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amo · 11-19-2010, 11:40 AM

I'm not anywhere near Ottawa, but it looks like the OPL uses the same software that my library uses, OverDrive. It's certainly compatible with the kobo (http://www.overdrive.com/resources/d...okdevices.aspx). Yes, you have to download Adobe Digital Editions to your home computer (http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/mai...ownload/ebooks), then you borrow the books from the library with your library card, download them to your computer, then transfer them to the kobo. Unfortunately, it only works from your own computer; library public-access machines won't let you download ADE. There's also no way to access Overdrive from the Kobo WiFi, because it's only set to accessing the kobo store.
So, yes, borrowing library books to read on the kobo is quite painless, so long as you have your own computer to do it from.

11-19-2010, 11:40 AM	#6
amo Teaist Posts: 230 Karma: 74542 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia, Canada Device: Kobo WiFi, Kobo Aura ONE, Android cell phone	I'm not anywhere near Ottawa, but it looks like the OPL uses the same software that my library uses, OverDrive. It's certainly compatible with the kobo (http://www.overdrive.com/resources/d...okdevices.aspx). Yes, you have to download Adobe Digital Editions to your home computer (http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/mai...ownload/ebooks), then you borrow the books from the library with your library card, download them to your computer, then transfer them to the kobo. Unfortunately, it only works from your own computer; library public-access machines won't let you download ADE. There's also no way to access Overdrive from the Kobo WiFi, because it's only set to accessing the kobo store. So, yes, borrowing library books to read on the kobo is quite painless, so long as you have your own computer to do it from.