Overdrive Redesign - Page 57

Blossom · 09-27-2013, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Darn it! Then again, it's only $15 more, and I use them all the time...

I might check out two books a month from them as their selection isn't that great. Waiting lists are huge. So if they revoke my free card I'll find another library to subscribe to.

xendula · 09-28-2013, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I might check out two books a month from them as their selection isn't that great. Waiting lists are huge. So if they revoke my free card I'll find another library to subscribe to.

Have been looking since I wrote the last post. It's a tedious, manual process, writing to each library individually... Just checking if there is anything else out there. I had posted a link to a list last year, but, apart from the libraries I am a member of, the other libraries on it had very long waiting lists and small catalogues.

Blossom · 09-28-2013, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Have been looking since I wrote the last post. It's a tedious, manual process, writing to each library individually... Just checking if there is anything else out there. I had posted a link to a list last year, but, apart from the libraries I am a member of, the other libraries on it had very long waiting lists and small catalogues.

I forgot you are in Germany. Yeah the window seems to very narrow for those outside the U.S.

Brooklyn is one I would be devastated to lose.

xendula · 09-28-2013, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I forgot you are in Germany. Yeah the window seems to very narrow for those outside the U.S.

Brooklyn is one I would be devastated to lose.

No, I'm in the US now, but still feel for the loss this means to international users.
Just looking for out-of-state possibilities in case there is something else out there.

DHNightshadow · 09-28-2013, 02:06 AM

I think Philadelphia is the only one.

Blossom · 09-28-2013, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by xendula

No, I'm in the US now, but still feel for the loss this means to international users.
Just looking for out-of-state possibilities in case there is something else out there.

Oh good I am relieved you still qualify again but yeah I feel bad for those who don't

OMG my Library just updated with a ton of new ebooks from Penguin!
This is a happy day!

blueinfj · 09-28-2013, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Is there any library available to non-US residents now?
Why would they get rid of it, if it brings them income, did she say?

I let my subscription to FLP lapse in August, because I discovered the Orange County Library System (http://www.ocls.info/card/info.asp). Yes, the fee is pretty steep, but they have a great selection. I'll be sorry to lose BPL, though, because they have both 3M and Overdrive catalogues. I'm in Germany, btw.

xendula · 09-28-2013, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by blueinfj

I let my subscription to FLP lapse in August, because I discovered the Orange County Library System (http://www.ocls.info/card/info.asp). Yes, the fee is pretty steep, but they have a great selection. I'll be sorry to lose BPL, though, because they have both 3M and Overdrive catalogues. I'm in Germany, btw.

Very steep at $125 /year, but at least it's something. Is their catalog better than BLP's?

xendula · 09-28-2013, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

OMG my Library just updated with a ton of new ebooks from Penguin!
This is a happy day!

Which one?! Your local one?

blueinfj · 09-28-2013, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Very steep at $125 /year, but at least it's something. Is their catalog better than BLP's?

It's about the same, but with more books (e.g. fiction: 24000 at BPL, 37000 at OCLS:

http://www.ocls.info/downloadables/ebooks.asp?from=cat

http://ocls.lib.overdrive.com/F78BFD...en/Default.htm

http://ocls.freading.com/index

They update about once every ten days (they just added 500 books published by Penguin the day before yesterday -

). The checkout limit is 20 titles at the same time.

I hope they will continue to offer out-of-state cards. At the rate I'm reading, I'd be broke if not for the library

Blossom · 09-28-2013, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Which one?! Your local one?

Yes READS is the one that updated. I was so excited I should have been more clear.

I think they bought every single Nora Roberts book there is.

I would have like more variety.

Blossom · 09-28-2013, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Very steep at $125 /year, but at least it's something. Is their catalog better than BLP's?

This is one I was looking at. The price though is as you say steep.

xendula · 09-28-2013, 07:54 PM

Very tempted by OCLS now that I hear that....

DianNC · 09-29-2013, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Is there any library available to non-US residents now?
Why would they get rid of it, if it brings them income, did she say?

She didn't say. It came up when I asked her to check to see when I needed to renew my out-of-state subscription -- that's when she mentioned that they'll no longer be renewing subscriptions for international patrons.

Again, this is from just one person in the circulation department, so I'd take it with a grain of salt until some type of official announcement is made.

From recent articles I've browsed in the news, their library system is somewhat debt-ridden, so, like you, I'd think any source of revenue would be welcome.

FizzyWater · 09-29-2013, 05:37 PM

Seems like it was over a year ago that there was talk about restricting access...seems like it was pressure from the publishers on Overdrive. It's a vague memory, but I'm sure it was all discussed here, so you could try searching.

Even libraries that formed consortiums to share the costs were stopped from buying certain publishers. And for some reason, I think part of the discussion involved UK libraries using Overdrive as well.

Up until then there were more libraries that allowed the purchase of out-of-state access, but many shut it down. I was always surprised these last holdouts still did allow it.

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09-28-2013, 02:06 AM	#845
DHNightshadow Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 5803802 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Device: Voyager	I think Philadelphia is the only one.

09-28-2013, 07:54 PM	#853
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Very tempted by OCLS now that I hear that....

09-29-2013, 05:37 PM	#855
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Seems like it was over a year ago that there was talk about restricting access...seems like it was pressure from the publishers on Overdrive. It's a vague memory, but I'm sure it was all discussed here, so you could try searching. Even libraries that formed consortiums to share the costs were stopped from buying certain publishers. And for some reason, I think part of the discussion involved UK libraries using Overdrive as well. Up until then there were more libraries that allowed the purchase of out-of-state access, but many shut it down. I was always surprised these last holdouts still did allow it.

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