Accessing TPL eBooks and Audiobooks on your Blackberry Playbook
February 24, 2012 | Niall | Comments (11)
Update (August 21, 2014): OverDrive is no longer supporting their app for the Blackberry Playbook.
The recently released BlackBerry OverDrive Mobile App and new OS (2.0) for Blackberry Playbook allows users to access ebooks and audiobooks through their device. Some have experienced difficulties getting this app to work properly so we’ve compiled some instructions to help users. Try following these steps to get ebooks working on your BlackBerry Playbook.
Download OS 2
- Tap "Settings" on your Playbook (upper right hand corner)
- Select "Software Updates"
- Tap "Check for Updates" and download the new operating system
Get the OverDrive App
- Tap on the "App World" icon on the Playbook
- Enter “Overdrive Media Console” in the search box
- On the results page, select OverDrive’s mobile app
- Tap “Download” to install the app
- When the download completes, open it and select “Yes” to grant trusted application status
Authorize Your Device.
- Open the OverDrive mobile app already installed on your Blackberry Playbook
- Swipe down from the top of the screen to see the options menu for the app
- Select "App Settings"
- Scroll down the App Settings screen until you see where to enter your Adobe ID and password and tap “Authorize”
- If you do not have an Adobe ID, tap the button to obtain a free ID and fill out the form on the Adobe website
Add TPL to your Library List
- Open OverDrive’s mobile app on your BlackBerry Playbook
- Swipe down from the top of the screen to see the options menu for the app
- Select "Get Books"
- Tap "Add a Library" and enter “Toronto Public Library” in the search box and tap “Search”
- Select any TPL branch displayed in the results
- Tap the star next to the library name to add it to your library list
- Tap the library name to visit TPL’s mobile OverDrive site
Download Ebooks
- From the TPL mobile OverDrive site, use the buttons at the top of the screen to Browse or Search for Adobe EPUB ebooks or MP3 audiobooks
- Check the box to show only available titles
- Once you’ve found a title, tap “Add to Cart”
- When you’re ready to checkout, tap “Proceed to Checkout” from within your cart
- Log in with your library card number and PIN when prompted
- Tap “Confirm Checkout”
- Tap “Download” beneath the title in your OverDrive bookshelf
- The title will download to your Playbook and open, ready for you to enjoy!