Not exact matches
And they won't miss the apps now AWOL from the Fire's marketplace, such as the
OverDrive software to read free e-books from
libraries, because they never used them in the first place.
To be clear
Overdrive does not sell or lend devices out the
libraries must purchase it themselves and the company will provide the
software and information on how to customize it for the
library environment.
My Kobo Glo, on the other hand, reads
library books from all
libraries with different
software (
OverDrive, BorrowBOx etc) but it; s too inclined to feeeze or jump pages or be generally slow to respond.
The download
software from
libraries that I use is either BorrowBox or
OverDrive and I'm not sure how Calibre will work with these — but I WILL try it.
The
software between the two models is identical as well, with one exception: the Kobo Aura One supports
OverDrive directly so you can download
library ebooks for free from public
libraries through the Kobo store.
Ervin likes using the Nook e-reader, sold by Barnes & Noble, which works with
OverDrive software offered by her
library and others in the Boston area's Minuteman
Library Network for free e-book borrowing.
Overdrive and 3M are the two primary companies in North America that lead the charge in ebook lending
software for
libraries.
This
software is also required for people who borrow eBooks from the
library and aren't using an official app from 3M, Baker & Taylor or
Overdrive.
I wonder if older gen ereaders will get Page Flip
software updates, and if this will be available on
Overdrive library ebooks.
Overdrive can help you upload your student id numbers or account information, depending on what
library software you use.
Currently Kobo ereaders require using a PC to download and transfer
library ebooks from
OverDrive using a USB cable and extra
software.
The panelists were Christopher Platt of the New York Public Library, Ruth Liebmann of Random House, George Coe from the book distributor Baker and Taylor and Steve Potash from
Overdrive, a
software company that provides ebooks to vendors and
libraries, including the Los Angeles Public Library.
All of the ebook readers we tested allow you to use
OverDrive to borrow free ebooks from your local
library, but most of them require a third - party
software client to transfer the files over.