Get out your library cards: Now you can wirelessly download
electronic books from your local library using the Apple iPad or
an Android tablet.  Last week, OverDrive Inc. released OverDrive
Media Console for the iPad, a free app from Apple's App Store.
With the app, you can now borrow eBooks for reading on the go
with a tablet.  Apps that function as wireless libraries should
make borrowing and reading books easier but WSJ's Katherine
Boehret finds a few drawbacks.  You can already borrow an eBook
from a library using an eReader, including the Sony Reader and
Barnes & Noble Nook, but you'll need a PC and a USB cable for
downloading and synching. Amazon's Kindle doesn't allow
borrowing eBooks from libraries.  For the past week, I borrowed
and wirelessly downloaded digital books onto tablets primarily
using OverDrive, the largest distributor of eBooks for
libraries. I tested the OverDrive Media Console for the iPad. I
also used the Dell Streak 7 tablet to test the app on the
Android operating system; this app a