A frequent question we receive via our “Ask the Librarian” service is “How do I return my OverDrive e-books early?” Here are some helpful tips!
If you read OverDrive e-books in your browser, here is how to return them early:
1. Sign in to OverDrive.
2. Tap on the Person icon to access your Bookshelf.
3. Tap on Return Title.
See below for the instructions on to return Overdrive e-books from the most popular devices:
Android, Nook
Returning an EPUB E-book or OverDrive MP3 Audiobook Early:
- Open the OverDrive App.
- From your in-app bookshelf, tap and hold a title to display the return options. (If you are using an older version of the app, tap the + next to a book, then tap Return/Delete to show return options.)
- You can Return a book to the library, which also deletes it from your device, or you can Delete a book from your device, but you will still have it checked out to your library account.Tap on Return and then Delete.
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
Returning an EPUB E-book or OverDrive MP3 Audiobook Early:
- Open the OverDrive App.
- On your bookshelf, tap and hold your finger down on the book cover until an option bar pops up.
- You can Return a book to the library, which also deletes it from your device, or you can Delete a book from your device, but you will still have it checked out to your library account.
Kindle devices, Kindle app
- Visit Manage Your Kindle on your Amazon account page.
- Next to the book that you want to return, click Actions, and then select Return This Book.
If you read OverDrive e-books on your computer with Adobe Digital Editions, or use ADE to load them to your Kobo, Nook Simple Touch or Sony e-reader:
- On your computer, open Adobe Digital Editions (ADE).
- Click on the Library View icon to display your library.
- Under Bookshelves, choose the title you would like to return
- Click on the title icon, and an Item Options arrow will appear in the upper left-hand corner of the book.
- Click on the Item Options arrow and choose Return Borrowed Item.
- Click Return to verify that you want to return the e-book.
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