Thread: Forma Which overdrive ebooks from your library can't be downloaded/read on your Kobo?
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Old 10-25-2019, 10:33 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by droopy View Post
As for me I've noticed that the following books can be read on the OverDrive app or the Libby app on my Android, but are not downloaded onto my Kobo Forma:

Seven Habits of highly effective people, Stephen Covey
Alone Together, by Sherry Turkle
Trump's America, by Newt Gingrich
Trumpocracy, by David Frum
Getting to Yes, by Roger Fisher

Can you download and read these books on your Kobo device?
My local library has three of the five — none of which match the ISBN number or publishing date of the ones being sold on Kobo...

7 Habits of...
Overdrive, Dec 2nd, 2009 (ISBN: 9780795323423) RosettaBooks
Kobo, Jan 1st, 2016 (ISBN: 9781633533103) Mango Media

Alone Together
Overdrive, Jan 11th, 2011 (ISBN: 9781541697591)
Kobo, Nov 7th, 2017 (ISBN: 9780465093663)

Trumpocracy
Overdrive, Jan 16th, 2018 (ISBN: 9780062796752) Harper Collins
Kobo, Oct 9th, 2018 (ISBN: 9780062898203) Harper Paperbacks

My understanding is that the ISBN has to match to work in the Kobo Overdrive (on device) scheme.

You should still be able to download via ADE and your computer — or get a cheap Tolino for the non-conforming books if you want to avoid using your computer altogether.

EDIT: Looks like 4691mls beat me to the last suggestion. If at all interested, GoodyStore still has a couple Tolino Shine 2s and a Tolino Vision 2...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tolino-Shin...ox!83646!US!-1

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tolino-Visi...ox!83646!US!-1

(The Vision 2 is waterproof and has a flush screen, but its resolution is 212 ppi instead of 300. The Vision 3, 4, and now 5 have 300 ppi screens.)
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