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Old 03-30-2020, 09:42 PM   #30
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Yes, if you want to get things from the library you have to use a secondary device but as soon as you click "Read on Kindle" at Overdrive then "borrow library book" it is seamless and shows up on your Kindle. Calibre and other software not required.
Oddly, I am unable find a single library in my area that offers Kindle format ebooks. If you are not in the USA, Kindle library borrowing is not an option. As for library borrowing on a Kobo? (*) Bring up Search on your Kobo, select Overdrive on the dropdwon and search your local library on your Kobo, check out available books, place holds, etc. The only issue is that with Overdrive dropping auto-checkout when a hold comes available, I do have to hit the library to borrow the book before it will sync to my Kobo.

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Would I like Kobo devices as well as or better than my Kindle? Maybe. I haven't ever had a chance to play with one in a store to find out though. I know I prefer Kindle to some Nooks because I have played with them. (It's been a while.)
For me, the big difference between Amazon and Kobo is that Kobo's ereaders are open. Compare the ease of patching a Kobo with the "you can't do that on new Kindles because you can't jailbreak them". Managing collections and series information (thanks Kovid Goyal and DavidFor) on a Kobo compared to a Kindle? Adding third party renderers? Heck, re-purposing your ereader as a navigation tool.

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We are self-selected group of ereader aficionados and should not expect that we have anywhere near the same usage or expectations that an average user would have.
Personally, I find it humourous when a Kindle ereader owner proudly proclaims that he would never touch an Apple device. Gotta avoid those walled gardens, ya know.

*: At least for those in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Last edited by DNSB; 03-30-2020 at 09:46 PM. Reason: Added list of countries where the Kobo/OverDrive integration works.
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