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Originally Posted by iansoady
Just had an email offering this new service. Sadly though, not Kindle-friendly at present
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And it's not likely to be any time soon either. There's a big problem about Kindles and copyright via libraries. Overdrive has managed to sort out its compatibility with Kindle in the US, but Penguin have recently pulled out of the deal and refuse to allow their books to be used with Kindle for US libraries (not sure exactly what the problem is, but I presume it's something to do with it being easier to circumvent DRM on the Kindle than on other ereader), so I won't be at all surprised if the other publishers don't follow suit. Adobe Digital Editions doesn't list the Kindle as being compatible either.
Hence, Kindle will
not work with
any UK library currently offering ebooks, and this is unlikely to change in the near future. A little piece of information they leave out of the TV ads! (
sorry, but it does annoy me that Amazon don't warn people about this - I know of several elderly people who were so disappointed to find they couldn't use their Xmas present Kindle with the library, which was one of the reasons they got them in most cases!)
Hence, for any potential buyers in the UK - if borrowing library books is important for you, as it was for me (it was a deal-breaker on the Kindle as far as I was concerned), buy something else, like the Sony or Kobo. There's a list of compatible devices here:
For Overdrive:
http://www.overdrive.com/resources/d...spx?type=ebook
For ADE:
http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublis...ported-devices
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Originally Posted by iansoady
J I haven't yet managed to log in.....
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Yeah, they could make it a bit easier - as iansoady says, it's probably something to do with your library card number. With my library, I have to use the whole number, not just 14 characters, and I think some of them require you to use a password as well. The staff should be able to advise.
Even if you have got a compatible device, and you do manage to log in, the process isn't necessarily that easy either. The Overdrive books are fine, but in my local library, most of the books are Adobe Digital Editions, and getting that to work with my T1 was a fun job! Thank goodness it's only the one time - I posted instructions here for the Sony:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=163145
For general info, there are actually about 60 libraries offering ebooks now, but I haven't been able to find a complete list - the best I've found is this one, but it's nothing like complete, so if your local one isn't listed, best thing to do is ask.
http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programme...g_e-books.ashx
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Originally Posted by Mike L
We've had a library e-book service for quite a while in Edinburgh, but unfortunately the books can only be read in a web browser.
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Are you sure, Mike? I'd be very surprised if they're offering such a restricted service. I've had a quick look at the council website, and it says the libraries offer Overdrive, and also mention about downloading ADE:
http://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/node/846
That suggests to me that they are offering the full 'download & read on your ereader' service - of course, if yours is a Kindle, that doesn't help much!