Free Audiobooks on your Kindle Fire
Get free audiobooks from Bibliomation's OverDrive site!
1. Install the app
Search for “overdrive” in the Amazon app store. Download and install the OverDrive Media Console app.
2. Authorize your device
The first time you open the app, you will see the following message:
“Sign up for an OverDrive account to enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, movies and more from your library.”
Tap “Sign up”
Either tap “Sign up with Facebook, or Enter your name, email address, and a password, and then “Sign up” to create your OverDrive account.
2. Choose your library
Tap the menu botton in the top left corner (three parallel lines). Then tap “Add a Library.”
Enter your library’s name, your town’s name, or your postal code. Then tap “Search.”
When you find your library, tap on its name. Tap the star next to “Bibliomation Downloadable eMedia Catalog.” The star will turn yellow. This will save Bibliomation’s OverDrive catalog to your “Get Books” list so you will not have to search for your library the next time you use the app.
Tap anywhere to the right of the star to enter Bibliomation’s OverDrive catalog.
Tap "Add a library."
Type in your zip code, city, or the name of your library.
Tap on the star to save the your library. To access the site, tap "Bibliomation, Inc."
3. Sign in
Click “Sign In” to access your account.
Tap the menu below "Select your library from the list below." Choose it from the list when it appears. Then, type in your library card number.
Tap "Sign in"
Choose your library from the list.
Type in your library card number and tap "Sign In."
4. Find an audiobook to check out
You can browse the collection by category by clicking on the "Menu" icon. You can click on each category to view subcategories.
You can search the collection by clicking in the “Search” icon and entering a title, author, or keyword into the search box.
Tap the menu icon to browse by category.
In the search box to search by title, author, or keyword.
Type your search term into the search box.
5. Check out your audiobook
Tap on the book cover. Tap “Borrow” to check the book out.
If all copies of the title are checked out to another user, you will see a “Place a Hold” button instead. Click here and enter your email address to be notified when the book is available to check out.
Tap borrow to check out the book.
If the book is not available, you may place a hold on it.
Enter your email address and click "Place a Hold."
6. Download your audiobook
Tap the word "Loans" in the message that appears after you check out the book.
Tap "Add to App."
The audiobook will begin downloading
7. Listen to your audiobook in the app.
Tap on the book cover to play the audiobook. It will begin playing automatically.