iOS and KY Libraries Unbound

Ebooks and Audiobooks on your iPad or other iOS Device

Step 1

Download the OverDrive app from the Apple App Store.

Step 2

Open the OverDrive app and follow the prompts to create an OverDrive account and sign in.

If you’re under 13, you may have multiple sign-in options. Learn which under-13 option is right for you here.

Step 3

In the OverDrive app, swipe from left to right to open the Home menu. Then, tap Add a library to find your library’s OverDrive website.

• Tap the star to save your library to your library list.
• Tap your library’s name to start browsing.

Step 4

Sign into your library’s OverDrive website with your library card and borrow a title.

Step 5

Find borrowed titles on your Checkouts page (under your Account) on your library’s OverDrive website. From here, you can:

• Download/Add EPUB eBooks and MP3 audiobooks directly to the OverDrive app.
• Add streaming videos to the OverDrive app.
• Tap Read to open and read OverDrive Read or MediaDo Reader eBooks right in your browser.
• Tap Listen to open and play OverDrive Listen audiobooks right in your browser.
• If you’ve installed the Kindle reading app from the Apple App Store, select Download, then Kindle Book (U.S. only) to complete checkout on Amazon’s website and send the book to your Kindle reading app.

For a video overview of how to get started with an iOS device, check out our help videos.