Get Audiobooks for your MP3 Player
Free ebooks from Bibliomation's OverDrive site!
1. Install the software
Go to app.overdrive.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the logo that represents your software. Windows 8 and 10 users should install the Windows Desktop version.
4. Sign in
Go to bibliomation.overdrive.com. Click "Sign in." Choose your library from the list, then type your library card number and click "Sign in."
Click "Sign In."
Choose your library from the list.
Type in your library card number and click "Sign in."
5. Find a book to check out
You can browse the collection by choosing a category under "Collections" or "Subjects" or by clicking “Search” and entering a title, author, or keyword.
Click on "Collections" to view the list of featured collections.
Click "Subjects" to browse by subject
Click the heading "Audibooks" to browse only audiobooks.
Click "Search" to search by title, author, or keyword.
The website will provide suggested search terms as you type. Click a term to search for it.
6. Check out your book
Click "Borrow" to check out the book.
If all copies of the book are checked out, you will see a "Place Hold" button instead. Click here and enter your email address to be notified when the book is available to check out.
If all copies of the book are checked out, you will see a "Place Hold" button instead. Click here and enter your email address to be notified when the book is available to check out.
Click "Borrow" to check out the book.
If the book is not available, you can place a hold on it.
Enter your email address and click "Place a Hold."
If you leave "Automatically borrow this title when it becomes available" checked, you will receive an email stating that the book has been checked out to you when it becomes available. If you uncheck it, you will receive an email stating the book is available and you will have 72 hours to check the book out before it moves on to the next patron on the hold list.
6. Download your audiobook.
Once the book is checked out to you, it will appear under Check Outs in your account. Click the “Download” button.
Click the "Download" button.
The OverDrive software will open. It will tell you where the audiobook will be saved on your computer. Click "OK" to continue.
You can change the folder where the audiobook will be saved by clicking the browse button.
On the next screen, you can choose the parts of the audiobook that you want to download.
7. Transfer the book to your device.
Connect your device to your computer. Click on the audiobook title, then click the "Transfer" button.
Click on the audiobook, then click the "Transfer" button.
The Transfer Wizard will open. Click "Next" to begin the transfer process.
When the Transfer Wizard finds your device, you will be prompted to select the parts of the audiobook to transfer. Click "Next" to continue.
The selected parts will be transferred to your device.
You will be notified when transferring is done. Click finish, then disconnect your device from the computer.
If you are transferring to an Apple device, you have the option to transfer the audiobook to your iTunes Library as well as your device.
On an Apple device, audiobooks will show up under music by default.
You can change this by highlighting the parts, right clicking, and clicking "Get Info." Under "Options," change "Media kind" to "Audiobook."