One of the features that sets Kobo ereaders apart from competing ereaders is the ability to download ebooks directly to Kobo devices from public libraries that support OverDrive. All of Kobo’s recent models support this feature, but their older ones do not. All of Kobo’s ereaders support getting library ebooks through OverDrive, but only the […]
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OverDrive App Getting Discontinued, Users Need to Switch to Libby
Lately there have been a lot of comments about OverDrive getting discontinued in 2023, and people asking if they’ll still be able to use OverDrive with their Kobos and other ereaders to get library ebooks. There’s a bit of confusion surrounding the whole thing because of the name “OverDrive”, but it’s just the OverDrive app […]
Rakuten Selling Overdrive Library eBook Lending Service to KKR
Earlier this week KKR issued a press release announcing that have agreed to purchase Overdrive from Rakuten. Overdrive is the leading platform for distributing ebooks to public libraries and schools worldwide serving over 43,000 libraries and schools in more than 75 countries. The details of the sale haven’t been disclosed yet, but it certainly raises […]
Baen’s Full Catalog of eBooks Coming to Public Libraries via OverDrive
As a fan of science fiction and fantasy books, this news story over at MobileRead caught my attention about how Baen’s ebooks are now available through OverDrive. As the first post notes, Toni Weisskopf, publisher of Baen Books, recently posted this on Baen’s Bar: “…just concluded a deal with Overdrive, a primary provider of ebooks […]
Best eBook Readers for Reading Public Library eBooks
Someone sent an email yesterday asking what’s the best ebook reader for reading ebooks from public libraries and I thought that would be a good topic for a blog post. There are a few different library ebook services, including OverDrive, CloudLibrary, and Axis 360, but the most popular one is OverDrive. Personally I’ve only used […]
How to Borrow Library eBooks on Kobo eReaders Using OverDrive
Kobo recently added OverDrive support to all the current Kobo models, a feature that was previously only available on the Kobo Aura One for the past two years. This is a big deal because it means that Kobo ereaders can now easily download free ebooks borrowed from public libraries directly to the device wirelessly without […]
Kobo Adds Overdrive Integration to More Kobo eReaders with Update 4.10
This should make some folks happy. Kobo is rolling out a new software update, version 4.10, that adds Overdrive integration to more Kobo devices. This allows owners of Kobo ereaders to download free ebooks from public libraries directly to the device itself. Previously users were required to use Adobe Digital Editions to transfer library ebooks […]
Big Library Read: Read Cowboy Pride for Free
OverDrive is doing another one of their Big Library Read promotions where you can checkout their selected ebook from public libraries without any wait lists or holds. This time around the selected title was voted on by OverDrive users, and it’s available for immediate download for the next two weeks from over 19,000 participating libraries. […]