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marp68 · 09-01-2020, 06:03 AM

My city library doesn't use Overdrive yet. But they said that some people manage to borrow, download and read directly to the reader, if one have wifi, can go to their web page and log in. And that the reader is already authorized through ADE through the computer.

Mine is authorized through the computer, imported to Calibre and than transferred into the reader. That's how I have borrowed books for some years now with my Glo HD and now my new Clara HD.

I managed to log in to my librarary through the reader's browser, chosed borrow and got the message from the library that I succeeded. On my computer that mean that I have downloaded the acsm-file to the laptop. Then I open the ascm file to get the actual book.

But no ascm file was downloaded to the reader. Connected it to my laptop and looked for it with no results. Since the library said that I succeeded, it seems strange I can't find it. And still need to open it to download the actual book to the reader.

Have anyone done this before?

09-01-2020, 06:03 AM	#1
marp68 Addict Posts: 283 Karma: 132294 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Clara HD	borrowing directly from library without overdrive? My city library doesn't use Overdrive yet. But they said that some people manage to borrow, download and read directly to the reader, if one have wifi, can go to their web page and log in. And that the reader is already authorized through ADE through the computer. Mine is authorized through the computer, imported to Calibre and than transferred into the reader. That's how I have borrowed books for some years now with my Glo HD and now my new Clara HD. I managed to log in to my librarary through the reader's browser, chosed borrow and got the message from the library that I succeeded. On my computer that mean that I have downloaded the acsm-file to the laptop. Then I open the ascm file to get the actual book. But no ascm file was downloaded to the reader. Connected it to my laptop and looked for it with no results. Since the library said that I succeeded, it seems strange I can't find it. And still need to open it to download the actual book to the reader. Have anyone done this before?