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I tried the Overdrive app today, but many books listed on the Overdrive web site aren't available for mobile device download, so they didn't work on the Overdrive app. When I tried to download one, it gave me that message, that it was unavailable for mobile devices. Overdrive searches on the ipad also didn't bring up books that I can find on the regular internet site. I don't know why it would release an app and advertise that capability but then limit it.
If you want a solution that doesn't involve loading into itunes, you might try out the Bluefire reader app. They were the first to actually allow reading Overdrive books on Apple devices, and the process was pretty simple. You just downloaded the acsm file from the library, mail it to yourself as an attachment, and then when you click on the attachment on the mail app it automatically opens the book in the Bluefire reader, after getting authorized by Adobe. I haven't used Bluefire in a while, but I think I'd prefer doing my book searches on a computer, so hopefully the app will still work conveniently. I used to read library books through Bluefire, which tracked due dates for the books, and all other books I read through ibooks.
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