Thread: OverDrive is destroying libraries.
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Old 02-01-2016, 06:43 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks View Post
The publishers do limit which books are available on overdrive and libraries pick and choose based on local criteria. Overdrive DID make the decision to hide self-published books behind a special tab. Librarians have to know how to order them and care enough to go look for them (that will please some and displease others).
Do you know if I did the Advanced Search > Show All Available (where I can see books Overdrive offers that my library doesn't currently "own") would include the self-pubbed ebooks?
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