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I saw something about Overdrive going away in early 2023, to be replaced by Libby. I am looking for some answers, or a reference for where to look, about the differences.
I currently use Overdrive for library loans. Not an app ... I just go to the
https://overdrive.com website from my desktop computer. I have my specific local libraries defined in settings, so when I do a search for a book it displays which of my local libraries has that book. I click on one of the displayed libraries, and I am sent to that individual library's Overdrive site. e.g.,
https://denver.overdrive.com for the Denver, Colorado library.
From the individual library's Overdrive website, I can check out the book. I then download it as either an ASCM file, or I get sent to Amazon to download it as an AZW3 file. I then either "fulfill" the ASCM file to get an EPUB, or "Download from transfer" from Amazon to get an AZW3 file. The file is then sideloaded onto my Kindle with help from Calibre.
As I understand it, Libby is a reading app. But I don't want to read library books on my phone. I want them on my Kindle.
My questions:
(1) Does Libby provide a general website interface like overdrive.com where I can search out books from a desktop computer web browser like I've been doing for years?
(2) If not, how do you search, check-out, and get an AZW3 file sideloaded onto your Kindle? Can you still sideload? I keep my Kindle in airplane mode and do not want to open that up for an internet connection to directly download a book, or use "send to Kindle" for the book.
(3) Are they killing the above functionality moving from Overdrive to Libby? Do you now have to do all the book management via an app on your phone? Will you still be able to read library books on your Kindle, or do you have to use the Libby app on a phone (or tablet) to do your library reading now?
Thanks in advance for any help or tutorial-type instructions (or link) on how to do what I'm wanting to do using Libby instead of Overdrive.