Ebook display issues in OverDrive for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)

Ebook display issues can happen for a number of reasons and may be based on your device, your version of iOS, or the ebook file itself.

You may see an error message, like:

  • This page contains the following errors: error on line [X] at column [Y]: Opening and ending tag mismatch: style line 0 and appoverride.

You may also just see display issues but no error message, like:

  • Settings you applied aren't shown in the reader (for example, two columns of text are displaying instead of one)
  • Cut-off text at the bottom of a page
  • Overlapping lines of text

To resolve these issues, use the steps below:

  1. In the OverDrive app, open the problematic ebook from your Bookshelf.
  2. Tap the center of the ebook, then Settings icon (or the Settings icon).
  3. Turn Default layout off. If the setting is already turned off, turn it back on.
Last Updated: 08 December 2023 09:15 AM