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Originally Posted by John F
I received a notification from Overdrive that a digital hold is ready to borrow. I check it out. I go to download the epub, and I get an error message:
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So I now have the the book checked out, but I can't download or return it. The new release date is Feb 14. So I'm guessing that I'll have to put the book on hold again (after my checkout expires) and be put at the end of the hold line.
Stupid technology.  |
There was fun years back. Patrons of the Philadelphia Free Library were reporting that it was offline. That wasn't quite the case. The
library's site was up and running fine.
But the PFL, like most libraries, used Overdrive's service for eBooks. They bought X number of licenses for a title. When the patron wanted to check out an eBook, the request went to Overdrive. If a free license was available, the book was downloaded to the patron. If not, the patron got a message that all available copies were checked out, and they would have to wait for one to become available, just like a printed book.
The complaints came in January after a Christmas where an awful lot of Philadelphia area folks apparently found eReaders under their tree. Come January, they all heading to the library to download eBooks to read.
Overdrive's pipe couldn't handle the volume, and they were inaccessible. Overdrive had to scramble to increase bandwidth to service the increased demand.
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Dennis