Best way to authorize Overdrive?

cgsmom · 12-09-2015, 08:51 AM

I started using Overdrive several years ago on my Nook Tablet. At that time you used your Adobe ID to authorize it. As the years went on I continued to authorize each new device I acquired the same way. Now I realize that I no longer use the Nook Tablet at all and most of my devices are fairly new so I could use an Overdrive account. Is there any advantage to doing so? I still have a Nook Simple Touch which I use occasionally. Can I read Overdrive books on the NST if I use an Overdrive account?

Thanks for any advice.

crane3 · 12-09-2015, 04:20 PM

It's been a long time that I used the Overdrive app on my Nook HD+; stopped using it when I found that I was able to use Aldiko to borrow & return the library books.

Also, I've setup Aldiko to do DRM'ed library books on my Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab Pro & the Fire HDX; haven't tried to borrow from the Fire as yet for epub.

I've setup Mantano to get the library books but will wait to see how well it works when my "hold/wait" is released to me.

The Overdrive app is just a reader & even tho Adobe claims that the DRM is for a "device", it really means that the "device" referred is the ereader app, not the physical device. To use the Overdrive "account", just install the Overdrive app & authorize it with the same code that you use for the other tablets & the email addr that you use at the library.

I had gotten into trouble when my library email addr was different than what I use for the tablet for DRM; had to change my library profile's email addr. Hindsight says I really didn't need to but was impatient & "pissed off" that I couldn't use 2/both Adobe DRM authorizations for the same "device".

tomsem · 12-09-2015, 04:31 PM

Overdrive account lets you sync reading position between devices. I think that it also shares Adobe ID authorization between devices, but at least that does not currently extend to the Windows mobile app at present (I had to separately authorize with my Adobe ID).

Note that you cannot side-load books with DRM, so if you want to read those, you need a different app.

12-09-2015, 08:51 AM	#1
cgsmom Addict Posts: 220 Karma: 1828511 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Device: Nook GL4+, Nook GL4e, Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle PW4, iPhone 14	Best way to authorize Overdrive? I started using Overdrive several years ago on my Nook Tablet. At that time you used your Adobe ID to authorize it. As the years went on I continued to authorize each new device I acquired the same way. Now I realize that I no longer use the Nook Tablet at all and most of my devices are fairly new so I could use an Overdrive account. Is there any advantage to doing so? I still have a Nook Simple Touch which I use occasionally. Can I read Overdrive books on the NST if I use an Overdrive account? Thanks for any advice.

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12-09-2015, 04:20 PM	#2
crane3 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 5007204 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Calif Device: Fire hdx 8.9, Tab S2, Tab S5e, Aura ONE	It's been a long time that I used the Overdrive app on my Nook HD+; stopped using it when I found that I was able to use Aldiko to borrow & return the library books. Also, I've setup Aldiko to do DRM'ed library books on my Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab Pro & the Fire HDX; haven't tried to borrow from the Fire as yet for epub. I've setup Mantano to get the library books but will wait to see how well it works when my "hold/wait" is released to me. The Overdrive app is just a reader & even tho Adobe claims that the DRM is for a "device", it really means that the "device" referred is the ereader app, not the physical device. To use the Overdrive "account", just install the Overdrive app & authorize it with the same code that you use for the other tablets & the email addr that you use at the library. I had gotten into trouble when my library email addr was different than what I use for the tablet for DRM; had to change my library profile's email addr. Hindsight says I really didn't need to but was impatient & "pissed off" that I couldn't use 2/both Adobe DRM authorizations for the same "device".

12-09-2015, 04:31 PM	#3
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,464 Karma: 25996225 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Overdrive account lets you sync reading position between devices. I think that it also shares Adobe ID authorization between devices, but at least that does not currently extend to the Windows mobile app at present (I had to separately authorize with my Adobe ID). Note that you cannot side-load books with DRM, so if you want to read those, you need a different app.

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