Experiences on borrowing ebooks

I would imagine different people would find different readers as easiest. I haven’t tried all the different ebook readers that work with SD Titles To Go but here are my experiences with borrowing library ebooks…



I have a Kindle Fire (got it a couple weeks ago). It has been very easy to check out books from Titles To Go. I haven’t had to connect to a computer to download any of the books – everything done on the Kindle using wifi. Even for the books that said download via computer usb only, I still didn’t have to connect to a computer – worked fine using wifi. For me it is much easier to not have to connect to a computer to download a book before I can read it.
I haven’t tried to get Titles To Go audiobooks on the Kindle Fire yet -- would probably have to use the computer for that or I have seen that there is a way to get the Overdrive app or media console on the Fire so that the MP3 audiobooks could be downloaded directly (without using a computer) but I haven’t tried that yet. I haven’t yet gone beyond trying the easy & immediately available options with this new gadget.


I also have the Overdrive app on an iPod Touch which should be pretty similar to using the iPad, only a whole lot smaller. This works pretty easy once you get the app setup. You do have to get an Adobe ID (free) first in order to set up the overdrive app, but once that is done you’re ready to go. You can get EPUB books and MP3 audiobooks without using a computer. The last time I tried the WMA audiobooks, though they are compatible, I did have to use a computer to download & transfer the file. I don’t know if that has changed, it’s been a few months.


I also have an iPod classic that I have used for MP3 & WMA audiobooks in Titles To Go. You definitely have to use a computer to download & transfer the books using the Overdrive Media Console that you download on to your computer. It’s been awhile since the last time I did this.


I believe that for Nook Readers you have to connect to a computer to download books from Titles To Go and also have Adobe Digital Editions (free) on your computer.

I also have the Nook app & Kindle app on the Touch. Haven’t used them a whole lot.

You can probably see a trend going here… what I personally find easiest (of the options I have tried) are the ones I use most frequently – the options where I don’t have to connect to a computer. It may not be what others find easiest.


The Get Started With… page is useful to see what steps are involved in using each of the various compatible devices     http://help.overdrive.com/?Sup=http://southdakota.lib.overdrive.com/Support.htm