Just getting started with Ebooks on OverDrive? This page provides links to instructions for setting up your device and borrowing books from the library. For a complete, searchable help guide, visit the full help site. You can also view step-by-step instructional videos for all ebook devices.
Browse Ebooks on Durham County Library’s OverDrive site.
Getting Started (choose your device)
- Amazon Kindle (includes Kindle e-reader devices, Kindle Fire devices, and other devices on which you can install a Kindle App such as iPhones, iPads, and Android devices)
- iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch (not using a Kindle App)
- Android phones and tablets (not using a Kindle App)
- Barnes & Noble NOOK
- Windows Phone (not using a Kindle App)
- Other Ebook Readers
- Windows Computers
- Mac Computers
Returning Ebooks
To return an Ebook to the library, you can simply let it expire at the end of the lending period, or follow the instructions for your device to return early. Please note that due to publisher restrictions, not all Ebooks can be returned early.
- Amazon Kindle (includes Kindle e-reader devices, Kindle Fire devices, and other devices on which you can install a Kindle App such as iPhones, iPads, and Android devices)
- iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch (not using a Kindle App)
- Android phones and tablets (not using a Kindle App)
- Sony Reader
- Other Ebook Readers
We also have a list of helpful Frequently Asked Questions about eBooks.
If you can’t find what you are looking for on these pages, search OverDrive’s help site or contact the library.
Links on this page are provided by OverDrive, Durham County Library’s eBook and e-Audiobook vendor.
