Downloading to iPads and Kindles in the library

Hello - Yes, ebooks can be downloaded to iPads and Kindles IN THE LIBRARY!

I've had more and more patrons bring in their eReaders, and want to learn how to download right now... Which they can do on Kindles and iPads, assuming their device will connect to our wireless hotspot. Here are the steps for these two devices:

iPad:
- Have them connect to our web site on their iPad, and then go to "On Demand"
- download the Overdrive Media software, which probably will also require them to register with Adobe along the way
- find a book - audio or ebook - checkout, and download - voila! There it is on their iPad.
- this process is the same for Android smart phones.
I've helped patrons with this process several times now, and it has worked well. iPads seem to have an easier time connecting to our wirelss hotspot than some other devices, especially -

Kindles:
- find a Kindle version book from our web site on any computer - I've done it from our WebPacs and patron PC's
- checkout and select download, which will open up an Amazon window
- have the patron log into their Amazon account
- the next screen will say something like, "Download your library book now?"
- click yes or download, and it should appear on the Kindle within moments IF it is connected to our wireless
- make sure the Kindle setting shows "wireless on". On some Kindles a message may pop up to "Sync to wireless network" and you should do that. BUT, I've found that some Kindles never connect to our wireless, others take several attempts. If it won't connect, the next time the Kindle is connected to a wireless network - at their home, Starbucks, etc. - the library book will download.

To return books early from Kindles: sign in to your Amazon account, click on "your account" and then "Manage your Kindle" (low down on the right side). A list of all books appears, both purchased and library, with a button for each on the right side, "Actions". Click on the Action button next to the book you wish to return and it is one of the options.

Hope this helps with some of the many eReader questions!