2. Ebooks & audiobooks are available through the Army‟s Overdrive subscription. From our
homepage click on either the “eBooks and Audiobooks” link or the “Databases” link on
the sidebar.
6. Enter your My Account login credentials.
The Web Login is the email you gave the Library when you set up your account. The
PIN was either set up using My Account or input at the Library‟s service desk.
7. Be sure to download the software by clicking on Account. On the next screen, click “Get
Software” on the right side.
8. Overdrive Media Console is for Audiobooks, Music, and Video and
Adobe Digital Editions is for eBooks. You could also download both now.
If you find an eBook or audiobook you want to check out, it will prompt you to download
the required software if you haven‟t done so already.
9. Let‟s try a search!
Type Grisham, John into the search box on the upper right of the page.
10. You could also click “Advanced Search” for more specific options.
11. Select a title from the list for more information. In this example, the audiobook The
Appeal by John Grisham is selected.
12. The record tells you how many copies are available, lending period, how long it
is, description, and much more! Click „Borrow‟ to check out the item.
13. The item is now checked out and added to your Bookshelf. If you have decided you do
not want the item, you can still return it. Otherwise, you can download it now or continue
browsing.
20. Make sure all parts are checked & then click on the OK button.
21. Once it‟s finished downloading all parts you can Play the audiobook on your computer,
Transfer it to a portable device like an MP3 player, iPod, or Zune, or Burn a copy to a
CD - all from the user friendly OverDrive console.
22. Now let‟s look up an eBook:
In this example, we‟ll search for eBooks by Steve Berry.
25. Now you can read the book in your browser, download it, or return it.
26. To download the title, select the format appropriate to your device.
Click „Confirm and Download‟
27. From the Adobe Digital Editions page, click on Download Now & then launch the
appropriate Adobe Digital Editions Installer for your computer. Proceed through
installation.
30. The first time you open Digital Editions, you will be asked to authorize your computer.
Check the box labeled “I want to authorize my computer without an ID” and click next.
Follow the prompts until authorization is complete.