Android eReaders Web Guide
Android phones and tablets offer a compelling combination of features and convenience as an eReader:
- Compatibility with thousands of free MAPL eBooks (browse our OverDrive catalog)
- Direct downloads of EPUB format eBooks via the OverDrive Media Console app for Android
- Read Kindle format eBooks that have already been checked out on a compatible device via the Kindle app for Android
- Direct downloads of Blio format eBooks via the Blio app for Android
- Access to multiple bookstore apps (Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Amazon, Blio) for direct download purchase and reading
Reviews
- Consumer Reports (MAPL library card required) - search for your device or 'E-book readers Buying Guide'
Read MAPL eBooks on your Android phone or tablet
Download books directly to your device and read them via your preferred app.
What works?
- EPUB format eBooks
- Kindle format eBooks
- Blio format eBooks
- MP3 format audiobooks
What do you need for OverDrive eBooks?
- An Adobe ID (publishing industry ID standard that opens access to free library eBooks)
- OverDrive Media Console app for Android
- Step-by-step instructions from OverDrive
Return OverDrive eBooks before their expiration date
eBooks returned early via the Android app will disappear from My Account within 5 minutes of their early return
- Open the title you wish to delete
- Tap the Menu button
- Press 'Delete' to display the return options
- Tap 'Return and Delete'
Known Issues
Kindle format eBooks may not be checked out through Safari for iPhone/iPod Touch.
- Solution? Checkout your eBooks through a computer or iPad-based browser and sync eBooks afterward to your Android device via the Kindle app for Android.
This is based on the eReaders Web Guides by King County Library System