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Originally Posted by DNSB
In the quote above, you were the one who mentioned going to Amazon's site to download the book and tied it to Overdrive integration. This matches up with what I have read on Overdrive's website:
You'll be taken to Amazon's website to finish getting the ebook.
Note: You must complete this step for the book you borrowed to appear in the "Your Content and Devices" list in your Amazon account. If the book doesn't appear in this list, you won't be able to download it on any device.
Since borrowing library books with a Kindle doesn't work outside of the USA, I don't have the personal experience to agree or disagree with your statement that going to Amazon's website in a browser is not needed to complete borrowing the ebook but I would have to go with Overdrive's information barring someone who actually makes use of borrowing Overdrive books for a Kindle stating differently.
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Sorry...when I said "going to Amazon's site" I was just parroting what you said in your original quote.
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Canadian librarians do not have much liking for having the customer have to head over to Amazon's site to download the ebooks and the cost is much higher per borrow. Ask your local library's privacy officer about the privacy issues -- they don't like handing any information about patrons over without a court order.
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You don't actually have to go to Amazon's site to download the book any more than you have to go to Kobo's site to download the book. As far as I can tell, both work the same way. If someone with a Kindle tied to their Overdrive account borrows a book, the information is sent to Amazon, and the book is made available to the customer from their Amazon account. Isn't that how it works when someone with a Kobo tied to their Overdrive account borrows a book?
Shari