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Lynx-lynx · 08-03-2013, 11:45 PM

I've borrowed my first ebook on the new Overdrive format adopted by my public library.

This is the info that I get re what type of format the book is available in:

' Click here to view eBook details for The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol

Format and availability for The Boy in the Suitcase
Lene Kaaberbol
Download(EPUB eBook)
OverDrive ReadRead(In your browser)
Expires : Aug 23, 2013 7:23AM '

Because my library has very few ebook offerings (as opposed to paper book) I don't often borrow them, hence the overdrive screen differs from usage to usage.

What I'm unsure about is the DRM status of this book - and please bear in mind that I don't want to keep the book, just borrow it and return it in the normal manner.

First off I downloaded it via the overdrive app on my Blackberry Playbook - but the pages (chapters perhaps?) seem to be cached and every chapter requires a new cache which may take up to say 45 seconds. And this is a book with a number of chapters (in the ebook format anyway). So reading it on the playbook became a pain. (I've not previously had problems reading overdrive books via my library on the Playbook, so this is strange!)

I then downloaded the book from my library site into my Sony Reader for PC (successfully) and then imported it into Calibre and onto my Kobo Glo - all without any hitch and complete ease.

So now I am able to read the library ebook without waiting for a cache - it's all there.

My query is, how does the book get auto deleted now at the expiration of the lending period?

It's gone from my library overdrive account to my Sony reader for PC to Calibre to Kobo Glo.

I guess that it will expire at the appropriate time on both my Playbook and Sony Reader for PC, but what about the Calibre and Glo versions?

Is this an unintended quirk?

08-03-2013, 11:45 PM	#824
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,149 Karma: 94320195 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	I've borrowed my first ebook on the new Overdrive format adopted by my public library. This is the info that I get re what type of format the book is available in: ' Click here to view eBook details for The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol Format and availability for The Boy in the Suitcase Lene Kaaberbol Download(EPUB eBook) OverDrive ReadRead(In your browser) Expires : Aug 23, 2013 7:23AM ' Because my library has very few ebook offerings (as opposed to paper book) I don't often borrow them, hence the overdrive screen differs from usage to usage. What I'm unsure about is the DRM status of this book - and please bear in mind that I don't want to keep the book, just borrow it and return it in the normal manner. First off I downloaded it via the overdrive app on my Blackberry Playbook - but the pages (chapters perhaps?) seem to be cached and every chapter requires a new cache which may take up to say 45 seconds. And this is a book with a number of chapters (in the ebook format anyway). So reading it on the playbook became a pain. (I've not previously had problems reading overdrive books via my library on the Playbook, so this is strange!) I then downloaded the book from my library site into my Sony Reader for PC (successfully) and then imported it into Calibre and onto my Kobo Glo - all without any hitch and complete ease. So now I am able to read the library ebook without waiting for a cache - it's all there. My query is, how does the book get auto deleted now at the expiration of the lending period? It's gone from my library overdrive account to my Sony reader for PC to Calibre to Kobo Glo. I guess that it will expire at the appropriate time on both my Playbook and Sony Reader for PC, but what about the Calibre and Glo versions? Is this an unintended quirk? Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 08-03-2013 at 11:49 PM.