1. Connect your device.
Connect your device to this computer. You may want to check that your portable device will play the DRM-protected Windows Media® Audio (WMA) content available through this system. To test your device for compatibility with OverDrive WMA Audiobooks, click here.
Please note that OverDrive WMA Audiobooks cannot be transferred to Apple® devices using OverDrive Download Station. (Many OverDrive WMA Audiobooks can be transferred to Apple devices (where permitted by the publisher) using OverDrive Media Console v3.2 (or newer) and the 'at-home' version of this website.)
Most MP3 compatible devices should play OverDrive®; MP3 titles. OverDrive Download Station can transfer MP3 content to most devices with a few exceptions:
- If you are using a Mac®-formatted Apple device, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. To use this Download Station, your Apple device must be formatted for use with Windows. However, you can use the 'at-home' version of this website to download and transfer OverDrive MP3 titles to your Apple device.
- If you are using a Zune®, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. However, you can use the 'at-home' version of this website to download and transfer OverDrive MP3 titles to your Zune using OverDrive Media Console v3.1 (or newer).
- If you are using an iPod shuffle®, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. However, you can use the 'at-home' version of this website to download and transfer OverDrive MP3 titles to your iPod shuffle using iTunes®.
- If your Apple device is set to automatically sync your iTunes music library to your device, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. Apple devices must be set to manually manage files in order to transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard.
2. Check out an audiobook title.
Search for an audio title or select one from the collections below or to the left. For more information on checking out audio materials, click here.
3. Download and transfer an audio title to your device.
After you have checked out an audio title, click the 'Download' button to start the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. The wizard will guide you through the steps needed to download and transfer audio titles to your portable device.
4. Sign out of your account.
Before you leave the Download Station, be sure to sign out. To sign out of your account, click here. The digital materials that the library offers from this Download Station are also available to you at home at http://overdrive.slcl.org. Additional materials are available as well, including eBooks and video titles. Please note that you must install free software on your home computer in order to enjoy the digital materials that we offer. |
