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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Some things I don't understand in this whole conversation:
- Why is it assumed that just because Overdrive was purchased, it will be going away? KKR doesn't seem to be selling its own line of devices, so it seems like it is in their best interest to get Overdrive in the hands of as many users as possible. If anything, I would think Overdrive would become easier to access or at the least remain status quo.
- If Overdrive does go away, why assume that the hapless ereader sellers will just throw up their hands and not adopt some other way to access libraries? Not all device makers are as incompetent as B&N.
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I'm not worried about Overdrive going away, I'm worried about it being changed or "folded into" RBDigital or
vice versa. The fact that KKR has now bought two direct competitors seems to indicate that something will change. Right now a lot of libraries use both RBDigital and Overdrive. It doesn't seem feasible that this will continue into the future.
As for point two... the major eReader sellers are also eBook sellers. When Kobo and Overdrive where owned by the same company, it made sense that they would offer integration between Kobo devices and Overdrive. What will be the incentive for Kobo to do this when they make money on book sales but not on Overdrive loans? (Unless there is a "kickback" from Overdrive, which there may be, I don't know.)
Personally I'll be happy if whatever comes out this still allows ADE downloads as my Tolino devices can handle that directly.