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Originally Posted by 4691mls
Not a fix for your Kobo, but if Overdrive books are your top priority you could consider a Tolino. I got my used Shine 2 for around $35 on eBay. It has direct library access.
However, ability to get books directly from a store is iffier if you're not in Tolino's intended European market. There's a thread in the Tolino forum where Rcentros reported on some ebook stores he had tried and whether they did or didn't work.
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I'm experimenting with an older PocketBook now (Touch Lux 3, the older version, heavier than the updated version, with Pearl screen instead of E-Carta). The PocketBooks seem better for Overdrive than the Tolinos because the browser will save your password and keep you logged in. Also, because the browser is better, it allows me to download from certain sites (Kobo and Google Books, for example) that I can't download from with the Tolino (the PocketBook supports the "triple dot menu" needed for downloading — I can't get the Tolinos to do that). I haven't experimented with all sites, but (at this point) I think the PocketBook can download and open DRM ePubs from any site that sells them. And it definitely works with Overdrive.
That said, my particular Touch Lux 3, seems to use the battery incredibly fast when the WiFi is turned on. I've replaced the battery the used one I bought (which is turning out not to be that good of a bargain) and the battery drain still seems incredibly fast with WiFi. (It may just be the gauge is measuring current power output and estimates the time to a dead battery, but last night it dropped from 96% to 79% in about ten minutes of online usage, though it may have jumped back up when the WiFi was turned off — I'll have to check for that.)
I'm also looking at something I wanted to avoid on the Tolinos, using ADB to install a different browser (one that might keep you logged in and would be able to download books from Kobo and Google Books, and others.) I'm not exactly sure how that will work, but now that I'm home again, I'm going to invest some time into experimenting with it. I'll report on that in the Tolino forum.
Should mention, should anyone be looking at the PocketBooks for using Overdrive, the PocketBook Basic 3 and Lux Basic 2, don't have touch screens (or browsers) and won't work for this. You'll need at least a Touch Lux 4 and above (or an older used PocketBook with a touch screen).
Also, back on topic, the important point is that both the Tolinos and PocketBooks have Adobe ADE built in, so they can both open ASCM files directly on the device. I use Linux and don't have Adobe ADE at all on my computer, which is why this subject is important to me.