Oakville Public Library now has more eReaders available for you to borrow; choose from a Kobo or a Kindle and place your hold online. 30+ titles are already loaded on each device so there’s always something good to read while you give the device a test run. To see the titles loaded on the eReader, click on the eReader’s name e.g. Kobo EReader Bestsellers 3. Note that you are able to borrow eReaders for up to 14 days.
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OverDrive Media Console App for BlackBerry PlayBook Now Available
The OverDrive Media Console App for BlackBerry PlayBook is now available in BlackBerry App World. Be sure to install the PlayBook’s operating system update OS2.0; do this from the PlayBook’s Settings feature and select ‘Software Updates’ and then ‘Check for Updates’. Use the OverDrive Media Console App for BlackBerry Playbook to download eBooks and audiobooks from Oakville Public Library’s Libraries on the Go website for use on the BlackBerry PlayBook. BlackBerry smartphones are compatible with OverDrive using the OverDrive Media Console App for BlackBerry. Read the rest of this entry »
Downloading eBooks from OverDrive/Libraries on the Go to a Sony Reader Wi-Fi
OverDrive eBooks may be downloaded directly onto a Sony Reader Wi-Fi. Be sure to have the Reader connected to a wireless network.
- Use the Home button to open the Home Screen.
- Tap the arrow in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Tap the ‘Public Library’ button.
- Search for Oakville Public Library using the on-screen keyboard and find Libraries on the Go.
- Browse for an eBook, add it to your cart, check it out and download it to the device.
There’s an App for That! How To Get eBooks and Audiobooks from Libraries on the Go Onto Your iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, Android Device, BlackBerry or Windows Phone 7
1. Libraries on the Go eBook and audiobook titles are not transferred from a PC/MAC to an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, Android device, BlackBerry or Windows Phone 7. Libraries on the Go eBooks and audiobooks are downloaded directly onto these devices using the OverDrive Media Console app.
Downloading eBooks and transferring to a Kobo/Sony Reader/Pandigital eReader
1. Without plugging the eReader into the computer, go to http://librariesonthego.library.on.ca and download Adobe Digital Editions software (located on right side column of webpage).
Downloading eBooks: Compatible devices and computers
This short “cheat sheet” documents which devices and computers are compatible with eBooks from Libraries on the Go.
Kindles in Canada Not Compatible with Library’s Downloadable eBooks
Unfortunately, Kindles in Canada are not compatible with the Libraries on the Go service provided by OverDrive. Kindles use a proprietary eBook format offered from Amazon and do not support standard DRM-protected EPUB or PDF eBook formats. For more information on compatible and incompatible eBook devices, please see the OverDrive Device Resource Center webpage located at: http://www.overdrive.com/resources/drc/Default.aspx?type=ebook
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