iPad, iPhone, iPod - eBook/eReader Tutorial - LSC-CyFair

eBook/eReader Tutorials

eBook/eReader Online Tutorials

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Find eBooks & eAudio

... with Download Options

HCPL Digital Media Catalog
(Fiction/Nonfiction - Download eBooks, eAudio, Movies, & Music)

OneClickdigital
(Fiction/Nonfiction - Download eAudio to a computer or Apple device)

EBSCO eBooks
(Nonfiction mainly - Read online; select titles available for download)
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... Online Only

Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Full-text, searchable reference sets)

Naxos Music Library
(75,000+ tracks plus related text information about the musical works.)

Encyclopedia of Popular Music
(Popular music reference - 1900 to the present)

Safari Tech Books Online
(Technology - reference for programmers and IT professionals)

STAT!Ref
(Healthcare - cross-search more than 35 medical resources)

TumbleBook Library
(Animated books for children)

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• The OverDrive app (free) or OverDrive desktop software (free) is required to read/listen to eBooks (EPUB) and eAudio (MP3) from the library digital catalog.

• The app and/or software must be downloaded before attempting to download/transfer from the digital catalog.

Step 2 - Download Required App/Software from iTunes

Click on a tutorial link to view step-by-step instructions on downloading mobile app.

iOS Device	Required App/Software	File Type*	Tutorial
iPad iPhone iPod Touch	OverDrive App	MP3 WMA*	OverDrive App Download tutorial
iPad iPhone iPod Touch	Adobe Account	EPUB (excluding 1st Gen. iPhone)
iPod Classic, Mini, Nano	OverDrive Desktop Software	MP3* (manual transfer required)	OverDrive Software Downlaod tutorial
iPod Classic, Mini, Nano	iTunes

* To download and transfer a WMA eAudio book, skip to Step 4.
* To manually transfer MP3, skip to Step 4.

Step 3 - Download eBooks/eAudio with Mobile App

Download with App	Required App	File Type*	Tutorial
Only titles from the the HCPL Digital Media Catalog are available to download directly to an iOS device.	OverDrive App	MP3 EPUB	Checkout/Download eBooks/eAudio with app tutorial

* To download and transfer a WMA eAudio book, please skip to Step 4.
* To manually transfer MP3 and EPUB, skip to Step 4.

Step 4 - Manually Transfer eBook/eAudio to iOS Device

a. Download Software to Computer

Device	Software	File Type**	Tutorial
iPad iPhone iPod Touch iPod Classic, Mini, Nano	OverDrive Software iTunes	MP3 WMA**	OverDrive Software Download tutorial
iPad iPhone (excluding 1st Gen. iPhone) iPod Touch	Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) Software iTunes	EPUB	Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) Download tutorial

** WMA files can only be transferred to iOS devices synced to a PC.

b. Download eBook/eAudio to Computer

HCPL Digital Media Library			Help, FAQs
Offers thousands of books, fiction and nonfiction as well as music and movies. All titles are available for download to a Windows PC.
Download	File Type	Required Software
eAudio	MP3 WMA**	OverDrive Software
eBooks	EPUB	Adobe Digital Editions (ADE)

** WMA files can only be transferred to iOS devices synced to a PC.

c. Transfer eBook/eAudio to iOS Device

Device

Software

File Type

Tutorial

iPad
iPhone
iPod Touch
iPod Classic, Mini, Nano

OverDrive Software

iTunes

MP3
WMA

coming soon

iPad
iPhone
(excluding 1st Gen. iPhone)
iPod Touch

Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) Software

iTunes

EPUB

coming soon

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iPad, iPhone, iPod - eBook/eReader Tutorial - LSC-CyFair

Step 2 - Download Required App/Software from iTunes

Step 3 - Download eBooks/eAudio with Mobile App

Step 4 - Manually Transfer eBook/eAudio to iOS Device

HCPL Digital Media Library

Help, FAQs