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stumped · 01-11-2020, 02:16 PM

I am testing what I can do with libraries on my new Lina and am curious about a couple of things...
Firstly , I borrowed one book directly using the device, but I separately borrowed a different book on same library account using the Libby app on a tablet.
At first it seemed that the kobo did not have / could not retrieve the Libby loan but it has now appeared.
So how is that working? I disabled wifi yesterday so it must have sneaked into the kobo after I looked for it but before I went offline?
I could not find anyway to view loans or holds via the kobo like I can with Libby or with pc overdrive.

2nd puzzle is that in book details for the 2 loans I see format = overdrive. Whereas With my sideloads from calibre using the special driver plugin I see format = kepub.
Overdrive is not a format?
I thought that the way loans work is that kobo match the loan title to their store inventory and lend me a copy from the kobo store, so it is really a kepub, but maybe in some wrapper to force expiry..
Another ongoing test of mine will be to wait and see if they vanish at end of loan, or just become unreadable.

I am not interested in hacking the system so I don't particularly want to wire Kobo to pc and poke around with files, but seeing format=overdrive has made me curious.
The books look just like other books, I have all the same controls for font and font size...

I am also curious to know if any annotations survive returning a book i.e. if I return a book, or let loan expire, then borrow the same book again on some future date, would any previous annotation be matched to it.

01-11-2020, 02:16 PM	#1
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	Format = overdrive ? I am testing what I can do with libraries on my new Lina and am curious about a couple of things... Firstly , I borrowed one book directly using the device, but I separately borrowed a different book on same library account using the Libby app on a tablet. At first it seemed that the kobo did not have / could not retrieve the Libby loan but it has now appeared. So how is that working? I disabled wifi yesterday so it must have sneaked into the kobo after I looked for it but before I went offline? I could not find anyway to view loans or holds via the kobo like I can with Libby or with pc overdrive. 2nd puzzle is that in book details for the 2 loans I see format = overdrive. Whereas With my sideloads from calibre using the special driver plugin I see format = kepub. Overdrive is not a format? I thought that the way loans work is that kobo match the loan title to their store inventory and lend me a copy from the kobo store, so it is really a kepub, but maybe in some wrapper to force expiry.. Another ongoing test of mine will be to wait and see if they vanish at end of loan, or just become unreadable. I am not interested in hacking the system so I don't particularly want to wire Kobo to pc and poke around with files, but seeing format=overdrive has made me curious. The books look just like other books, I have all the same controls for font and font size... I am also curious to know if any annotations survive returning a book i.e. if I return a book, or let loan expire, then borrow the same book again on some future date, would any previous annotation be matched to it.