

Pro: Assuming you are using the Overdrive Media Console (app), the whole process happens within the app. Pro: If you own a Kindle, the books show up in your carousel and generally behave like other eBooks you have bought from Amazon.Ĭon: checking out and returning books can be a little more cumbersome as this has to be done online via your Amazon account. To read ePub formats on a Kindle, you need the Overdrive app (however, Kindle eReaders like the Paperwhite must use the Kindle format). In order to read Kindle format on a non-Kindle device you need the Kindle app. Generally speaking, you can usually use any format. Functionally, they are all about the same although there may be some small feature differences. The "format" just describes how the content of an eBook is assembled so it can be displayed in eReader software. Image showing the download button with format options from overdriveĪfter you have selected an eBook to check out you are presented with a choice about which format to download. Some of our eBook users have asked for more information about eBook formats and which one is best.
