [9] on your device before checking out and downloading eBooks. This program allows you to search our collection and manages the eBooks and audiobooks you have borrowed.
2. Tap “Get Books” (iPhone/iPad - in the top right corner; Android - press the menu button to see "Get Books") .
3. Search for the library by name, city, or postal code.
4. Tap on the name of the library to be taken to our catalog of downloadable content.
   (Tip: Click on the star next to the name of the library to save the link.)

Borrowing and Downloading an Audiobook

You can click on one of the collection links at the top of the page to browse through different genres or enter search terms in the box. After searching or clicking a browsing link, use the filters on the left side of the page to limit your results by format and subject. You can also limit your results to items that are currently available by clicking on "Show me only titles with copies available" on the left side of the page. Titles that are available for checkout have darkened headphones in the upper right corner.

1. Tap on the cover image of a book to borrow the item or place a hold.
2. Once you have found an eBook to check out, scroll down and tap on the “Borrow” button.
   Note: The default checkout period is 14 days. This can be changed by logging in to your account and tapping on “Settings.”
3. Enter your library card number and password/PIN (by default, your birth date in the format MMDDYYYY).
4. Tap "Download" and then "Confirm & Download."
5. Return to the app's Bookshelf to listen to your book.
6. To return a book early, tap on the plus sign to the right it on the bookshelf and select “Return/Delete.”