Get Library eBooks on your iPad or iPhone

iPadYou may borrow up to 3 eBooks at one time. eBooks are checked out for 14 days. When the 14 day period ends, the eBook may still appear on your iPad or iPhone but you can’t open it. (If you want to return your eBook before the 14 days end, see step 8 on the back.)

To download library eBooks on your iPad or iPhone,  you must have the free Overdrive Media Console App on your device.

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Overdrive 
  1. Open the Overdrive Media Console App and select Get Books, then Add a Library.
Overdrive 
  1. Enter the name of a library, a city or a zip code, then Search.
Overdrive 
  1. Select Iredell County Library from the results list.
Overdrive 
  1. The Iredell County Library will be added to your list of libraries. If you touch the star next to the library name, the library will be added to your list of favorites libraries.
  1.  Search or browse for an eBook.
  1. Select the book or books you want.
  1. Add the book to your cart. Select Adobe EPUB eBook to read the book in the Overdrive App. (If you select the Kindle book, you will need to install the Kindle App to read the book on your device.)
  1. When you are ready to checkout, select Proceed to Checkout.
 
  1. Enter your library card number.
 
  1. Select Confirm check out.
  1. Select Download.
  1. The book will appear in your bookshelf.
  1. Select the book from your bookshelf and begin reading.
  1. To return the book before the end of the 14 day loan period, select the book to delete. Then select Return the Delete. (Selecting Delete only will not return the book to the library, it will only delete the book from your device.)