eBook Help with an iPad, iPhone & Touch

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Get iPad, iPhone and Touch help (instructions are basically identical)
How-to's & Help with Problems & Solutions
1. How to download an eBook to an iPad, iPhone and Touch the First Time (instructions are basically identical)
2. How to return an eBook on an iPad, iPhone and Touch before the check out period is up
3. Which portable devices are compatible with our eBooks?
4. Which portable devices are incompatible with our eBooks?
How to download an eBook to an iPad, iPhone and Touch the First Time (instructions are basically identical)
1. Download and install the OverDrive Media Console app for iPad, iPhone and Touch.
2. Tap "Get Books"
3. Tap "Add a Website", enter Homewood, tap Homewood, then tap Jefferson County Library Cooperative
4. Apply for a free Adobe ID if you do not have one
5. Authorize your device with your Adobe ID
6. Now you can search, check out and download eBooks!
Download a detailed iPad tutorial here.
How to return an eBook on an iPad, iPhone and Touch before the check out period is up. Overdrive does not provide this feature, however below is a work-around.
1. To remove the eBook from your iPad, tap Library, tap Edit, then tap the Delete button (red circle with a hyphen) on the left side of the eBook
2. To return the eBook, download the eBook from your account to Adobe Digital Editions on your computer
3. In ADE, click the icon at the top left that looks like three books standing on a shelf
4. Click the eBook you want to return
5. You will see an arrow at the top left corner of the eBook
6. Click the arrow and choose to "Return Borrowed Item"
7. Refresh your account and the eBook will be gone
