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Getting a library ebook for your Google Nexus
or other Android tablet. To complete this
you will need your library card, your Google Nexus,
or Android tablet, the OverDrive Media Console app
installed and registered and a wireless connection to the Internet.
To unlock your tablet, move the lock symbol
from the inside ring to the outside ring.
First let's connect to the internet. On your Google Nexus
slide your finger from the top of the screen down
to open a menu.
From this menu, touch the word "Wifi".
Now you will see a list available wireless networks.
Touch the network which you would like to join. Enter the password
if needed and touch "Connect".
Now that you're connected to the Internet, touch the home button to go
back to the first screen.
Let's begin by opening the OverDrive Media Console
app.
if you do not see the OverDrive Media Console app
touch the icon that looks like dots with the circle around it to bring up
an alphabetical listing of all apps. Here is the OverDrive Media Console
app. To get started we're going to bring up a menu by clicking the icon in the
upper left hand corner.
Let's find our library by touching the "Add a
Library" button. You can search for your library
by the name in the library, the name of your community
or your postal code. Enter that information into the box
and click "Search". Now select your library from the list of search results.
You should now see the Ohio digital library listed.
Touch the star so that your device will remember
the Ohio digital library. Now touch the words
"The Ohio Digital Library" to go to the website.
To find an item on the website you can search by touching the magnifying glass
icon
then entering title or author of the book
or you can browse by touching on the menu button.
Today let's select ebook fiction from the menu.
And then we'll browse through all fiction.
Let's limit our search results by clicking on the
"Show me only titles with copies available" button
so that we only see items that have an item
available to check out. You can tell on ebook is available
if the icon in the upper right hand corner is dark.
For example The Taming of the Tights
is available today. Let's touch on the cover to learn more about this item.
Here's the ebook The Taming of the Tights. Let's touch on "Borrow"
to borrow this item.
To check out item, we need to select our library from the list of libraries.
Find your library on the list and touch it to select it.
Enter your library card number and in some cases
your library card pin number and touch
"Sign In".
on a Google Nexus and on many Android devices
moving your finger up and down the screen will move the page
up and down. Scroll down to view this item.
Congratulations you've successfully checked out this
item. Now we need to download it to your device.
First touch the "Download" button then touch
"Adobe EPUB".
Now touch "Confirm and download".
Depending on your connection speed your download may take several moments.
Once your item has downloaded you will see a message like this one,
indicating that the download is complete. Now touch the button in the corner to
bring up
a menu. From this menu touch "Bookshelf".
Congratulations your item is now ready for you to read.
Touch the cover to begin reading. From there
you can move your finger from the right to the left to move the page forward.
Happy Reading!