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Lynx-lynx · 01-16-2016, 05:46 PM

My local Sydney public library no longer uses Overdrive for either ebooks or audiobooks, it's switched to BorrowBox, which describes itself as:
[a] 'download service that your library has subscribed to, designed and powered by Bolinda Digital. The service consists of a website and for most libraries also mobile apps for Apple and Android devices. '

Bolinda Publishing (bolinda.com) has library services and retail services in Aus, NZ. Only library services in Nth America, and only retail services in the UK.

There are only 526 ebook titles and 123 audiobook titles, covering every category, so it's a very small listing and unfortunately I can't recall how many titles there were when the library used Overdrive, but I suggest it may have been double that number.

I can no longer choose a length of borrowing period, or return early, nor is there an indicator as to whether the ebook has DRM or not.

Anyone else's library use BorrowBox?

01-16-2016, 05:46 PM	#1
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,122 Karma: 93720365 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	BorrowBox - Sydney library no longer uses Overdrive My local Sydney public library no longer uses Overdrive for either ebooks or audiobooks, it's switched to BorrowBox, which describes itself as: [a] 'download service that your library has subscribed to, designed and powered by Bolinda Digital. The service consists of a website and for most libraries also mobile apps for Apple and Android devices. ' Bolinda Publishing (bolinda.com) has library services and retail services in Aus, NZ. Only library services in Nth America, and only retail services in the UK. There are only 526 ebook titles and 123 audiobook titles, covering every category, so it's a very small listing and unfortunately I can't recall how many titles there were when the library used Overdrive, but I suggest it may have been double that number. I can no longer choose a length of borrowing period, or return early, nor is there an indicator as to whether the ebook has DRM or not. Anyone else's library use BorrowBox? Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 01-16-2016 at 05:50 PM.