eBooks

OverDrive eBooks

• How do I check out and read an eBook from OverDrive?

  The checkout process varies by device.

  • iPhone or iPad
  • Android phone or tablet, opens a new window
  • Kindle Fire
  • Kindle eReaders

  Don’t see your device listed here? Please visit the OverDrive help site, opens a new window for more instructions or contact Ask KCLS for help.

• Why isn't the Kindle edition available?

  Some Kindle titles are exclusive to Amazon and not available through Overdrive. We purchase Kindle editions whenever possible. If a Kindle edition is available through Amazon, we can submit a request to OverDrive. This does not guarantee that we'll be able to add the Kindle edition.

  Please contact Ask KCLS if there is a Kindle edition showing on Amazon.com.

• Why are some titles available as audiobooks but not eBooks and vice versa?

  eBook and audiobook rights are subject to separate publishing agreements that do not always match the print publishing agreements.

• Why aren’t all titles available as eBooks or downloadable audiobooks?

  If you’re looking for a specific digital title that we do not have, you can use a Notify Me tag, opens a new window in Libby. Notify Me will alert you if the library buys the title. However, not all publishers sell their content to libraries in digital format. If you cannot find a title in Libby’s catalog, then we cannot buy the item. You can learn how to use Notify Me with this tutorial, opens a new window or video. 

• Why are some titles in a series unavailable as eBooks?

  Publishers do not always offer eBook versions of titles in the early part of a series. In some cases, individual titles in a series become available over time. In other cases, they remain unavailable due to publisher restrictions. If you notice a series title is unavailable in Libby, you can use a Notify Me tag, opens a new window to get a notice if we buy it.